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114 cards

Postcard #0096: 3, Dallas City, IL — the writer. Bess to Pearl, July 1909 Postcard #0095: 2, Dallas, IL — V. H. [?] to Pearl, July 1909 Postcard #0094: Sporting Edition, Wever, IA — Mayme to Pearl, July 1909 Postcard #1090: brick U Postcard #1089: UNITED STATES POST OFFICE CARTHAGE ILL. Postcard #0093: Wever, IA — and violet to Pearl, June 1908 Postcard #0092: Lomax — W. J. Howell to Pearl, July 1909 Postcard #0091: THE METROPOLITAN, Wever, IA — R. H. / H. R. S to Pearl, June 1908 Postcard #0090: Julia, Burlington, IA — Julia to Pearl, May 1908 Postcard #0089: Keokuk, IA — M. S. W. C to Pearl, December 1908 Postcard #1088: Old Jail, Carthage, IL — Grandma to Pearl, August 1938 Postcard #1087: Stone Inn, Carthage, IL — Love Harve to Pearl, May 1944 Postcard #0088: Rand Park — Jean to Pearl, 1909 Postcard #0087: Rand Park, Keokuk, IA — Leota to Pearl, October 1909 Postcard #0086: Chief Keokuk’s Monument, Keokuk, IA — Stuart Hoover to Pearl, January 1908 Postcard #0085: Burlington, IA — Julia / Mrs. Chesnut to Pearl, September 1908 Postcard #0084: Crapo Park, Burlington, IA — A C to Pearl, July 1907 Postcard #1086: Old Methodist Church, Burlington, IA — Pearl to Pearl, July 1909 Postcard #1085: Methodist Church, Carthage, IL — Pearl to Pearl, March 1921 Postcard #0083: Carthage Lake Club House in Burlington, Burlington, IA — Annie to Pearl, June 1907 Postcard #0082: Mayme., Wever, IA — Mayme to Pearl, April 1908 Postcard #0081: The Dike, La Harpe, IL — Elva to Pearl, August 1909 Postcard #0080: landscape illustration depicting a stream flowing between tr, Lebanon, KS — aunt Susie to Pearl, September 1906 Postcard #0079: A.T. & S. F. BRIDGE, FORT MADISON, IOWA., Ferris, IL — October 1906 Postcard #1084: Presbyterian Church, Carthage, IL — Hallie to Pearl, October 1909 Postcard #1083: Zephyr Flour, Quincy, IL — Ray to Pearl, December 1920 Postcard #0078: Pine Street looking south in Fort Madison, Wever, IA — Violet to Pearl, June 1908 Postcard #0077: Lee County Court House, Fort Madison, IA — Caroline to Pearl, October 1920 Postcard #0076: Elevated tinted view of Fort Madison, Lomax, IL — As Ever Alda to Pearl, April 1909 Postcard #0075: Iowa State Penitentiary — Bertha to Pearl Postcard #0074: stone arch bridge spanning a sandy creek bed in Fort Madison, Wever, IA — your friend Caroline to Pearl, September 1909 Postcard #1082: two-story white clapboard schoolhouse with a cupola and bell, Bently, IL — From C.H to Pearl, June 1909 Postcard #1081: C Postcard #0073: Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge, Not Visible — Jean to Pearl Postcard #0072: Railroad Bridge — Annie to Pearl, October 1907 Postcard #0071: High Bridge, Wever, IA — yours Ray. W to Pearl, 1908 Postcard #0070: Sepia-toned postcard showing the stone-built Public Library, Quincy, IL — Alley to Pearl, October 1908 Postcard #0069: Grade School, Carthage, IL — E.P.B to Harvey, August 1909 Postcard #1080: real photo postcard showing a landscape view of Carthage Lak, Chicago, IL — Love Mae [?] to Pearl, November 1950 Postcard #1079: landscape view of Long Creek near Carthage, Carthage, IL — October 1909 Postcard #0068: landscape depiction of a creek, La Harpe, IL — Harvey to Pearl, October 1909 Postcard #0067: Warsaw, IL — alma to Pearl, August 1909 Postcard #0066: Quincy, Wever, IA — Annie to Pearl, August 1907 Postcard #0065: J. S., Wever, IA — From Otto Pfiff to Pearl, January 1908 Postcard #0064: stone arch bridge over a stream in South Park, Quincy, IL — Dora C to Pearl, June 1908 Postcard #1078 — Clyde [illegible] to Pearl Postcard #1077: Homan Falls, Mendon — Luella & Ray to Pearl, July 1925 Postcard #0063: stone Government Building in Quincy, Quincy, IL — Dove to Pearl, August 1907 Postcard #0062: Washington Park, Quincy — Allie to Pearl, August 1908 Postcard #0061: Quincy High School, Quincy, IL — M W to Pearl, November 1909 Postcard #0060: Highland Park, Quincy, IL — Ada to Pearl, September 1909 Postcard #0059: Emma Carrol, Quincy, IL — Emma C to Pearl, May 1909 Postcard #1076: A Busy Day at the Store Postcard #1075: Engraving of the Old Gittings Seminary in Laharpe, Illinois, after its 1889 Fire Postcard #0058: Casual Greetings from Indian Mound Park, Quincy Postcard #0057: Woodbury Falls Thanks and Greetings Postcard #0056: Vineland High School and a Thank You Note Postcard #0055: East Avenue Vineland, with an Apology for Delay Postcard #0054: State Home in Vineland, New Jersey Postcard #1074: The Shocking Truth at Victory Field, Indianapolis Postcard #1073: A Brief ‘Viwa. S.’ from La Harpe’s Main Street Postcard #0053: Florida Palms and a Request for a “Novel Not Complicated with Love” Postcard #0052: Anthony’s Nose on the Hudson River Postcard #0051: Palm Walk in Florida and a Card Exchange with Mr. Sights Postcard #0050: Mountain Railway Vista from Mt. Lowe R.R. Postcard #0049: Picnic Trip on the Ocklawaha River, Florida Postcard #0048: A Banana Blossom from Ernest D. S. Postcard #0047: Chehalis Churches and a Pen Pal’s Bank Job Update Postcard #0046: St. James Cathedral, Toronto Postcard #0045: Harvey’s Pre-Birthday Wish to Pearl from Chanute Postcard #0044: Peabody Town Hall and an Early Divided Back Card to Pearle Postcard #0043: Birthday Greetings from Santa Monica’s Marguerite Hedge Postcard #0042: Niagara Falls Greetings to “Fine Pearl” Postcard #0041: When Are You Coming Over In This Country Again? Postcard #0040: Good Times with Family in Superior, Nebraska Postcard #0039: Trip to the Colorado Mountains and Electric Business Internship Postcard #0038: A Quick Note from Lebanon, Kansas, with a View of Dresden’s Zwingerhof Postcard #0037: Wheeler Park Picnic Grounds, Oklahoma City Postcard #0036: A Peculiar Kiss and a Sunday Morning Homecoming Postcard #0035: Lake Starker, Always Remember, Never Forget Postcard #0034: Swiss Cottage in Crapo Park, Burlington, Iowa, with a Memory from September 5, 1906 Postcard #0033: Burlington’s Potter Memorial Arch and Pearl’s December Birthday Postcard #0032: Grapes and Good Times in Nauvoo Postcard #0031: A Merry Christmas with Holly and Berries from Perris Postcard #0030: Best Wishes with Pansies and a Midwest Farm Scene Postcard #0029: The Old Mormon Jail in Carthage, Illinois Postcard #0028: Clearwater River, Lewiston with Merry Christmas 1908 Greetings Postcard #0027: Snowy Northern Minnesota Lumber Camp Postcard #0026: Roosevelt’s Cabin and a Baptism Reminder from Fargo Postcard #0025: Greetings from Hannibal’s Grand Cruikshank Residence Postcard #0024: Harvey’s Photo and a Promise to Visit Postcard #0023: The Home of Mahala in Rural Kansas Postcard #0022: Train Wreck in the North End of the Yard Postcard #0021: Lebanon Kansas Main Street and a Rainy Journey Home Postcard #0020: Albert Lea Courthouse and the Journey Home Postcard #0019: A Burlington Group Portrait for Pearle Postcard #0018: G.S. Buch’s Room Corner in Lea, Minnesota Postcard #0017: Ruth’s Schoolhouse Where She Taught in Atlanta, Illinois Postcard #016: Birthday Greetings to Pearl from Quincy on Her Special Day Postcard #015: Mister Moon Watches Over a Budding Romance Postcard #014: 1909 New Year Greetings to Young Harvey Sights Postcard #013: Good Luck and Best Wishes from Kansas City Postcard #012: Martha Asks Pearle About Getting Married Amidst Calf Branding Scene Postcard #011: Get Busy, I Am Waiting For That Letter Postcard #010: Bear Creek and a Playful Colorado Inquiry Postcard #009: Merry Christmas Lilies and a Skating P.M. Postcard #008: Bird Family Birthday Greetings to Pearl Postcard #007: Birthday Greetings to Pearle Byer from Elva J. Sights Postcard #006: Galesburg Court House and Plans to Return Home Postcard #005: Mother’s Hot Summer Greetings to Harvey from Guide Rock Postcard #004: Cowgirl Picture Sent to Pearl Byers by Theo Wind Postcard #003: A Birthday Greeting from Hallie, Featuring a Dutch Windmill Scene Postcard #002: Lonesome Greetings from Burlington, Iowa Postcard #001: Thanks from Indian Mound Park, Quincy
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