Miss Ruth Hoppes lived in Mulberry, a small city in southeast Kansas. Founded as a mining town on the site of an Indian camping site,
Sometime around 1910, Mrs. G. F. Latimer was living in Woodsfield – a village in Monroe County of southeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodsfield,_Ohio Mrs. Latimer was celebrating
Miss Margie Humphreville was living on West Vine Street in Lancaster, the lovely and historic city in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania We have seen another postcard
Mr. George C. Fike lived in Smithville, a village in Wayne County of central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithville,_Ohio Sometime around 1918, George was celebrating a birthday. (The
Mrs. John Bittinger lived in Oberlin, an unincorporated community in southwest Dauphin County of south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlin,_Pennsylvania In March of 1911, Mrs. Bittinger received a
Mr. Joseph Irwin lived in Bart, a township in southeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This rich agricultural area remains rural; more than 50% of the residents
Mrs. Derwood Killock lived in Wilton, a town in south-central Maine. Founded as a mill town, Wilton became known for the manufacture of shoes (Bass
Miss Cora B. Landis lived in Bird-in-Hand, an unincorporated community in the rich agricultural area of eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird-in-Hand,_Pennsylvania In March of 1910,
Mrs. J. Brown was in Miami, the Atlantic coastal city that grew rapidly after Henry Flagler extended the railroad to the area in the mid-1890’s.
Miss Nellie Lehman lived in Landstreet, a very small community that is no longer organized. Landstreet was located in the mountainous area of Somerset County
Miss Emma Humphreville lived in the charming and historic city of Lancaster, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania On February 10, 1909 Miss Humphreville received a Valentine postcard. Emma
Frank Fox lived in Hollidaysburg, a borough on the Juniata River and the county seat of Blair County in central Pennsylvania. This town, laid out
Miss Ella White lived in Sellersburg, a town in southeast Indiana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellersburg,_Indiana In February of 1911, Ella received a lovely Valentine postcard from Rossie (I
Steve and Nellie lived in Los Angeles, California. In the first decade of the twentieth century, Los Angeles had grown to a population of more
This postcard photograph was printed by the Penn Park Studio which operated at two locations in York County of south-central Pennsylvania. The first studio location
Miss Lulu Schildwachter lived in Baltimore, the commercial and transportation hub on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore In November of 1911, Lulu received a
Master Horace Rutherford was a boy growing up in Jamison, a village in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamison,_Pennsylvania In February of 1910, Horace received
Mr. William Shaw lived in Utahville, a populated place in Clearfield County of central Pennsylvania. Utahville, founded as Mount Pleasant, no longer has a post office
Jesse Dyson lived in Oil City, the town on the Oil River in northwest Pennsylvania that became an early center of the oil industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_City,_Pennsylvania
Miss Matilda Reiser lived at 915 East Orange Street in Lancaster, the charming and historic city in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania Matilda’s home was erected in
Miss Althea Harvey lived on Park Avenue in Windsor, Connecticut. Windsor is a town on the northern edge of Hartford, the capital city of Connecticut.
Mr. Charles Ritchie was living in Watertown, a city in Codington County of northeast South Dakota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertown,_South_Dakota In January of 1909, Charles received a postcard
Mrs. Betty Reed lived in Trevorton, a census-designated place in Northumberland County of central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevorton,_Pennsylvania In June of 1938, Betty received a postcard from
Mr. J. A. Beveridge lived in Worcester, the commercial and educational center about 50 miles west of Boston. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts In October of 1917, Mr. Beveridge
Miss Mollie Scott lived in Brooklyn, the bustling borough of industry and commerce in New York City. When Mollie lived there, Brooklyn boasted a large
Miss Nellie Butler lived in Barnesville, a village in Belmont County of east-central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnesville,_Ohio In April of 1912, Nellie received a postcard from her
Mrs. Maggie Musser lived in West Union, a small city in a rural area of northeast Iowa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Union,_Iowa In May of 1911, Maggie received a
Mr. Galen V. Etter lived in Dayton, the city on the Miami River (50 miles north of Cincinnati) in southwest Ohio. In the early 20th
Private Ray L. Andrew was stationed at Camp Meade, a US Army cantonment established between the cities of Baltimore and Washington, DC, in July of
Mrs. Elisha Rambo lived in Cochranville, a lovely town in Chester County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochranville,_Pennsylvania (We have seen other postcard stories related to folks
Mrs. Abbie Phelan lived in Huntington, a sparsely-populated township of Lorain County in north-central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Township,_Lorain_County,_Ohio In December of 1913, Mrs. Phelan received a New
Alfred Jr. lived in Oxford, a borough in Chester County, PA. In 1912, Oxford was a booming town known for its candy and confectionery business.
