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What do you see? Supposedly, this French lady is viewing the coast of England from across the channel in France. This trade card advertised "Soapine" laundry soap. From page 147 [ https://goo.gl/fwhDmL ] of the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection - 1885. For just a few cents, you can own a postcard with this image: [ https://goo.gl/VswFPd ]

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