South Bend, Indiana
South Bend at night, looking north on Michigan toward the main business district. South Bend is a very progressive city and offers splendid business, industrial and educational opportunities. Dated: August 1966
See America First - National Parks 1916-1966
50th Anniversary 1916-1966
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Greetings From Georgia
A Peach of a State
Mailed from Lake City, Florida to Mrs. Ida Lohrman of Fort Wayne, Indiana on April 10, 1966:
Hi! Mom,
Well we stayed in Lake City, Florida tonight. Iti is still a bit cool. We stayed at Holiday Inn. It is really pretty. Sun out and just beautiful.
Love, Rosie
Cypress Gardens, Florida
Fabulous Florida Cypress Gardens
The Esther Williams Swimming Pool was built in the shape of the map of Florida, projecting out in Lake Eloise, as a set for MGM technicolor movie filed at Cypress Gardens.
Mailed from Eloise, Florida to Mr. & Mrs. Gust Kwast of St. Joseph, Michigan on April 18, 1966:
4/16/66
Dear Folks -
I hope I din’t miss you at home some night. Well we got on our way Fri. The airplane flight was fine, much more so then driving all that way by car.
Love, Louise
Bucket of Blood Saloon - Virginia City, Nevada
After the first building was destroyed by fire in 1875, the present building was built in 1876 and has remained of Virginia City’s most historic points of interest. You will also see the hearse that was used in Virginia City and also in Gold Hill during the boom days.
Mailed from Big Sur, California to Mrs. J.G. Linn of West Allis, Wisconsin on March 22, 1966:
Back in California again where it’s warmer.
