This postcard was not mailed; it appears to have been a gift between friends. We can be reasonably certain of the date, however, as the
The example of Roscoe Conkling may remind us how the passage of time shows the impermanence of fame and political influence. Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888) was
We met members of the Long family in earlier postcard stories: “Ohio River Steamboat at Night” (1906), “A Pointed Suggestion” (1906), “Chester Sends a Blond
As we approach the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, there has been renewed interest in the events and personalities of the American Revolution.
Mr. Albert Ehrhart lived in Highspire, a borough on the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County of south-central Pennsylvania. Platted by two German immigrants in 1814,
This postcard photograph was printed on stock from the United States. The reverse is blank – devoid of any clues about date, location, or subjects.
This is the third anonymous postcard photograph that I have shared recently – a testament to the widespread lack of diligence in adding names, dates,
This postcard photograph is identified with a name, but the information is insufficient to discover a biography. Sometime in a winter month near 1910, a
In 1910, Pope Pius X issued the decree, “Quam Singulari”, which addressed the age of First Communion for Roman Catholic children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quam_singulari Clarifying traditions that