I'm not sure where this photo was taken as the description was covered up with postage stamps. It was sent from Galesburg, a city of 30 000 located in north west Illinois. In Galesburg you will find Knox College, a private four year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a community college named for poet Carl Sandburg, who was born and raised in Galesburg.  Here is the Sandburg poem entitled, Chicago : CHICAGO Hog  Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys. And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again. And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the faces of women and children I have seen the marks of wanton hunger. And having answered so I turn onc...

This card shows the Schlusselfels im Dahner Felsenland, in the Rheinland-Pfalz area. However, in  the card the sender asks if I know of Alison Moyet, which I do not.  Alison Moyet (1961- ) is an Enlgish singer-songwriter. She was a member of the synth-pop due Yazoo (who were known as Yaz in North America). As a solo artist she went by Alf for a spell, until returning to her name.  As a solo artist she has released 10 albums, all of which charted in the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart - two reaching number one. In 2023, she had sold 23 million records worldwide. 

Cottbus-Chóśebuz is a university city    (Universitätsstadt / Uniwersitne město)  located in eastern Germany. It is home to Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Lausitz University of Applied Sciences, Teacher Training Institute, and Medical University of Lusatia. 

This is a homemade painted card from Leuven. Leuven  dates back to 891, when it was first mentioned in documentation. The Viking army was defeated by the Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia at Loven (Leuven). The legends states that the city's red and white coast of arms depicts the blood stained shores of the river Dyle after the battle.  Today Leuven is the capital city of Flemish Brabant, with just over 100 000 people. It is a university city since 1425. It is home to the Old University of Leuven, Holy Ghost College, Collegium Trilingue, Pope's College, and St. Anthony's College. As such there is a large population of university students. 

Beautiful card of the Oregon coast. My parents have travelled up and down the Oregon coast a couple of times and always rave about it.  Pendleton is not found on the Oregon coast, but in the north east of Oregon. It has a population of just over 17 000 and includes prisoners housed as the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution.  Pendleton's economy is reliant on lower wage hospitality industry jobs with the growth of the Wildhorse Resort and Casino. One in five jobs are in the "Accommodation and Food Services" industry.  Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution is one of 14 state prisons in Oregon. It was originally created in 1912 as a hospital for long-term mental health patients. It was converted to a men's medium security prison in 1983. 

Nassau Bay is a city of 5400 located on the south east border of Houston. It is also adjacent to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.  Of note, Nassau Bay is the sister city of Star City, Russia, which is home to Russia's equivalent to the Johnson Space Center.