Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The Last Card

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Bartholomew Peter Thomas Phillip
James the Younger John Jesus James the Elder Matthew Thaddeus
Andrew Judas Simon

MASTERPIECE GARDENS
Mosaic of Leonardo da Vinci's Great Masterpiece -- Lake Wales, Florida

THE GREAT MASTERPIECE, a mosaic of Leonardo da Vinci's LAST SUPPER. Made of more than 300,000 pieces of mosaic, 10,000 gradations of color. Made by August Wagner Co. in Berlin, Germany, involving two years of planning and 27,000 man-hours of assembly time.

Orange Belt Distributors Inc., 130 Concord Drive, Casselberry, Fla. 32707

Curtichcolor® 3-D Natural Color Reproduction (Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off.)


Dear Geof & Nancy,

Here it is, 366 of 366.

Dees

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Colour by R.S. Lenfest

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MARINE MEMORIAL
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
"Breathe Soft Ye Winds •• Ye Waves in Silence Rest"

N-15
82138-C Colour by R.S. Lenfest

Pub. by NEW ENGLAND COLOUR, Box 423, Derry, N.H. 03038

[To Jay & Deb]

"Boy in Tent" by Ann

[Drawing by Ann]

Monday, December 29, 2008

Château de BLOIS

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Château de BLOIS (L.-et-Ch.)
Façade extérieure de l'aile Louis XII
Statue équestre du roi (refaite au XIXe s.)

3.10.79.0265

Combier Imprimeur Mâcon Repro. Interd. 49-000


Dear Bill,

Regards for the New Year.

Dees

Sunday, December 28, 2008

The Height is 19 Feet.

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The statue of Thomas Jefferson depicts him addressing the Continental Congress. The statue is by Rudolph Evans and stands in the center of the Memorial Room upon a pedestal of black Minnesota granite. The height is 19 feet.
74252-C

Distributed by L.B. Prince Co., Fairfax, Virginia


Dear Mike and family,

Ann says Happy New Year.

[Drawing by Ann]

Saturday, December 27, 2008

By Turner

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National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.

[681] Venice: Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore

By Turner (1775-1851)
Widener Collection


Dear George & Ellen,

Regards for the New Year.

Dees

Friday, December 26, 2008

BREGENZ am BODENSEE

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BREGENZ am BODENSEE
Seeanlagen

BR 16.946
Österreich-Sommerfrische Europas

80 Jahre Foto Risch-Lau. Bregenez, Österreich


Dear Bonnie,

Regards for the New Year. I doubt that I'l be going to Austria in '09.

Dees

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Pilot Pete's Looks Out Over the Tarmac

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Village of Schaumburg

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Schaumburg, Illinois

The Schaumburg Regional Airport, built in 1997, handles over 80,000 operations per year and is home to Pilot Pete's, a full-service restaurant that looks out over the tarmac.


Dear Geof & Nancy,

Huth Week is over, but it was fun. This is one of the Schaumburg cards I picked up recently.

Dees

PS Written last summer, but not sent until Christmas. Ho Ho Ho.

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