A great card from Ajax, Ontario. I love these old advertisement posters promoting that newcomers to Canada should move out to the Canadian prairies. The pictures always show a bumper crop in the fields and an idyllic life. However, as a Canadian history teacher, I know that a lot of the free land (well, $10) that was given away by the Canadian government was given up by many early homesteaders. Most had to live in sod houses for several years as lumber was scarce. Getting started wasn't as easy as the government tried to promote. Some families left and tried their luck in the new cities and towns that were springing up on the prairies.
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...
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