 Address: Mr. & Mrs. D. J. Hutchison
520 N Alhambra Rd. San Gabriel, California Postmarked: El P? Calif. PM Message: 9-19-53 Hi Mom & Dad, I've been fighting fires for 1 1/2 weeks. Right now I'm here at Youstimity at El Portal. I'm waiting anywhere from 8-33 hrs a day with 1-4 hrs sleep. Limtay Ow? brought my mail to me yesterday. We've had 12 fires O and show. Yesterday, today I put in 27 hrs at Prufche? never? Chucupirn? (wanarka?) Sirate? along utta? as sova? as Pass. Love me. Postcard: Yosemite National Park A breath-taking view of the Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point. Half-Dome looms majestically on the right, a striking example of the glacial action of the prehistoric Ice Age. Merced Camera Exchange, Merced, Cal. "Plastichrome" by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A. In the postcard, the writer refers to fighting a fire. There were fires in Yosemite in September 1953 from a dry lightening storm that occurred. According to a self-guiding tour of Yosemite. Fire: https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/auto_tour/wawona.html The Madera Tribune, Volume 62, Number 148, 19 September 1953 states: "A major timber fire roared out of control for the fourth day In a rugged canyon across from Hetch Hetchy dam in Yosemite National Park. Park Superintendent John Preston said the blaze, touched off by a lightning storm, has swept through nearly 100 acres along the steep slopes of the canyon. Preston said only the east side of the blaze was uncontrolled. Approximately 275 fire fighters and several bulldozers have been called into action." https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19530919.2.13&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
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 Address: Rev. & Mrs. N. L. Hamllin
1024 No. 26th St. Quincy, Ill. (Rev. Norris L. Hamlin 1911-1973. Family Search ID: G7NT-2VQ, this is my 9th cousin twice removed) Message: We are stopping tonight in a cabin next to the one we all stayed in & Floyd is in swimming N? is tired but has a chance to rest. Will write when we get home. Love from all, Deu? Postcard: Front: 264 Mt. Washington Club, Summit of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire Back: Mt. Washington Club, Summit of Mt. Washington, N.H. Mt. Washington Club, organized to popularize travel to the summit of this mountain, which is the loftiest peak east of the Rockies and north of the Carolinas, being 6,293 ft. high. The view line from the top sweeps around a circle of nearly 1,000 miles. It is ascended by the World's First Cog Railway which has never had a fatal accident. E-12361 Published by American Art Post Card Co. Brookline Ave., Boston, Mass. 2 cent John Adams stamp Information about Mount Washington Club and the Cog Railway: https://mountwashington.org/the-mount-washington-club/ https://www.thecog.com/ The statement about no fatal accidents is very interesting because on July 20, 1929 there was a fatality because a photographer was killed riding the engine, even though the crew jumped to safety. The only other fatal accident happened after this postcard was sent on Sept. 17, 1967 where 8 passengers were killed. The train still runs today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington_Cog_Railway#:~:text=It%20is%20now%20located%20at,feet%20into%20a%20large%20rock. 5/28/2024 0 Comments Judson Tower, May 28, 1953 Address: Rev. N. L. Hamlin
1020 N. 24th St. Quincy, Ill. Postmarked: Philadelphia, PA. Message: Dear friend: Your Sunday church school superintendent and teachers will get a lot of practical ideas and leadership inspiration by attending Christian Education Worker's Conference at Green Lake this summer -- August 15 - 22. I hope you will encourage several of your workers to come. It could make a big difference in your church school program. We will be celebrating our 10th anniversary at Green Lake and big plans have been made. Sincerely yours, Richard Hoilany? Program Director Postcard: Judson Tower American Baptist Assembly Green Lake, Wis. Back: The American Baptist Assembly Green Lake, Wis. A 1000 acre estate of unsurpassed loveliness with a 2 1/2 mile frontage on beautiful Green Lake. It includes a modern 81 room Inn and forty other buildings. It is now an Assembly-Conference grounds acquired by American Baptists for purposes of Leadership Training, Spiritual Inspiration, and Christian Fellowship. Genuine Curteich Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) |
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