{"product_id":"vintage-postcard-1940s-rppc-parangaricutiro-mexico-volcano-lava-church-horseback","title":"Vintage Postcard 1940s RPPC Parangaricutiro Mexico Volcano Lava Church Horseback","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn early American tourist writes home to Massachusetts via a Mexico City postmark, providing a vivid first-hand diary account of riding a horse over miles of treacherous, jagged lava fields to explore the ruins:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Dear Nellie— This town near by the volcano was completely covered with rock and lava, only this church spire was left standing. Our horses took us over 2 miles of rock such as you see in the picture. I thought many times I was going over the horse's head as he slipped \u0026amp; stumbled over the loose rock. My guide gave me a piece of rock to keep my hands warm. We wore Indian Serapes to keep warm.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScene\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is an exceptional, historically significant \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003epostcard\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e documenting one of the most famous geological events of the 20th century: the birth and eruption of the \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eParícutin Volcano\u003c\/span\u003e in Michoacán, Mexico. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003eThe only surviving structure was the town's stone church, \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eSantuario del Señor de los Milagros\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The lava flows entered the building but miraculously spared the towering altar and the main bell tower, which is shown here rising dramatically out of a jagged sea of volcanic rock.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: Standard 3.5 x 5.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e1940s Era\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Post-eruption early tourism window)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Corner bumping, paper aging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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":49670269075706,"sku":"pc00784","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1547\/3947\/files\/0F3C6BEB-9BBB-4A41-9351-404844551B8E.jpg?v=1783458757","url":"https:\/\/www.satincrystals.com\/en-nz\/products\/vintage-postcard-1940s-rppc-parangaricutiro-mexico-volcano-lava-church-horseback","provider":"Satin Crystals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}