Picture postcard to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend

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A picture postcard addressed to Dr. Arthur M. Townsend. On the front, an image of the Old Bay House in West Springfield, MA with the printed history at the bottom center. The back of the postcard has a vertical line in the center and in the upper left corner is printed text [PHOTO-TYPE / Post Card / By Geo. S. Graves Co., Springfield, Mass. [postage stamp] / FOR ADDRESS]. Over test is the post office postmark [SPRINGFIELD, MASS / SEP 4 / I-30A / 1917]. The handwritten letter invites Dr. Townsend to visit them in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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