On February 28, 1945 — just months before V-E Day — a woman named Mrs. J. B. D. in El Paso, Texas dashed off a warm note of thanks to her friend Mrs. W. D. H. in Kansas City, Missouri, on this vivid linen card showing the bustling corner of Juarez Avenue and 16th of September Street in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The linen's rich Curteich palette captures the ornate red-and-black turret of the landmark building and, prominently, the modern storefront of Casa Oppenheim — The House of Oppenheim — a well-known tourist emporium catering to the steady stream of American visitors and soldiers crossing from El Paso during the war years. A row of late-1930s sedans lines the street beneath three Mexican flags, and a red streetcar waits at the left — a scene of border commerce that feels simultaneously foreign and familiar. The message reads simply: "Thanks for card. Hope you like this one of Mexico. Sincerely."