On the Porch – circa 1910
August 25, 2022
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This postcard photograph was not mailed, and it lacks any identification of the two boys. I assume that the two are brothers or otherwise related
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Aunt Anna with Buddy & Lucille – circa 1910
August 25, 2022
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This postcard photograph was not mailed, so we cannot determine the location of this mother and her children. Sometime around 1910, a photograph was taken
Grace and Iva – Walhonding, Ohio (1908)
August 25, 2022
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Walhonding is a crossroads near the geographic center of Ohio. A small community had grown up there when the Walhonding Canal (a short feeder to
Florence Lombard and Canadian Friends – circa 1910
August 25, 2022
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This postcard photograph was not mailed, but a message is inscribed on the reverse. The postcard may have been enclosed with a letter. Florence Lombard
Miss Osborne Writes to Hila – Rose Hill, Iowa (1910)
August 25, 2022
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Miss Osborne had six more weeks of teaching in the school year at Rose Hill, Iowa. Rose Hill is a very small city (population 157)
Curtis Gives a Weighty Greeting to His Aunt – Muddy Creek Forks, PA (circa 1910)
August 25, 2022
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Mrs. Henry Alloway lived in Muddy Creek Forks, a village in southern York County of central Pennsylvania. (Muddy Creek Forks was on the narrow-gauge railroad
“Home Folks…Good and True” – Reno, Nevada (1911)
August 25, 2022
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Mr. And Mrs. William Sutherland lived in Reno, the city on the Truckee River on the border between Nevada and California. Reno began when subsistence
Bessie Has Another “Social” – St. Louis, Missouri (1909)
August 25, 2022
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Miss Bessie Ruden lived in Jefferson Barracks, the historic military outpost on the Mississippi River, south of St. Louis. In April of 1909, Bessie received
Everything O.K. in Lancaster, PA (circa1910)
August 25, 2022
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In addition to the proud postcard memorials to local monuments or scenic splendors, plus the enormous variety of seasonal and holiday greetings, a large number
“If You Can’t Be Good, Be Careful” (1907)
August 25, 2022
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This comic postcard, published by Bamforth & Company, was printed in England. Other comic postcards of Bamforth (the large moustache, the forgotten purse) have been
“Meet Me Downtown on Saturday Night” – Mount Pleasant, PA (1916)
August 25, 2022
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Miss Leeanna Truxell lived in Mount Pleasant, a borough 45 miles southwest of Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. Between 1910 and 1920, the area was a
Kissing is the Rage – Webster Springs, West Virginia (1913)
August 25, 2022
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In the early 20th century, Webster Springs was a resort town to which visitors flocked to experience the curative powers of the salt sulfur springs.
“In Pastures Green” – Camden, New Jersey (1907)
August 25, 2022
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Miss H. Davies lived at 10th and Locust Street in Philadelphia, “in care of Shannons”. According to an on-line list of druggists in 1911, Shannons
Fishermen Come Ashore – circa 1910
August 25, 2022
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I scanned this postcard illustration of fisherman at a time when I was reading about the threats to traditional fishing villages in Western Europe. The
The Baby and the Anthracite Mine – Wilmington, Delaware (1911)
August 25, 2022
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Mrs. Richard Webb lived in Wilmington, Delaware and she had a baby. In May of 1911, Mrs. Webb received a postcard from Alma in Scranton,
The Approaching Storm – Jacksonville, Florida (1929)
August 25, 2022
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Miss Mollie Scott lived in Brooklyn, New York. In September of 1929, she received a postcard from friends in Florida. The postcard was mailed from
