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Change of Address Postcards, 1909
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The renumbering of Chicago's streets in 1909 and 1911 obviously required a great deal of preparation. Residents needing to notify correspondents of a new house number could find a variety of preprinted postcards in styles ranging from humorous to decorative to matter-of-fact. The August 21, 1909,
Record-Herald
headlined an article, "Postcard makers Reap Harvest on Change in City's House System."
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