USA - New York

New York

View of Freedom Tower and Lower Manhattan

This card is from my friend Melissa. 

USA - Illinois

Boulevard de Strasbourg (Corsets), 1912 - Jean-Eugene-Auguste Atget (French, 1857-1927)

This photograph by the French artist Eugene Atget is housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Singapore

Merlion, Singapore

A beautiful sunset view of the national iconic symbol of Singapore.

This is my first card from Singapore, but it isn't a postcrossing card.  This was sent by my little niece Evy when her and her family were visiting friends on Singapore in the summer of 2015.  

More can be read about the Merlion here.

USA - Washington

Arbre couche (detail) by Chaim Soutine (1893-1943)

This card was sent by my friend Val from Seattle.  The artwork is in the Musee de l;Orangerie in Paris.

Spain

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Maria Montez

This postcard from Spain is of the actress Maria Montez (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951).  Originally named María Africa García Vidal de Santo Silas, she was born in the present day Dominican Republic and has an airport named after her in Barahona, Dominican Republic.

Switzerland

Soyez tendre avec la terre

This card, of a panda comes from my friend Kate who lives in "SwitzerFrance."  It has on it a quote of the Dalai lama, "Be gentle with the Earth."

Germany

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"Winterabend" by Thomas Kahlau

This card of a snowman amid a series of houses came from Germany last holiday season.  It included this friendly-drawn snowman on the reverse side.

Finland

This awesome card of a cat coming out of a purple box with red ribbon amid snowflakes was a Christmas postcard sent to me from my Finish friend Jenni last Christmas.  It came with this below stamp.  I believe the card is by illustrated Sari Airola.

USA - Washington

MOHAI

This card from the Museum of History & Industry in Seattle, Washington was sent by my postcrossing friends Chanele, Val, Shelby, and their friends.

India

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Sri Channakeshara Temple

The temple has been proposed to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was built near Belur.