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  • Tragedy of Being Forgotten

    Tragedy of Being Forgotten

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    It is happening more often these days. We who work at Postcard History are discovering that a postcard may be the last remnant of the scene on the card. Homes, schools, churches, public buildings like city halls, libraries, court houses; they are all gone. New has replaced the old. Urban renewal is the catch phrase;…

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Kyle Jolliffe
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Lots of little boys want to grow up to be cowboys. Some do, but other interests often influence later career choices. I never met a boy who wanted to be a cowboy photographer, but Joe Rosettis was a grand success at just that. Most of his real photos are close to 100 years old, and today they are as exciting as they were when Joe snapped them.

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