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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09930.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: London, England Type: Postcard Date: 20 May 1944 Pagination: 2 p. ; Order a Copy

One postcard that alerts doctors that a patient arrive by air from abroad in case of an infections disease. The postcard has been filled out with an entry location of "London (Croydon) Airport, Surrey" and is dated May 20, 1944.

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