Lincoln Heritage Trail View-Master

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(12-26-2013 09:00 AM)BettyO Wrote:  Dave -

These are priceless! You are lucky to have them. I, too own an original 1950s View Master from my childhood.... But I don't have this particular reel....

Hang onto this - it's priceless!

I am "Stymie"d (a pun for you, Betty!) as to when this VM was made. I wondered if the flag at half-mast was due to RFK's death, but forgot that the theatre was restored six months prior to that. The Ford Fairlane parked in front means it's post-1957. I wondered if it was at half-mast for Truman or Hoover, but the former died when it was already very cold, (trhe lady in front of the PEtersen House is just wearing a blouse) and HST died in '72. Maybe it was some old senator or former Cabinet member. If I see one of these on ebay that comes with the booklet, perh. there's a copyright date on it.
I once had a hundred VM's as a kid. I have all the other Lincoln ones, but I don;t think this one.