Cedar Rapids Post Office History Captured in 1907 1908 Cards
Two post cards depict Cedar Rapids landmarks from 1907 and 1908, showing the Second avenue and Third street SE post office built in 1892 and enlarged in 1908. The building housed postal operations until 1933 when the post office moved to First avenue and First street, later relocating to 615 Sixth avenue SE in 1966.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Seda
Iowa Avenue
Washington Street
First Avenue
Second Street
Joe Green
Seda
Viola Ealy
Belle Plaine
Willkie Widow Sees Campaigning Evolve With TV
Edith Willkie widow of Wendell Willkie recalls 1940 campaign era in Indianapolis. She argues television made campaigning safer and notes how modern media would have impacted President Ford’s bids. She shares memories of her husband, egg incident at a rally, and their Midwest focus.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Edith Willkie
Ford
Willkie
Hoosier
Wendell L. Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wendell
Warrick
Midwest
New York City
Philip H. Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Indiana University
300 Years of Clock Watching at Greenwich and Herstmonceux
The Royal Greenwich Observatory marks 300 years by highlighting its two sites Greenwich and Herstmonceux. GMT is still produced from Herstmonceux while the old hilltop buildings in London keep the historical meridian. Atomic clocks at Herstmonceux rival time precision, and engineers even study spider silk as a model for telescope alignment.
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Herstmonceux
England
UPI
Royal Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich
Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich Hill
London
Prince Philip
Philip
Charles II
Christopher Wren
Charles
Ings
Wren
Washington
John Flamsteed
Flamsteed
Moon
Earth
Sussex
GMT
Observatory
Nature
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Billie
ILTEN
Idel
WWA
DOE
Vouray
Taege
Second Ave
S.E
West End
2Nd Ave. Bridge
First Avenue N.E
Jac
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!