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Hotel and Depot, Churubusco, Indiana
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| Title | Hotel and Depot, Churubusco, Indiana |
| Item ID | P0391_BOX7_CHURUBUSCO |
| Description | Churubusco holds an annual festival called Turtle Days that commemorates the Beast of Busco, a giant snapping turtle that, according to legend, terrorized the town in 1949. Tourists swarmed the town during a month-long hunt, but the turtle was never found. |
| Subject | Whitley County (Ind.)
Hotels
Railroad stations
Railroad crossings
Railroad tracks
Utility poles
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| Date/Postmark | August 10, 1910 |
| Time Period | 1910s (1910-1919)
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| State | Indiana |
| County | Whitley |
| City/Town | Churubusco |
| Publisher | Published by M. Weixelbaum Co., Lima, Ohio. |
| Place of Publication | Made in Germany |
| Message on Postcard | Addressed to: Miss Mina Crawford, Kunkle, Ohio, R.F.D. Box 4. Message: Dear Aunt and all: How are you all tonight? We are quite well. I looked for a letter from you this morning but did not get any. Did you get my letter I wrote you? If I hear from you before we leave here you will probably see us about a week from tonight. With Love, Celeste & Elmer. |
| Format of Original | Postcard |
| Color or B&W | BW |
| Digital Format | JPG2000 |
| Resolution | 600 dpi |
| Owning Institution | Indiana Historical Society |
| Collection Name | Jay Small Postcard Collection |
| Collection Number | P 0391 |
| Destination IN Journey | Whitley County Journey |
| Copyright Notice | Digital Image © 2009 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
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