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Description Advertising postcard promoting the Merry Widow Whirl amusement park ride; both the Forest Park and Riverview (Chicago) amusement parks had one, as per the message on the back of the card.
Date Circa 1907-1922, based on Forest Park's 1907 opening and end by fire in 1922.
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Author None shown-assumed to be the manufacturer of the ride, since it promotes the two area amusement parks which had one.

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20:22, 9 January 2013Thumbnail for version as of 20:22, 9 January 2013709 × 1,147 (178 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn (talk | contribs)Card has been cropped and auto corrected.
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