[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912]

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Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter concerning life in Battle Creek, Michigan, Johnston says that they are having a cold winter. The photograph shows a building in town badly damaged by a fire; the sign on the building reads: "YES WE WILL REBUILD AT ONCE, TEMPORARY OFFICES 401 EQUITY BLDG., Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co."

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Johnston, W. B. January 22, 1912.

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Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter concerning life in Battle Creek, Michigan, Johnston says that they are having a cold winter. The photograph shows a building in town badly damaged by a fire; the sign on the building reads: "YES WE WILL REBUILD AT ONCE, TEMPORARY OFFICES 401 EQUITY BLDG., Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co."

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2015

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George Pendexter Postcard Collection

A collection of postcards from George Pendexter's collection dating from the mid-nineteenth to earl twentieth centuries.

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  • January 22, 1912

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Johnston, W. B. [Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912], postcard, January 22, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705876/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fire Museum of Texas.

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