{"product_id":"vintage-postcard-1961-ketchikan-alaska-pulp-mill-ward-cove-seattle-forestry","title":"Vintage Postcard 1961 Ketchikan Alaska Pulp Mill Ward Cove Seattle Forestry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSocial\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe handwritten message from \"Meriam\" to \"Mrs. Lela Cunningham\" adds a personal layer of social history, documenting a traveler’s journey from Seattle to L.A. and mentioning a local birth (\"Glad Mary Lou had a girl\"). \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScene\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003eThe card describes the Ketchikan plant as a \"new modern $65,000,000 Pulp Plant,\" a staggering sum in 1961 dollars that highlights the era's focus on industrial expansion. The postcard features a person in bright red clothing in the foreground, likely a tourist or local resident, taking a photograph of the mill. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePostal History: \u003c\/strong\u003eA \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e4-cent Fifth World Forestry Congress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e commemorative stamp issued to honor the international forestry meeting held in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeattle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from August 29 to September 10, 1960. The use of a Seattle postmark on a forestry-themed stamp used for a postcard of an Alaskan logging mill makes this a highly thematic and desirable item for collectors of \"Forestry\" or \"Washington State\" postal history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eEra: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eChrome Era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003eStandard 3.5 x 5.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003ePhotographer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color photo by \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eMac's Foto Shop\u003c\/span\u003e, Anchorage\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003ePhotochrome (Chrome), printed with \"Natural Color\" technology by Mike Roberts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eC.P. Johnston Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Seattle, Washington\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: The card has clear handwriting and a legible postmark. Minor edge wear and light yellowing on the reverse, which is standard for a 60-plus-year-old document.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an authentic vintage item. Use the zoom tool to inspect the photos for a detailed view of the condition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Satin Crystals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48697903808762,"sku":"pc00151","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1547\/3947\/files\/518A2AB4-262C-4A43-B192-6DE882BBAF0C.jpg?v=1776630935","url":"https:\/\/www.satincrystals.com\/en-de\/products\/vintage-postcard-1961-ketchikan-alaska-pulp-mill-ward-cove-seattle-forestry","provider":"Satin Crystals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}