The Pontiac “Straight 8” – circa 1933
March 26, 2023
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While I have never been especially interested in automotive engineering, I do admire the looks of classic cars. The Pontiac brand was launched in 1926
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Advertising Through Art – F.W. Crane (circa 1910)
March 26, 2023
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This Art Postcard advertised the F. W. Crane Company of Dresden, Germany. An office in Cincinnati, Ohio was the center for business in the United
Drink from the Mountain Stream – Cowboy Nostalgia (1939)
March 26, 2023
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In the “Golden Age of Postcards”, roughly 1905-1925, most postcard illustrators worked anonymously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcard A few (who were especially popular, skilled, prolific, or had the
The Soldier – Cuero, Texas (circa 1908)
March 26, 2023
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Sometime around 1908, Master Roy Brown received a postcard from his friend, Frieda. We know that Roy was a boy; that the address includes the
Friends in Winter – Harrisburg, PA (1905)
March 26, 2023
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This postcard, although mailed in April, features a winter scene of friendly animals. An original drawing, on the face, depicts a shaggy donkey attending to
St. Patrick’s Day for Miss Wenger – Gap, PA (1914)
March 26, 2023
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Miss Susan Wenger lived in Gap, the charming town that grew up at a pass through Mine Ridge in eastern Lancaster County, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap,_Pennsylvania On
Telling the Truth – George Washington’s Hatchet (circa 1910)
March 26, 2023
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Sometime around 1910, Inez presented to Ward a postcard in celebration of Washington’s Birthday. On the face, a large hatchet is framed by cherries –
Mary Receives a Valentine Code – Parkton, Maryland (circa 1910)
March 26, 2023
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Miss Mary Crook lived in Parkton, an agricultural area north of Baltimore and touching the Mason-Dixon line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkton,_Maryland For Valentine’s Day in a year near
Holy St. Patrick – Rohrerstown, PA (circa 1910)
March 26, 2023
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Miss Mary Stehman lived in Rohrerstown, a vibrant community a few miles west of Lancaster, PA. https://roadsidethoughts.com/pa/rohrerstown-xx-lancaster-profile.htm On St. Patrick’s Day, in a year near