Miss Ida Shugart lived in Carlisle, once a frontier fort, now an academic center in the Cumberland Valley of south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania In January of
Mr. Fred Weaver lived in at 248 South Third Street in Philadelphia. This home, an historic federal-style townhouse on “mansion row” of Old City, was
Thomas F. McCormack worked in the Revenue Department of the Staten Island Ferry in New York City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_Ferry The great wave of Irish immigration to
Miss Emma Coleman lived in Minneapolis, the commercial and manufacturing center of the upper Mississippi River. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis In October of 1906, Emma received a postcard
This lovely postcard photograph was not mailed. It appears to have been presented to Miss Eva Braggino of Coffeyville, Kansas. The name, Jack, appears on
Florence Eisenbise lived in Reading, a manufacturing, commercial, and transportation center of southeastern Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania Florence lived at 1225 Chestnut Street in Reading. The tidy,
Peters Mountain is a peak (1190 feet) of the Appalachian Mountains on the east side of the Susquehanna River in northern Dauphin County, PA. The
Ursinus College was established by the German Reformed Church in 1869, This institution, like many other establishments of the 19th century, represented a theological difference
Miss Velma Magley lived in Hillsdale, a town on the border of Massachusetts in east central New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsdale,_New_York We have seen other postcards from
Master Henry Stager lived on College Avenue, a handsome street that borders the campus of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. The brick townhouse
Gerard Curran lived in Quinsigamond, a village adjacent to the city of Worcester – about 50 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinsigamond In February of
Mrs. May B. May lived in Carnegie, a borough in Allegheny County that is now part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan area. In the early twentieth
Master Vernne Brant lived in Penbrook, a borough near the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County of central Pennsylvania. Penbrook is adjacent to the capital city
Mrs. Elmer Huyett lived in Birdsboro, a borough on the Schuylkill River in Berks County of southeast Pennsylvania. Until the mid-20th century, Birdsboro boasted foundries
Miss Jennie Hare lived in Harpursville, a community within the town of Colesville, New York. Harpursville/Colesville is on the Susquehanna River in Broome County of
We met Mayme Pulcher in several postcard stories; Mayme received many postcards from “Tom” who sent her postcard views from various places in the upper
Mrs. Hannah Shultz was living in Strasburg, the charming, historic borough a few miles southeast of Lancaster, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasburg,_Pennsylvania In December of 1918, Mrs. Shultz
Mrs. Stephen Webster lived in Willink, a village that had been re-formed several times with new names since 1874 – but which survived as a
We met Charles Geary in earlier postcard stories – he worked as a telegraph operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad in southwest Pennsylvania, as a railroad
Other postcard stories have mentioned the hobby of postcard painting that was enjoyed by many amateur artists in the early 20th century. This example of
Mr. Aaron Fry lived in Millersville, the college town about four miles southwest of Lancaster in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millersville,_Pennsylvania (I have another postcard addressed to
Miss Elsia Hyde was living in Lowell, a small city on the Grand River – about 15 miles east of Grand Rapids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell,_Michigan Elsia resided
Miss Edna Frackman lived in Bart, a township in southeast Lancaster County, PA. (This rural area remains largely devoted to agriculture; today, more than 50%
Dr. R. S. Brinton lived in New Castle, a city on the Shenango River in Lawrence County of west-central Pennsylvania. In 1908, this area near
Mr. H. C. Stolzenbach lived in Baltimore, the busy port city and transportation hub for central Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore In February of 1909, Mr. Stolzenbach received
We met Estella Dunlap (“Stella”) in other postcard stories. Postcards that were mailed to her are addressed to Coatesville, PA. In the early 20th century,
Miss Ruby Kroff, possibly Kropp, lived in Oneida – a city in Madison County of central New York State. Oneida grew up as the Erie
Miss Nellie Brauff lived in Allegheny, a city on the Allegheny River of western Pennsylvania that was later incorporated into the city of Pittsburgh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny,_Pennsylvania
