Mulholland Memorial Fountain, Entrance to Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California

This is a 1940 C.T. Art-Colortone vintage postcard from my grandparents' collection. It was published by the Western Publishing & Novelty Co. of Los Angeles, California. The postcard shows the William Mulholland Memorial Fountain.

Transcription from back of postcard:

The William Mulholland Memorial Fountain is located at the junction of Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive at the entrance to Griffith Park. It was erected in commemoration of a life devoted to Civic Development, the building of the Los Angeles aqueduct, and his service with the Metropolitan District.

The blog, Big Orange Landmarks, has a blog post about the William Mulholland Memorial Fountain. There are several photos of this beautiful fountain in this blog post. If you'd like to check out the photos, click HERE.

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Praca Da Estacao – Rio Claro, Brazil

This vintage Wessel postcard shows Praca Da Estacao in Rio Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil. If I'm not mistaken, Praca Da Estacao means Station Square in English.

This is a special postcard because my mom was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She, along with her family, immigrated to the United States in 1952. After the family arrived in New York, they bought a car and some camping equipment and traveled across the United States to California. Along the way, they took pictures and bought postcards. I've written about their immigration in my genealogy blog. If you're interested in their story, click HERE.

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General U. S. Grant's Bed Room in Grant's Home, Galena, Illinois

This genuine Curt Teich C.T. American Art vintage postcard from my grandparents' collection shows the bedroom of General U. S. Grant. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how old this postcard is. I'm not familiar enough with the Curt Teich postcard dating system to figure out what the 2320-C-N means. Those numbers and letters are located at the bottom right of the postcard.

With other Curt Teich vintage postcards in my grandparents' collection, I've been able to determine their dates by using the "Guide to Dating Curt Teich Postcards" on ebay.com. 

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