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1965 postcard from John and Susan Hancock to Flora Laughner from Yellowstone (front)
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1965 postcard from John and Susan Hancock to Flora Laughner from Yellowstone (back)

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1907 postcard 1st National Bank of Lebanon (front)
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1907 postcard 1st National Bank of Lebanon (back)

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1910 postcard of Adlers in Lebanon to John Groover in Whitestown (front)
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1910 postcard of Adlers in Lebanon to John Groover in Whitestown (back)

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Baptist church postcard not mailed, belonged to Arthur Smith (front)
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Baptist church postcard not mailed, belonged to Arthur Smith (bank)

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School bldg (front)
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School bldg (back)

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Postcard real photo Big Four train wreck 1909 (front). Owned by Mike Hancock
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Postcard real photo Big Four train wreck 1909 (back). Owned by Mike Hancock

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Jenkins and Cohee elevator postcard 1912 (front) Groover/Dohleman. Owned by Mike Hancock. Info: Violet Groover (later married Clarence Hand). She was born in 1897 to JH & Sarah Groover (Ottinger). Robert Dohleman was in the US Army Transport Service and department passenger list 1910-1939. Departed Sept 18, 1918. He was a resident of Cayuga Illinois. His father was George. Ship Headfuartevs. Private 1369655. Company C 121 infantry. source Ancestry
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Jenkins and Cohee elevator postcard 1912 (back) Groover/Dohleman. Owned by Mike Hancock

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1908
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1910
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1915
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1879 postcard (front)
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1879 postcard (back) Best guess at interpretation is... I would ( like to know) if there is only money in your office for heirs [of] Ira Lapham- i would like to have mine. I signed a receipt last spring and never got anything yet. Pastor (or Pastor) Rigs is the administrator of the estate. Write to me and let me know how it is. From Samuel K Lapham. Director, Whitestown, Boone County IN

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1909 postcard of Starks Park to John Dodson (front)
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1909 postcard of Starks Park to John Dodson (back)

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1952 Baptist church postcard (front)
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1952 Baptist church postcard (back)

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Main street looking north postcard to Kenneth Smith (front)
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Main street looking north postcard to Kenneth Smith (back)

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St. Marks 1913 (front)
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St. Marks 1913 (back)

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June 12 1911 Postcard. St Marks church. Mrs Mate Grimes (front). Submitted by Tanya Sumner
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June 12 1911 Postcard. St Marks church. Mrs Mate Grimes (back). Submitted by Tanya Sumner

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June 24 of 1911 Postcard. St Marks church. Mrs Mate Grimes (front). Submitted by Tanya Sumner
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June 24 of 1911 Postcard. St Marks church. Mrs Mate Grimes (back). Submitted by Tanya Sumner

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unmailed postcard undated. Miss Maria. Public school building (front). Submitted by Tanya Sumner
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unmailed postcard undated. Miss Maria. Public school building (back). Submitted by Tanya Sumner

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Baptist church postcard 1915. Harley Sheets collection(front)
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Baptist church postcard 1915. Harley Sheets collection(back)

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