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Found: Postcards on Atlantic Beach boardwalk
Atlantic Beach boardwalk near the lifeguard station
Found
listing
Posted
9 days
ago
Description
I am Jordan Brooks, and I found a bundle of old postcards while walking along the Atlantic Beach boardwalk this afternoon around 2:15 pm. The cards look like vintage seaside scenes, some postmarked from the 1950s, a few from Wilmington and New Bern. They were lying near a bench by the lifeguard tower, and they feel important to someone who wrote on the back. I picked them up and kept them safe, hoping the owner sees this and claims them.
Approximate found location
Atlantic Beach boardwalk near the lifeguard station
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