Miss Ruth Oppenheim (possibly, Offenheim) lived in Bedford City, now the town of Bedford. Bedford lies south of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and east of
One can find many postcards of the early 20th century with the theme of “too busy to write”. Some of these postcards, like this one,
Miss Eleanor B. Smith lived on Elmwood Avenue in Philadelphia, PA. In August of 1928, Eleanor received a postcard from her Aunt Anne. Aunt Anne
Dorothy Myers lived in Chicago, the center of commerce, transportation, and industry for the Midwest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago In July of 1924, Dorothy received a postcard from
Nathan Turk worked in the Syracuse Savings Bank Building, a landmark in downtown Syracuse, NY. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse_Savings_Bank_Building Syracuse was then (and now) the commercial, education, and
Billie Nydegger was staying in care of Mrs. R. Rubin in Whitehall, Michigan. Whitehall is a city on the White River in west-central Michigan. The
Miss Addie Woodruff lived in Long Island City, a commercial and residential neighborhood along the East River in the Borough of Queens in New York
Miss Oacle Marsh lived in Seaman, a village on the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad line in southwest Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman,_Ohio In October of 1933, Miss Marsh
Mrs. W. H. Long lived in Wooster, the commercial center and college town in northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooster,_Ohio We have seen other postcard stories related to
Mrs. M. Rettig lived on West 40th Street in Manhattan, now a gentrifying neighborhood once known a “Hell’s Kitchen”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%27s_Kitchen,_Manhattan In February of 1911, Mrs.
Miss Emma S. Stoltzfus lived in the community of Bird-in-Hand, one of the colorful place names in eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. English Quakers and German
In June of 1919, Mrs. Durant made a trip to attend a wedding. We do not know whose wedding was being celebrated, but the event
Mr. William J. Hoffman lived in Joanna, an unincorporated community in Berks County of southeast Pennsylvania. The community of Joanna grew up around the Joanna
Mr. and Mrs. Hickerson lived in Lava Hot Springs, a small city along the Portneuf River in southeast Idaho. The Oregon Trail and the California
This example of postcard art is part of a series entitled, “A Gretna Green Elopement”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretna_Green “Gretna Green”, a village in Scotland, was the destination
Mr. Harry Mason lived in Hoboken, a city on the Hudson River in northeast New Jersey. In the early 20th century, Hoboken was home to
Bessie Bernot lived at 1482 Second Avenue in the Lenox Hill neighborhood on the upper east side of Manhattan. An apartment building was erected on
Mrs. Frank Perrett lived in Fayetteville, a village of Onondaga County of central New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayetteville,_New_York The village was named in honor of the Marquis
Miss Ruth Brubaker lived on a rural delivery route outside the charming borough of Mount Joy, in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Joy,_Pennsylvania On December
Mrs. Watson Ryan lived in North Brook, a neighborhood that is now a National Historic District in Chester County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northbrook_Historic_District North Brook never
Mrs. Truman Grant lived near Fulton, a town on the Oswego River near Lake Ontario in central New York. The post office in Fulton was
Mrs. Carrie McGuire lived in Syracuse, the thriving metropolis in central New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York In December of 1922, Mrs. McGuire received a New Year
Mr. William Haurey lived in Elizabeth, the historic city that became an industrial powerhouse of northeast New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey In December of 1915, Mrs. Haurey
Mrs. Morris Luther lived in Gray, a populated place near the boundary of the Adirondack Park in Herkimer County of central New York State. https://newyork.hometownlocator.com/ny/herkimer/gray.cfm
Miss Sarah Van Syckle lived in Hackettstown, a town on the banks of the Musconetcong River in north-central New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackettstown,_New_Jersey Sarah had graduated from
Mr. John Homan was in Minerva, a village in northeast Ohio. Minerva straddles county lines, but most of the village is within the Canton Metropolitan
Mr. Henry Whicher (Henry Whitcher, see below) had lived in Newbury, a town on the Connecticut River in Orange County of east-central Vermont. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbury_(town),_Vermont By
Mr. Joseph Labreche lived in Fall River, a busy commercial and transportation center at the mouth of the Taunton River in southeast Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts In
