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Found: vintage postcards in Gold Country, CA
near the Nevada City post office on Main Street
Found
listing
Posted
4 days
ago
Description
I was wandering along Main Street in Nevada City around 3:45 p.m. on Monday when a weathered tin by the curb caught my eye. Inside, a stack of old postcards peeked out, their backs stamped with tiny postmarks and faint handwriting. They depict gold rush towns, old steam trains, and prairie sunsets, the paper softened to the touch by years of rain and sun. I picked them up feeling a little guardianship for someone’s memories and left them tucked in a safe place here on the site, hoping the owner will see this and reclaim them.
Approximate found location
near the Nevada City post office on Main Street
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