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From the Graybill post card collection.
Lynchburg Expressway at Odd Fellows Road
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Pictured, a post card of the post exchange, Camp Grant, Ill., 1942.
Post cards of post exchanges were popular during World War II and were used widely by Soldiers to write home to their loved ones.
Some form of post exchange existed at Camp Grant since its opening for World War I and its continuation through World War II. The installation -- and post exchange -- closed in 1946.
The Postcard
A postcard published by the Picture Post Card Co.
The card was posted in Eastbourne on Saturday the 23rd. May 1908 to:
Miss King,
Wootton Lodge,
Enys Road,
Local.
The address was written across the divided back of the card, and there was no message.
Hampden Park
Prior to 1901, the land now called Hampden Park was part of the Ratton Estate owned by Lord Willingdon.
Ratton is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1087, and for a long time the woodland and lake had been a decoy attracting wildfowl for the estate kitchens.
By the end of the 19th century the lake had probably fallen into disuse. Lord Willingdon agreed to sell 78 acres (320,000 m2) to Eastbourne Corporation on condition that a new main road, Kings Drive, was built from Eastbourne to Willingdon.
Hampden Park, named after Lord Willingdon’s grandfather, Viscount Hampden, was opened by Lord Rosebery on 12 August 1902, and was the first Corporation-owned park in Eastbourne.
Hampden Park itself is a large pleasant space with a fair sized lake. There is a park cafe called Lakeside Cafe, a children's playground, outdoor tennis courts, playing fields and plenty of routes for joggers and strollers, as well as a large area of sports fields.
Its main inhabitants are the grey squirrel, and several species inhabit the lake, notably mallard ducks, Canada geese, mute swans, moorhen, herons, gulls and rock pigeons.
In 2011 there was a large pond enhancement program carried out on the Decoy Pond. This was funded by Eastbourne Borough Council and a large grant obtained from the Lottery Fund by The Friends of the Hampden Park.
Hélène Boucher
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, the 23rd. May 1908 marked the birth of Hélène Boucher Hélène was a well-known French pilot in the early 1930's, when she set several women's world speed records, including one which was also a world record for either sex. She was killed in an accident in 1934.
Biography of Hélène Boucher
Hélène Boucher was the daughter of a Parisian architect.
After an ordinary schooling she experienced flight at Orly, and became the first pupil of the flying school run by Henri Fabos at Mont-de-Marsan.
She rapidly obtained her brevet aged 23, bought a de Havilland Gypsy Moth and learned to navigate and perform aerobatics.
Her great ability was recognised by Michel Detroyat who advised her to focus on aerobatics, his own speciality. Their performances drew in crowds to flight shows, for example at Villacoublay, and her skills gained her public transport brevet in June 1932.
After attending a few aviation meetings, she sold the Moth and bought an Avro Avian, planning a flight to the Far East. In the event she got as far as Damascus and returned via North Africa, limited by financial difficulties.
In 1933 Hélène flew with Miss Jacob in the Angers 12-hour race in one of the lowest-powered machines there, a 45 kW (60 hp) Salmson-engined Mauboussin-Zodiac 17. She completed 1,645 km (1,022 mi) at an average speed of 137 km/h (85 mph) and came 14th.
They were the only female team competing, and received the prize of 3,000 francs set aside for an all-women team as well as 3,000 francs for position. The following year, on a contract with the Caudron company and in a faster Caudron Rafale, she competed again, coming second.
During 1933 and 1934 Hélène Boucher set several world records for women; exceptionally, she held the international (male or female) record for speed over 1,000 km (621 mi) in 1934. Most of these records were flown in Renault-powered Caudron aircraft, and in June 1934 the Renault company also took her temporarily under contract in order to promote their new Viva Grand Sport.
Death of Hélène Boucher
On the 30th. November 1934 Hélène died aged 26 flying a Caudron C.430 Rafale near Versailles when the machine crashed into the woods of Guyancourt.
