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Civic Pride |
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Before we shot
them all from trains…. |
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More snottiness
(1962). |
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Oh
yeah? Well, eat your hearts out, says Denver. |
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A rare DOUBLE
superlative!
And often do, no doubt. |
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As
opposed to Seattle, the serial killer capital. |
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Another bit of Iowa one-upping. |
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Iowa again! Those
high-paid travel bureau geniuses are whipping all the other states'
butts! |
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"Honey, have we already paid
for those tickets to Maui?" |
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Looks like the occasional visitor
has, however, missed it.... |
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A rare example of
modesty…"ONE of the world’s largest." Note the re-emphasis on the
reverse side. Perhaps a barrister representing a challenging
claimant from a European cheese factory sent a threatening letter? |
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More comparative
modesty. The card claims 350,000 visitors a year, but apparently
none were willing to be photographed actually doing so. |
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Wood. Primitive.
Savage. I see no parade. |
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| Forget the
palm-shaded beaches, Petronas Towers and orchid jungles…. |
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| Does your town have
SLIME PONDS? I thought not. |
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For everyone
else….this one was sent from Shamrock, TX in 1930, but you could
send it from any town. |
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If your
municipality is not gifted with true superlatives and generic just
won’t suffice, fear not! Taking a clue from Stalinist photo
trickery, post card publishers have often resorted to outright
trickery. Read on! |
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