This unusual card is a welcome card sent to recent visitors to the church that sent the cards. They had no description on the back , and were sent to the visiting worshipper by one of the church staff.
As noted there is no description on the back, only the caption on the front:
Welcome Visitor
We are glad you visited us and hope you will come AGAIN!
Come near before the Lord.
…Exodus 16:9
–The exact church that sent the card originally is unknown, however, it was mailed from Arnold’s Park, Iowa, and is dated 17 September 1963.
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First Street, La Salle, Illinois
This image shows the main business street in La Salle, Illinois as it looks in the 1950s.

Ektachrome by Jack Taylor
The description states:
FIRST STREET BUSINESS SECTION LOOKING WEST,
La Salle, Illinois
—This business district still exists, having been modernized over the decades.
This card was used, and is dated 12 June 1955.
Lincoln Post Office, New Salem, Illinois
This image shows a simple log building that served as a store for the Herndon Brothers in 1831, and over time morphed into the New Salem, Illinois Post Office operated by Abraham Lincoln from 1833 to 1836.

Ektachrome by Brock
The description states:
FIRST BERRY-LINCOLN STORE-U.S. POST
OFFICE, NEW SALEM STATE PARK
LINCOLN’S NEW SALEM, ILLINOIS
James and Rowan Herndon, brothers, built this store building probably in the fall of 1831, and engaged in the mercantile business.
James Herndon, at that time a bachelor and boarding at the Rutledge Tavern, sold his interest to William F. Berry early in the summer of 1832, and later in the same year Rowan sold his interest to Abraham Lincoln, taking Lincoln’s note in payment.
Abraham Lincoln served as Postmaster in New Salem from May 7, 1833 to May 30, 1836, when the office was discontinued. Post Office re-established Feb 12, 1940 as Lincoln’s New Salem, Illinois.
–This building is part of the larger reconstructed Lincoln’s New Salem historic park, and there are additional buildings besides the one shown here.
This postcard was used and is dated 14 April 1963.
Lincoln Statue, State Capitol Grounds, Springfield, Illinois
This image shows the memorial to Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield, Illinois until his Presidency in 1861.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”
There is no description on the back of this card.
The statue is located outside the entrance to the Illinois statehouse, and includes the entire text of his farewell speech on the granite slab behind him The statue was erected in 1918.
This card was used and is dated 9 July 1953.
Martinez-Benicia Bridge over Suisun Bay, California
This image shows the exceptionally long railroad bridge across Suisun Bay, just east of San Francisco Bay, connecting the cities of Martinez on the south side and Benicia on the north.

Southern Pacific Company, San Francisco
The description states:
MARTINEZ BENICIA BRIDGE
Southern Pacific’s new $12,000,000 bridge. One of the largest railroad bridges in the world across Suisun Bay, over which your train runs between Martinez and Benicia. This bridge the historic ‘train ferries’ between Port Costa and Benicia.
—This bridge still exists in this location, and has been joined on both sides by automobile bridges which cross the Carquinez Strait. It is now operated by the Union Pacific and shares trackage rights with Amtrak passenger trains.
The bridge was completed in 1930. This postcard was used, and is dated 20 July 1937.
Interior of Pan Am 747
This image is an unusual view of the interior of the then-new Boeing 747, as configured by Pan Am.
The description states simply:
PAN AM’S NEW 747
The plane with all the room in the world.
—The first Pan Am 747 was christened by Pat Nixon, the President’s wife on January 15, 1970, and the new planes were flown to various locations around the country to promote them.
This postcard was used, and is dated 5 August 1970.
C.W. Post Cereal Factories, Battle Creek, Michigan
This elevated image, taken from atop one of the Post Cereal factories, shows the extent of the Post Company presence in Battle Creek, Michigan at the time.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–The small sign on the building in the center of the image (click image to see larger version) states: It Makes Red Blood. In this time, processed cereal was touted as having many various health benefits, including improving blood quality and suppressing sexual appetite. It would be some time before boxed cereal would be considered primarily a children’s food.
This card was used and is dated 5 January 1912.
Methodist Church, Ithaca, Michigan
This image shows the Methodist Episcopal Church, as they were then called, located in Ithaca, Michigan.
There is no description on the back of this card.
The church is still active at the same location, now known as the Ithaca United Methodist Church, and the building still stands, expanded in size but retaining much of the original construction.
This postcard was used and is dated 7 August 1945.
Epworth Laboratory, Albion, Michigan
This image shows the recently built Epworth Physical Laboratory, on the campus of Albion College in Albion, Michigan.
There is no description on the back of this card.
This building was constructed in 1926 and still exists in almost original external appearance today, though it has found several different purposes over the past century. It is currently threatened with demolition.
This postcard was used and is dated 25 September 1923.
Pentwood Camp, Pentwater, Michigan
This is an image of a pair of simple campground cabins located in the lakeside community of Pentwater, Michigan.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–The cabins no doubt are long gone, as this appears to be a very informal development. The marking on the right building indicates where the sender’s family stayed during their visit.
The postcard was used but is not dated. However, the stamp used is from the wartime issues of the 1940s.