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Happy Mother’s Day!

Antique Mother's Day Card Mailed from Americus Georgia 1916 Collection of Brian Brown

This is how someone said it in 1916, on a postcard mailed from Americus. Happy Mother’s Day!

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Municipal Building, Americus

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Lindbergh Memorial, Souther Field

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Lindbergh Memorial (Detail), Souther Field

William J. Thompson, Sculptor

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Lindbergh’s First Solo Flight

In May, 1923, Charles Lindbergh was in Americus to purchase a surplus World War I plane, a Curtis JN4 (Jenny), and it was here at Souther Field (now renamed Jimmy Carter Regional Airport) that he made his first solo flight.

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Windsor Hotel, 1892, Americus

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Rylander Marquee, Americus

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http://www.rylander.org

 

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Rylander Theatre, Americus

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Windsor Hotel, 1892, Americus

 

http://www.windsor-americus.com

 

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