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1928 LETTER DESCRIBES VIEWING PASADENA CA ROSE PARADE

Two letters with stamped envelopes from a woman in Oakland & Santa Ana, California to her friend in WV. The letters are dated 9 January 1927 & 11 January 1928. In the 1928 letter (6 ˝ x 10 ˝”) the woman (Janie Hale) writes:

“THINGS ARE SO PRETTY HERE NOW THAT I WISH YOU COULD BE HERE. I WENT TO PASADENA FOR THE ROSE PARADE NEW YEARS DAY. IT WAS LOVELY. HUNDREDS OF FLOATS DECORATED ENTIRELY WITH FLOWERS. IT WAS SO WARM THAT I HAD TO TAKE MY COAT OFF WHILE I STOOD AND LOOKED AT THE PARADE. IT IS HARD TO REALIZE THAT YOU FOLKS ARE ALL SNOWED UNDER.”

There is a piece of OLD GOLD & BLUE PRINTED PAPER included with this letter but no mention of it in the content. Other matters are discussed in these letters, such as her health (brought her to California) and her work in an Oakland, CA Hospital and for 2 doctors in Santa Ana, CA. Pretty good condition as shown in scan.

Buyer pays $1.50 postage & handling in US .
VA residents add 5% sales tax to selling price.

Price= $45.00



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