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This postcard depicts the Lion Canal, one of the canals built by Abbot Kinney in 1905 in Venice, California to replicated the feeling of Venice, Italy in Southern California. Complete with Venetian style buildings and gondolas (as seen here), Kinney's Venice of America opened on July 4, 1905. Typed on back: "Friend:- Thought it might interest you a little to view via Post Card, the scene which greets my gaze. Love to Bro. Win. and the Chaps. Am likely to send a little package to them. Cordially, A.F.F." Addressed to: Mrs. G.F. Winfield, Meridian, Tex. Postmarked 1912-03-03.
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