California State Railroad Museum

Outgoing postcard US-3911531 to Slovakia shows the EMD E-9A diesel-electric locomotive No. 6051 at the California State Railroad Museum. This large, streamlined locomotive was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1954. It had served the Southern Pacific Railroad for 15 years before it was donated to the Pacific Coast Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society for the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento, California in 1969.

Solivar pri Prešove

Postcard SK-52960 from  Slovakia shows Solivar near Prešov, "Saltworks," a branch of the Slovak Technical Museum. Opened in 2001, it focuses on history and technology for boiling and producing of salt.

The card is listed for sale on the museum's site for 0.50 EUR. The building on the right, where salt was cooked, now serves as the main building of the museum. The building on the left, an old repository, was affected by a fire and it is being restored. Dušan Balara has published an aerial video on YouTube showing the restoration in progress.

Hľadáš Nové Exotické Zážitky?

Postcard SK-43085 from Slovakia shows a youth campaign post "Looking for New Exotic Experiences?" from IUVENTA - Slovak Youth Institute. According to their web site, IUVENTA is a state organization directly managed by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. It offers educational, methodical and informational activities for various target groups; performs tasks resulting from the state policy towards children and youth; coordinates and implements activities to promote and develop research in the field of youth; administrates grant programs of  the Ministry of  Education, Science, Research and Sport of the SR (ADAM) and the European Union (Youth in Action); operates in the sphere of work with talented youth. IUVENTA is the seat of Eurodesk – European information network for youth and youth workers.

This blog has featured similar postcards that promotes universal primary education and encourages youth participation.