On February 13, 1926, Martha Gill sent a valentine postcard to her cousin, Miss Martha Oberholtzer of Manheim, PA. The postcard, featuring an illustration of
The Terrible Battle of September 11 – Chadd’s Ford, PA At the time of the American Revolution, Philadelphia was the largest and most prosperous city
The Conestoga from Rocky Springs – 1909 Mr. Guy Dunlap was living in Wilkinsburg, Pa when he received a postcard from his friend, M. I.
The Conowingo Dam – circa 1950 The Conowingo Dam is the third of the three great hydro-electric dams on the lower Susquehanna. Constructed between 1925
The New Grandstand at the York Fairgrounds – York, PA (Postmark 1934) Some time ago, I posted memorabilia related to the York Fair, one of
Miss Mollie Gable lived in Schaefferstown, an unincorporated community in Lebanon County of central Pennsylvania. This area boasts several historic homes and businesses – it
A Comic Postcard to Walter. – Elkhorn, Wisconsin (1906) This is another light- hearted postcard that has a sorrowful aftermath. In April of 1906, Walter
The Tallest Sycamore Tree in Pennsylvania – Berks County circa 1920 Like many nature-lovers, I am moved by the enormity and grace of large trees.
The Swannanoa River – North Carolina (circa 1935) The Swannanoa River arises near Black Mountain, NC and flows westward through a picturesque valley to Asheville,
Laurel Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park – circa 1940 The Great Smoky Mountain National Park was dedicated by President Franklin Roosevelt in
The Guadeloupe Range of West Texas and New Mexico – circa 1940 As much of the nation is blanketed by snow and freezing rain, I
You Nut! 1916 Ray Peterson of Cannon Falls, Minnesota had been away, visiting the brother of E. Miller; Ray received belatedly the postcard sent by
“Great Games in York” – circa 1910 I believe that this is a comic card, picturing a card shark luring pedestrians to a rigged game.
It’s Crowded in Atlantic City — 1932 In the summer of 1932, Mrs. Lee Wolf was living in Ephrata, PA. Mrs. Wolf received a comic
The Comic Drunk – 1919 This comic postcard from the era of the first World War reminds us how views of public intoxication have changed.
The Cornwall Cousins – circa 1910 Wes Cornwall and William B. Cornwall were cousins. Sometime around 1910, they shared a visit, and celebrated their time
The Young Man in Sioux City, Iowa – circa 1915 An unknown young man, wearing a light-colored suit with a tie, sat for a photographic
Ezra Hartman of Reading – circa 1910 It never fails; soon after finding one photograph from a studio previously unknown to me, I find a
The Gipe Family of York – circa 1915 Sometime around 1915, Jacob and Minnie (Mundis) Gipe had a family portrait made at the Pen Park
(NOTE: Alert readers noted that this is Flora Hays Grim.) Sometime around the turn of the twentieth century, Flora Hays sat for a photographic portrait
The Winter Clothes of Auntie Kate – circa 1910 Sometime around 1910, Auntie Kate sent a postcard photograph to her nieces, Carol and Esther. I
Rev. Summerfield – circa 1910 I have several postcard photographs of clergymen; most of them show the placid features of a calm and scholarly man.
Although snow fell during the night on parts of the east coast, I don’t believe there was sufficient accumulation to permit sleighing. It would be
Grandma Alger – circa 1910 There is a trace of a smile on the face of Grandma Alger as she sits with her children and