Posthumously, she was made a knight of the Légion d'Honneur, and was the first woman to lie in state at Les Invalides. She was laid to rest in Yermenonville cemetery.
"If you lived here you'd be home now. But you still could not vote." A new mural in Adams Morgan. Washington, DC.
This was just something that I was inspired to do. I like the way the sky turned out...I'm not sure if my farm bldgs. are substantial enough to balance...though the idea is how overwhelmed we can be by nature.
From the Graybill post card collection.
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Tuck’s Post Card. Early 1900’s. Raphael Tuck and Sons. Printed in England. “Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen.”
The view from the Rod & Reel Pier was breathtaking today.
Rod & Reel Pier
Anna Maria Island, FL
October 20, 2010
Thanks for looking. I appreciate feedback.
Mais um presente via trabalho desse ano. Caio Vitoriano & Clowns pros cariocas levarem pra casa.
Estes são postais (gratis - www.mica.com.br) que vão circular pelo Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 10mil unidades, divulgando a temporada do Clowns de Shakespeare. Espetáculo “O Capitão e a Sereia”.
Serviço:
O Capitão e a Sereia no Rio de Janeiro
05/06/07/08 de Agosto – Sempre as 19h
Caixa Cultural – Teatro de Arena (Rua Almirante Barroso, 25)
Fone: 2544 4080.
Direção de Arte: Caio Vitoriano
Ilustração: André Neves e Caio Vitoriano
Arte-Final e Tratamento de Imagem: Larissa Azevedo
From the Graybill post card collection.
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This is a vintage Post Card from my grandmother
This is a vintage Post Card from my grandmother's collection
I couldn't resist this post card from Christine Hankinson/ Leeds Postcards. It says it all.
Decorated with my mixed media flowers
Una de varias tarjetas de saludo , en acuarela, que he estado pintando en estos días.
Crear estas tarjetas, en pequeño formato, no demandan mucho tiempo y son muy entretenidas....De veras que lo disfruto mucho y siempre están a mano para obsequiar o adicionar a un paquete de regalo!!
The steamboat Gen. Canby is seen near logs stored on Lake Ewauna. The Canby sailed on Lake Ewauna, the Klamath River and Lower Klamath Lake from around 1904 to 1909.
Tuck’s Post Card. Early 1900’s. Raphael Tuck and Sons. Printed in England. “Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen.”
Ph Francesca Romana Cardone
post production Braian Anastasio (the Tattoo Maker in the Photo) and Graphic Pubblicitary Friend!
From the Graybill post card collection.
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Tuck’s Post Card. Early 1900’s. Raphael Tuck and Sons. Printed in England. “Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen.”
From the Graybill post card collection.
This image is part of the RetroWeb Visual History of Lynchburg, Virginia
Please do not re-publish, and do not modify or remove the credit line from this image.
From the Graybill post card collection.
This image is part of the RetroWeb Visual History of Lynchburg, Virginia
Please do not re-publish, and do not modify or remove the credit line from this image.
On November 17th, 1906, Cliff Nash sent this post card, from Bath, Ontario, to Mrs. G. W. Beach, Athens, Ontario.
He wrote, "This is all the card I have so I will send it to you and you can tell the rest I am well and working very hard. Was at the office at 7:30 this morning. Everything is going fine, only I do about half as much each day as I would like. Edith and Ruth are up here with me every day and Edith is getting real handy. Will write a letter tomorrow. Yours lovingly, Cliff."
Post Card I bought. I don't think I would like visiting this dentist.
For front of card, search on "Bowrin Dentist front"
Today, August 23, 2015, I received an email from Patricia Gordon-Rice who lives in Washington State, USA. She wrote:
"I came across the old postcard of the dentist you have on Flickr and can tell you a bit about it. Mrs. G.W. Beach [of Athens was my great grand aunt, Huldah (Nash) Beach.
Cliff was her brother, (Charles Clifford Nash). Edith was his wife and Ruth his daughter. And yes, he was a dentist. He lived from 1877 until 1946."