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Store Fronts Erie PA Groceries Dry Goods Shoe Sale Buggies RPPC 1900s Postcard ✍️ Message on the Postcard
Front:
X ? (handwritten on the upper floor of the far left building)Back:
The H.S. had a social last
night, then Miss Adams
& Brothers stayed all night.
& we had breakfast in the den.
Have just finished helping
wash several dishes – F.E.P.
Sat. P.M.
🖼️ Information on the Front of the Postcard
📝 In-Scene Text
* W. H. M\'CALLAHAN (awning on the far left building)
* PURE - FOOD (sign above the center-left building)
* FULL - WEIGHT (sign above the center-left building)
* GROCERIES (main text on the sign above the center-left building)
* SAFE PLACE TO TRADE (smaller text below GROCERIES, repeated)
* Robert A. Bushnell (or Robert B. Bushnell / Robert L. Bushnell, text below \"SAFE PLACE TO TRADE\" on the GROCERIES sign; \"Robert A. Bushnell\" is the most likely interpretation)
* W. M. DEERHAM (awning on the center-left building)
* SHOE SALE (banner in front of the center building)
* DRY GOODS & CARPETS (sign on the center-right building)
* THE SAFE PLACE TO TRADE (awning on the center-right building)
* HATS CLOTHING SHOES (sign on the far right building)
🏢 Publisher Information
Not visible
💬 Captions
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📬 Information on the Back of the Postcard
📮 Address
Mr. Wayne Connor
Box 680.
Tampa, Florida
📅 Postmark & Stamp
**Postmark:** Circular postmark.
* Location: Erie
* Date: NOV 1 (day 1 of November)
* Year/Time: Unclear.
Postmark location appears to be Erie but the full date (year) and time are not fully legible.
**Stamp:** Green, 1-cent United States postage stamp.
* Denomination: One Cent (written below the portrait), with \"1\" in the top corners.
* Design: Depicts a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Text includes \"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\" at the top and \"1706 FRANKLIN 1790 POSTAGE ONE CENT\" at the bottom.
🏛️ Publisher & Postal Note
* Printed at the top: \"POST CARD\"
* Printed on the left side, above the message: \"CORRESPONDENCE HERE\"
* Printed on the right side, above the address: \"NAME AND ADDRESS HERE\"
* No specific publisher information or explicit postal service notes like \"Writing on this part permitted\" are visible.
Note: Postcard information is read by AI and may contain errors. Please review images for accuracy.
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