Tide Flats




Postcard, dated August 5, 1908. Front illustration features a view of Tide Flats in Tacoma, Washington.

Inside:

Leaving tonight for St. Paul Minn -
Write upon arrival
Address me there

Found in "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. Published by Covici Friede, 1937.

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at 5/03/2011
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2 comments:

  1. MrCachetMay 3, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    The only thing missing from the postcard of the tidal flats is the smell.

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  2. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Ah yes, the "Tacoma aroma." Another interesting old post card, and quite a gap between the time it was written and when the book was published. There's a story there somewhere.

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