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Postcard sent to ladies at the boarding house

2022-11-29 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Jimmy Tupman family collection
Norris Tupman was related to the Smith's, owners of a boarding house in downtown Columbia in 1912, where this piece of mail was received, kept and passed down. His son Jimmy recently shared this keepsake postcard marketing the American Lady Corset to women. It was offered at the bargain price of a dollar.
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Postcard advertises to ladies

2022-11-29 - Columbia, KY - Photo from family collection
The American Lady corset was available in 1912 according to the postage stamp on the back of this postcard from Jimmy Tupman who shared some of his keepsake photographs. Shared collections show us life here in days gone by and Columbia Magazine welcomes them always. For details on how to send them, just click 'comments' below any picture and it will take you to numbers to call or text.
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Mural work continues after the sun sets

2022-11-29 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mike Watson
Local artist Cayce Davenport, hard at work in the dark of night, on the mural on Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home's new building across from the Adair Genealogy and History Center on Greensburg Street.

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