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2000.26.10 - Postcard
Christmas card featuring a view of a log cabin covered in snow. This view is in an oval medallion bordered by poinsettias. On the back is a message to Major O'Neil and his wife that reads: "Greetings from the Stone Family."

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2000.26.11 - Postcard
A green and silver Christmas card with a grooved texture. Short Christmas message appears in the center on a green banner with holly. A small circular medallion is in the right side, and shows a view of a snowy cabin. On the back is a message to Mrs. E.J. Frost that reads: "This will reach you about time to wish you a bright and happy Easter. With love and wishing you all a happy new year. Louise"

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2000.26.12 - Postcard
An Easter card with a dark green gradient background. In the center is a golden latin cross. A branch of white lilies leans against the cross. On the back is a message to Mrs. Frost that reads: "Easter Greetings and Best Wishes (illegible name)."

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2000.26.13 - Card, Holiday
An irregularly shaped Easter card. A duckling wearing a straw hat sitting on a lilypad under a pink umbrella. Inside is text that reads: "Easter is the time for girls To don a fancy bonnet -- And time for me to 'Spring' this wish With all the trimmin's on it. Hope you have Showers of Easter Joy." Signed Mrs. Schueur.

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2000.26.14 - Card, Holiday
An irregularly shaped Easter card. A yellow chick wearing a blue hat and blue and white gift box rides a bicycle. In the basket of the bicycle is a smaller chick and flowers. Tulips are growing around the bicycle. The head of the larger chick is moveable and attached with a pin. The two lower corners of the card are partially detached and can be used to prop the card in a standing position. On the back the card is signed: "Uncle John and ...

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2000.26.15 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard depicting an illustration of the Little Church of the Flowers at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif. The view shows the church at a distance framed by foliage. The church follows Gothic architectural styles, with stone arches, windowed walkway and pointed tower with turrets. A sunset is visible behind the church. The card is numbered 1052 in the top left corner.

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2000.26.16 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard depicting an illustration of the Last Supper Window at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The real window is a stained glass recreation of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. Jesus Christ sits at the center position of a table, surrounded by the apostles, who lean away from him. It is located in the Great Mausoleum within Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Card is numbered 1055.

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2000.26.17 - Postcard
Souvenir postcard of Pioneer Cabin Tree at Cavaleras Big Trees. The postcard shows a black and white photo of the Pioneer Cabin Tree, a giant sequoia with a tunnel carved through the trunk. The photo looks directly through the tunnel. A measurement line goes across the tree's base, showing that it is 33 feet across.

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2000.26.18 - Postcard
Souvenir post card depicting illustrations of Bit of Sweden in Hollywood. The top half of the card shows the exterior of the restaurant. The building uses half timbering and woodworking to evoke medieval European architecture. The bottom of the card shows the interior of the dining room. It is a room with blue walls and floors, filled with tables and chairs. Paintings of dancing couples decorate one wall. Windows wrap around the right sid...

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2000.26.19 - Postcard
Souvenir postcard for San Andreas, Calif. The card depicts a black and white photo print of the main business section in 1956. A view looking down the middle of the road. Business fronts are visible on each side. Rows of automobiles are parked on the edges of each side of the road.

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2000.26.20 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for Redwood Highwigh in California. The card shows an illustration of a grove of California redwoods, showing only the bottomost portions of the trees. The wood appears rough and textured, and vibrantly colored. Ferns cover the forest floor

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2000.26.21 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for Salinas, Calif. The card is blue with a curved, red and yellow banner going across the middle. The banner reads, "Greetings from Salinas California." The letters spelling out Salinas are enlarged and different views of the area are drawn inside the letters. The views are in order: exterior of the Salinas High School, agricultural fields with harvest crew, Pinnacles rock formations, a California redwood and deer, the Sa...

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2000.26.22 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for Garberville, Calif. The card shows a black and white photo of a streetview of the Redwood Highway that goes through the town. Businesses are visible on each side of the road. Rows of parked automobiles line each side of the road. Four motorists can be seen driving down the highway.

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2000.26.23 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Calif. The card shows a black and white photo of the Big Tree, also known as the Elk Grove Tree. A young woman poses on the roots of the tree. Text at the bottom lists the tree's diameter as 21ft, and its circumfrence as 64ft.

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2000.26.24 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for the Bull Flat Giant Tree. The card displays a black and white photo of the Bull Flat Giant Tree, a giant coastal redwood tree. The trunk of the Bull Flat Tree is visible in the left side of the card, with other trees visible in the background. A sign is in the foreground that gives the tree's size. It is 345 feet tall, with a diameter of 20 feet, a circumfrence of 72 feet, and 235,000 board feet.

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2000.26.25 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for Redondo Beach, Calif. A black and white photo of a seafood and burger restaurant at the Redondo Beach Pier. A small number of people can be seen walking along the pier. The restaurant appears to only take up a small portion of the building it is in. The building follows Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, with ceramic shingles and stucco walls, and a mix of square, round, and arched windos. Coca-cola signs adorn the...

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2000.26.26 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for Willits, Calif. The card features a black and white streetview of the Redwood Highway going through Willits. Looking down a curve in the road, businesses are visible on both sides of the street. A row of cars are parked along the left side, only 2 are parked on the right. Electrical wires are visible crossing above the road.

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2000.26.27 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for coastal redwoods. The card shows a color illustration of a giant redwood tree. A group of boys in boy scout uniforms are standing on the tree's roots and lower trunk. Ferns grow all around the base of the tree. Two smaller trees are in the background.

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2000.26.28 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for the Tree House at Lilley Redwood Park. The card shows a black and white photo of the Tree House. It is a large coastal redwood tree that was hollowed out by a fire at the base. The cavity goes up 50 feet, and allowed for humans to furnish the opening as a room with doors and windows. The photo shows the exterior of the tree house, with front door and windows visible. A sign advertising the site's appearance on Ripley's ...

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2000.26.29 - Card, Souvenir
An decorated envelope that reads, "Desert Scenes of California." On the front is a scene of a Joshua Trees and brushland. On the back of the envelope is a coastal mountainside wear a grove of palm trees. Inside the envelope are 18 illustrated images of desert scenes in California. The illustrated prints are connected in an accordian fold to the envelope. Printed on the inside of the envelope is a description of the California deserts and a po...

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2000.26.30 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for Arizona. An illustration of a young Hopi child carrying a baby on their back as they climb a wooden ladder to another level of an adobe building. The child wears a blue blanket. The baby wears a white and red striped blanket.

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2000.26.31 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard depicting a Native American baby wrapped into a baby papoose. A bright red blanket covers the baby inside the carrier. The baby appears to be looking with interest into the distance.

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2000.26.32 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard with curved edges. Depicts a color photo depicting 3 Native American people riding horses along the Arizona desert in partial silhouette. A donkey trails along behind them, to the right of the image. A red rock plateu is visible to the left.

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2000.26.33 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard from the Monterey Cocktail Lounge at the Hotel Mayflower in Los Angeles, Calif. The card has illustration of 2 Latino men that reflects racist stereotypes. The two men are portrayed wearing sombreros, having thick mustaches and body hair, and are holding out drinking jugs. The man on the left appears to be sitting on a cactus. The man on the right has an arm wrapped around a cactus.

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2000.26.34 - Postcard
A souvenir postcard for Hewlett's Tea. The card depicts a colorized photo of Frank J. Hewlett, in the left foreground, inspecting tea in Japan. Behind him, several Japanese men sort through tea. Two other white men stand in the background looking on. The walls of the room are covered in shelves, where tea varieties are stored.

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