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Always Remember: Memorial Day Vintage Postcards 

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Memorial Day postcard, two men mourning at a soldier’s grave, $12 on eBay.

The idea for a Memorial Day is thought to have come from a drugstore owner in Waterloo, New York, who, in 1866, suggested that shops close for one day to honor soldiers killed during the Civil War. On May 5 of that year, stores in that town closed for a day and residents placed flowers […]
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