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Exploring stories contained on a few square inches of old paper.

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Does anyone know if this hotel still exists in some form? St. George Hotel, St. George, Bermuda postcard sent in 1941 by an American service member. #bermuda #militaria #wwii #wartime #instapostal #stgeorgebermuda #bermudahistory #hotelpostcard #islandhistory #oldhotel #postcard #vintage #1940s
This one was sent from Bermuda before the U.S. officially entered WW2. For more about the history of American military presence in Bermuda, new on the blog. Link in bio. . . #nasbermuda #bermudahistory #postcard #ww2 #history #1940s #1941 #postalhistory #APO #vintagegram #worldwarii #passedascensored #vintageblog #vintagemail
"Had my operation and am over the worst" Sent by a patient recovering in a Missouri hospital in 1942. . . #vintagepostcard #vintagemedicine #ephemera #1940s #oldmail #snailmail #hospitalhistory
New on the blog: Sent by a patient recovering from an operation at McCleary Hospital near Kansas City, Missouri in 1942. . . #medicalhistory #missourihistory #excelsiorsprings #vintagepostcards #1940s #hospital #thewaywewere #lostgreetings #hospitalpatient #surgery #medical #medicine #historyblog #anthropology #historyofmedicine #postalhistory #postcard
"Here I am again and a very sleepy chap at that. I just got up after working K.P. all night so you can guess how I feel. ..." Sent by PVT Bernice Smith in 1943 from Buckingham Army Airfield near Fort Myers, Florida. . #1940s #wwii #worldwar2 #everydayhistory #emphemera #postcardhistory #wartime #snailmail #postkarte #greetingsfromflorida #fortmyers #floridahistory
All gave some. Some gave all. “Silhouetted in the golden glory of a Pacific sunrise, crosses mark the graves of American boys who gave their lives to win a small atoll on the road to the Philippines. A Coast Guardsman stands in silent reverence beside the resting place of a comrade., 1944” 📷 U.S. National Archives . #memorialday #honorthefallen #uscoastguard #wwii #worldwar2 #warinthepacific #somegaveall #philippines #1940s #1944 #militaria #remembrance #notforgotten
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