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Oakes, George, fl. 1907 to C. Bert Padon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03136.106 Author/Creator: Oakes, George, fl. 1907 Place Written: Decatur, Illinois Type: Ephemera Date: 14 October 1907 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 7.8 cm, Width: 13.1 cm Order a Copy

Leather postcard with the phrase "Friends are like mellons shall I tell you why? To find one good, you must a hundred try." There are numerous names burned into the leather card.

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Civil War
Union Forces
Military History
Children and Family
Women's History
The American Civil War

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