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Another type of indexing we see frequently shows the heights of mountain peaks. Most of these cards are from the Alps, but here's one from North America, printed 1934, postmarked 1938. Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey  |
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Not much indexing here, I know, but it's an RPP of the Jungfraujoch, where my folks took me when I was 10 y/o. Postmarked nearby Interlaken a few year earlier ;) Q/ Would any of y'all care to recommend software that might help with the date? July 1928? Or, would I do better with a hardware-based solution? A large-area SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy) system? An active-illumination IR camera? Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey     |
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If I ever open an Etsy store, I'll have to face whether/not to sell this one. Another reason to retain my amateur status ;) Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey   |
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The indexed business district of Kansas City MO, c1935. Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey  |
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A nice mass-produced real photo card of Austria's Großglockner Mountain (et al) as seen from the parking lot of the Fuscher Törl monument, a memorial to the workers who died during the building of the Großglockner Hochalpenstrasse (High Alpine Road), which opened on 3 August 1935. Extra credit if you can Name That Car ... or read the cds ;) http://www.grossglockner.at/ ... the mountain has a website! http://www.grossglockner.at/en/hoch...er-toerl.htm ... as does the memorial Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey   http://members.a1.net/steyr-baby/index.html ... The car is a Steyr model 50 or 55, an Austrian "People's Car" produced 1936-1940. Gotta love the aerodynamic styling, from the headlight mounting to the recessed door handles.  |
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An indexed photo postcard of JFK airport in New York USA. That caption might as well read: "JFK, where airlines go to die." Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey    |
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I wonder if there was a connection with Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin city was known for its water and spas also. Somewhat ironically, the city is now petitioning to have its water blended with Lake Michigan`s as the city`s underground supply is so high in radium. |
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Quote: ... Waukesha, Wisconsin ... was known for its water and spas also ... While it is hardly unimpeachable, the Urban Dictionary includes a contribution to the effect that: Quote: ... Waukesha is an indian word meaning "clean water" or "good water" ... Of course, Wisconsin & Arkansas are hardly neighbors. It is possible that there is an underlying linguistic similarity amongst various Native American languages, such that communities in both Wisconsin & Arkansas could independently borrow the same word from different tribes. More likely, more than one of the Blue-Eyed Devils borrowed the word "Waukesha" from a common secondary source, such as a piece by Mark Twain. YMMV. Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey |
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An indexed postcard of the Allerton Hotel & its environs in downtown Chicago IL USA. Cards like this one (published c1939) offer a useful reference when dating other cityscape postcards. Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey Postcard from the collection of Michael Lebbert.    |
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