"U.S. Post Office, Bill's Place, on Lincoln Hwy. Smallest Post Office in U.S.A."
Printed on the back of this postcard: "Bill's Place, Fulton Co., Pa., population 6. Inside dimensions: 4'4½" by 7'3'. Is located between Bedford and Fulton County on Route U.S. 30. Fulton County is the only county in Penna. that has no railroads, rivers, or poor houses."
For additional information, see Bill's Place, Lincoln Highway, Bill's Place, Pennsylvania.
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Sign: "Paul Bunyan, 1937." Caption (the white lettering at the bottom is almost unreadable): "Paul Bunyan and Babe, His Blue Ox. HAK, Bemidji, Minn."
A real photo postcard of a man standing between the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, which were originally constructed for a winter carnival in Bemidji, Minnesota, in 1937.
Compare this image with a snapshot of similar statues in Ossineke, Michigan.
Originally posted on Ipernity: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, Bemidji, Minnesota.
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"Haines the Shoe Wizard" is visible on the side of this car, which is parked in front of the Shoe House in York County, Pa. For more information, see the full photo.
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Four adults make funny faces as they pose for a photo at the Redwood Shoe House at Confusion Hill in Piercy, California. For more info, see the full version of the snapshot.
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Caption on this real photo postcard: "A wonderful view, 15 m. E. of Cumberland. Yonker's Tower, top of Polish Mt., U.S. 40. Elv. 1340 ft."
Sign at the top of the tower (to the right of the flag): "Yonkers." Sign on the tower below the Yonkers sign: "Mountains of Imperial, The Cream of All Ice Creams. Greatest View in Md."
Yonker's Store and Observation Tower was a place where motorists could gas up, get a bite to eat, and enjoy the view at a high point along U.S. Route 40 in Maryland. See also a close-up of the building and tower.
Originally posted on Ipernity: Yonker's Tower, Polish Mountain, U.S. Route 40, Maryland.
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