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POSTCARD WITH A DRAWING OF A BURRO WITH A SMALL FEATHER AS HIS TAIL. READS "BURROMETER, DIRECTIONS: HANG OUTSIDE. IF TAIL IS DRY... FAIR. IF TAIL IS WET... RAIN. IF TAIL IS SWINGING... STORMY. IF TAIL IS FROZEN... COLD. IF TAIL BLOWS OFF... CYCLONE. GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK"

BURRO IS RED, WITH A GREEN AREA BELOW HIM FOR GRASS. TIED TO THE TOP OF THE CARD WITH WHITE STRING IS A MAILING LABEL. FROM "BILL AND BE..." (STAMPS COVER REST OF NAME). SENT TO "RALPH L. MILLER, CO. TREAS. OFFICE, EUREKA, KANS." HAS TWO 1.5 CENT STAMPS. POSTMARKED 1951.

Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
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