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RPPC verso, Postmarked Great Valley, Oct. 14, 1907 to Miss Anna Brown, 151 St. James Pl, Buffalo NY. On October 9, 1907, a woman from Great Valley, New York penned a few lines to Miss Anna Brown, who was then residing at 151 St. James Place in Buffalo, New York. The woman wrote that she received Anna's card and that "it was very nice." Obviously referring the photograph of the house on the front of the card, she wrote: "This is like the card you see in my book, part of our house and Nellie's." She signed off "I remain your friend, Grace." Close to one hundred and ten years later, the real photo post card (RPPC) passed by my desk, lent to me for study by local friends who know my keen interest in history. Just a few weeks earlier, another friend had asked if anyone was aware of there being a house on her family's property before the second world war. She had already asked some of the locals, but no one could recall. When her family purcha