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Postcard: Great America, The Sky Whirl

January 27th, 2014 · No Comments

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Card is untitled on its front.

Printed on back of post card:

IF IT’S RIDES YOU WANT, you’ve come to the right place. Marriott’s GREAT AMERICA! The Sky Whirl and the Turn of the Century in County Fair and the Lobster in Yankee Harbor are just a beginning in this Great American setting.

Publishing information:

B5978

©1976 Marriott’s GREAT AMERICA®, Santa Clara, CA 95050

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Screenings: The Lone Ranger (2013)

January 21st, 2014 · No Comments

Friends don’t let friends watch THE LONE RANGER (2013).

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Postcard: Declaration of Independence, rough draft

January 20th, 2014 · No Comments

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Card is untitled on its front.

Printed on back of post card:

Page One of the “Rough Draft” of the Declaration of Independence in Thomas Jefferson’s hand. 1776.

Publishing information:

Library of Congress P734

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Movie: 011914

January 19th, 2014 · No Comments

011914 Dallas Buyers Club ticket stub

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Empanadas

January 16th, 2014 · No Comments

The “nada” part of “empanada” is truly misleading, as it is definitely filled up with something.

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Seasonal Delivery Speeds

January 14th, 2014 · No Comments

Threats of a winter freeze bring rushed early UPS and mail drops. In the balmy summer, the postman delivers at dusk, whistling.

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Postcard: The Goddess Selket

January 13th, 2014 · No Comments

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Card is untitled on its front.

Printed on back of post card:

The Goddess Selket (detail)
Egyptian, Dynasty XVIII, reign of Tutankhamun
(1334-1325 B.C.)
EGYPTIAN MUSEUM, CAIRO
2338

THE TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN
Participating museums: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Field Museum of Natural History and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; New Orleans Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Seattle Art Museum; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Publishing information:

Photographed by Lee Boltin
Printed in Italy

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Movie: 011114

January 11th, 2014 · No Comments

011114 Inside Llewyn Davis ticket stub

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Oven on Wheels

January 10th, 2014 · No Comments

Bags of cinnamon-scented pine cones are in the back seat. When I open the driver-side door, the interior of my truck smells like a cookie.

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Screenings: Golden Boy (1939)

January 9th, 2014 · No Comments

Watching Golden Boy with Mom. There is a black character named Chocolate Drop. Did I mention the film was made in 1939?

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