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- "Bear Pits, Overton Park, Memphis, Tenn.," Sent to Andrew Purnell, Postmarked September 21, 1937 - Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned to the U.S. in 1919. Purnell married Lela May Cooper in 1920, and by 1926, the couple had moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. The Purnells kept in touch with family and friends by exchanging postcards and letters.
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"Bear Pits, Overton Park, Memphis, Tenn.," Sent to Andrew Purnell, Postmarked September 21, 1937
Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned to the U.S. in 1919. Purnell married Lela May Cooper in 1920, and by 1926, the couple had moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. The Purnells kept in touch with family and friends by exchanging postcards and letters.
- "With Many Kind Thoughts and Every Good Wish for Christmas and the New Year" - Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards was a 20th-century American tradition. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. This card contains typical holiday symbols: candles, holly, and a winter scene. The snow-covered house perhaps represents an idealized home familiar to all seeking a quiet respite during the busy holiday season.
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"With Many Kind Thoughts and Every Good Wish for Christmas and the New Year"
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards was a 20th-century American tradition. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. This card contains typical holiday symbols: candles, holly, and a winter scene. The snow-covered house perhaps represents an idealized home familiar to all seeking a quiet respite during the busy holiday season.