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Greetings from Long Branch postcard with local views inside oversized letters
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Reverse of the Long Branch postcard with an August 1954 Golden Jubilee postmark
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Greetings from Long Branch

Long Branch, New Jersey · Postmarked 1954

Date
Postmarked August 13, 1954
State
New Jersey
City
Long Branch
Publisher
Star Stationery Co., Newark, New Jersey
Printer
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston
Format
Large-letter linen postcard
Reference number
80774

A Jersey Shore greeting

By the late nineteenth century, Long Branch was a fashionable summer resort on New Jersey’s Atlantic coast. Ulysses S. Grant spent summers there, and James A. Garfield was brought to the seaside community of Elberon in 1881 after he was shot in Washington. Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park takes its name from the city’s association with visiting presidents.

The postcard offers a more everyday tour of Long Branch. Oversized letters frame views of buildings, streets, and water, including a glimpse of the local station. On the reverse, a special cancellation advertises the city’s 1904–1954 Golden Jubilee. The August 13, 1954 postmark dates the mailing of this copy.

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