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IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS WHO TRAVEL,
YOU'VE PROBABLY
GOTTEN A POST CARD OR TWO. BUT
WE'VE MET A MAN WHO HAS A
FEW "THOUSAND."
ERIC CURRY TEACHES SCHOOL IN
MARSHALL, ILLINOIS ... AND
HE'S BEEN COLLECTING POST CARDS
FOR FIVE YEARS NOW.
SO FAR HE'S COLLECTED MORE THAN
5 "THOUSAND" ...
THROUGH AUCTIONS AND SALES. SOME
OF THOSE CARDS ARE ALMOST A
CENTURY OLD ...
AND SOME ARE FROM LOCAL
COMMUNITIES.
CURRY SAYS AS A TEACHER, HE
ENJOYS SEEING HISTORY TOLD
THROUGH THOSE CARDS.
"YOU GET TO SEE HOW THINGS WERE,
HOW PEOPLE LIVED, OLD BUILDINGS,
THE CULTURE, CHURCHES. IT'S
ENDLESS ... THE
INTREST. HOW PEOPLE DRESSED."
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THAT
COLLECTION OR LEARN MORE
ABOUT POST CARDS ... MR. CURRY
IS GIVING A PRESENTATION
"TOMORROW" NIGHT AT THE MARSHALL
LIBRARY.
THAT PRESENTATION STARTS AT 6:30
"CENTRAL" TIME.
GETTING VOTES.