2245 - Espoo, Finland

I love vintage photos of athletes and Raisa from Espoo, Finland, didn't disappoint. She apologized for not sending a lawn bowling card and then said that it is an outdoor sport and there is green grass.... Awesome. The photo is of Elmer Niklander

Elmer Niklander (1890-1942) participated in four Olympic Games - 1908, 1912, 1920, and 1924 - for Finland, winning a gold medal, two silvers, and a bronze. In the 1912 games in Stockholm, Niklander won the silver in the men's two handed discus throw, and bronze in the men's two handed shot put (I didn't know these were a thing).

His only gold was in men's discus at the 1920 games in Antwerp, Belgium.

His death in 1942 suggested he was a war casualty. However, he died from stomach cancer.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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