HISTORIC POSTCARDS
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REGIONAL POSTCARD AND PICTURE BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
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Along the Calumet River - by Cynthia L.
Ogorek
Beverly Shores: A Suburban Dunes Resort - by Jim Morrow
Gary, Indiana: A Centennial Celebration - by Kendall F. Svengalis
Gary's Central Business Community - by Dharathula Millender
Gary's East Side - by John C. Trafny
Gary's West Side: The Horace Mann Neighborhood - by John C. Trafny
Munster - by Edward N. Hmurovic
Polish Community of Gary - by John C. Trafny
Portage Township (Porter County) - by Dennis Norman and James Wright
Porter County Lakes and Resorts - by Larry G. Eggleston
Valparaiso: Looking Back, Moving Forward - by Lanette Mullins
Are you interested in postcards as they relate to genealogical and family history research? If yes, then the following are a few online sources of information that may be of interest to you:
HOW TO DATE A POSTCARD
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A Brief Guide
to Identifying and Dating Postcards in the US
Postcard Dating Guide - by Andrew J. Morris
Guide to Dating Curt Teich Postcards
Playle's Directory of Stamp Boxes - useful for dating real photo postcards
POSTCARDS AND GENEALOGY:
INTERESTING SITES:
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America As It Was
- A Tour of the USA via Vintage Postcards
National Trust Library - "Windows Into the Past" postcard collection