I began collecting postcards in mid-August of 2013, after looking through my aunt's collection and thinking it seemed like a fun hobby. Along the way, something obviously went very wrong.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Species: Elephant

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Lucy, the Margate Elephant, Margate, New Jersey - A reproduction of an important historic postcard made 1895-1915. Lucy, The Margate Elephant was built in 1881; is six stories tall, and weighs 90 tons. Restoration began in late 1973. Recognized by National Register, N.J. Historic Register & Historic American Buildings Survey.

Location: Margate, New Jersey

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Date illegible, looks like October 1988 to Hazelton, Pennsylvania

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Laureate Press, Inc.

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