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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Matrimonial Bliss

POSTCARD: Matrimonial Bliss

Postmarked Clinton, Iowa
26 March 1907

2 comments:

  1. That seems to have been a popular joke. I have several postcards like this. I actually thought one was similar enough that it may have been shot at the same time/place, but the wallpaper pattern is different. Here's the post, just in case you're interested:
    http://postcardparadise.blogspot.com/2010/03/marriage-is-cinch.html

    I'm guessing that with people getting married young back then, it was a real shock to some of them what it actually entailed.

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  2. Thanks for posting the link! It's a very interesting theme.

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