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A postcard to 8-year-old Roger. I trust that Alma sent postcards to Maggie, Billy, and Kay as well, but since Roger stayed in Atlanta that summer while the other three went to Woods Hole, the postcards would have been separated.
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We arrived at Port Said this morning at 5:30. Now we are ashore shopping in an English shop. We sail through the Suez Canal at 10:00.
A.G.S.
A.G.S.
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The postmark is illegible, but I think this must be 1929, with Alma on her way to India.
The postcard is stamped with:
When in PORT-SAID visit THE SIMON ARZT STORE
I found the following in
https://tayaramuse.com/a-walkthrough-of-what-to-see-in-port-said-egypt/
SIMON ARZT BUILDING
Along the cornishe, there are hundreds of buildings with a deeply rich history. The Simon Arzt building was the first department store in Port Said which opened sometime in the 1920s. Simon Arzt was a galore of imported goods from all over the globe, thanks to the canal.
The postcard is stamped with:
When in PORT-SAID visit THE SIMON ARZT STORE
I found the following in
https://tayaramuse.com/a-walkthrough-of-what-to-see-in-port-said-egypt/
SIMON ARZT BUILDING
Along the cornishe, there are hundreds of buildings with a deeply rich history. The Simon Arzt building was the first department store in Port Said which opened sometime in the 1920s. Simon Arzt was a galore of imported goods from all over the globe, thanks to the canal.
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