Miss Anna Wallner lived in New Bedford, the port city in south-east Massachusetts that had once been a whaling center for the nation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts In
Miss Irean Roche lived in Kings Mills, a census-designated place on the west bank of the Little Miami River in southwest Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Mills,_Ohio In January
This amusing and suggestive postcard was not mailed. Consequently, we lack information about the sender, or the location of the woman to whom it was
Mr. Carl Rang may have been a bachelor, as he received a comic postcard with an amusing depiction of the single life. Carl lived in
Miss Mary Singer lived in Columbia, the borough that became center of transportation and commerce on the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Pennsylvania In July
This comic postcard recalls the time when many homes had servants. An elderly woman calls from the stairs to her maid who is in an
Winifred Carlson was growing up in the town of Frontenac, an unincorporated community on the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota. The coming of the “Chicago,
Martha Edgar lived in Greensboro, a town along the Choptank River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro,_Maryland In December of 1915, Martha received a Christmas postcard
Mr. H. A. Carpenter lived in Glen Cove, now a city on the north shore of Long Island. In the early 20th century, Glen Cove
Most of us know eucalyptus as an ingredient in balms, lotions, or potpourri, or as an aromatic addition to flower arrangements or dried plant bouquets.
Miss M. L. Leland lived in Watertown, the city founded by Puritan settlers in 1630. Watertown is now adjacent to the city of Boston. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertown,_Massachusetts
We have seen several postcard stories related to the towns and resorts on the Long Island Sound of southern Connecticut. Morris Cove is a rounded
Master Leslie Caton was growing up in Rochester, the prosperous manufacturing center on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York
This Christmas postcard was exchanged between schoolmates. It was not mailed, which complicates the task of interpreting the address abbreviations of the sender. Mr. Alfred
Mrs. S. Zea lived in Gloversville, the center of glove-making in the Mohawk Valley of central New York State. For most of the 19th century,
There are postcard stories that allude to personal trials and difficulties and so draw our sympathy. This postcard message describes the anxious waiting of a
Mr. Norman Maust lived in Jerseytown, a census-designated place of farmland and forest in northeast Pennsylvania. The college town of Bloomsburg is about ten miles
Mrs. Louise Cavanagh lived in Canton, the city on branches of the Nimishillen Creek in northeast Ohio. In the early 20th century, Canton was a
Mrs. Jacob Dohner lived in Palmyra, a borough in the Lebanon Valley of south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra,_Pennsylvania Sometime near 1910, Mrs. Dohner received a postcard photograph
I cannot prove that the two boys on this postcard photograph are brothers. The postcard lacks any indication of location, date, or studio. But the
Sometime around 1910, two smiling children sat for a photographic portrait. Although the photograph was printed on a postcard, there is no indication of a
Mr. C. E. Spofford lived in Malden, a city in the hilly region along the Mystic River – near Boston, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malden,_Massachusetts On the last
Miss Georgia Mann lived in Saco, a city in southeast Maine that was a center of lumbering in the 19th century, and of cotton mills
Master Sherman Linton was a boy in Rockville, a city developed at the meeting of rivers and creeks near Washington, DC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockville,_Maryland We know that
Miss Blanche Wilson lived in New Danville, an unincorporated agricultural community in southern Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Danville,_Pennsylvania After Christmas of 1922, Blanche received
Miss Millicent Fellows lived in Kinzua, now a “ghost township” in Warren County of northwest Pennsylvania. The community was a prosperous center of the lumber
Miss Velma Magley lived in Hillsdale, a town in the hills of Columbia County in southeast New York. Hillsdale is close to the border of
Miss Zilpha Hyde lied in Lowell, a city on the Grand River, about 15 miles east of Grand Rapids, Michigan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell,_Michigan Zilpha resided in the
Miss Julia Hoehn lived in Warren, a city on the Mahoning River in northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren,_Ohio In May of 1909, Julia received a comic postcard
Miss Beulah Peters lived in Mt. Hope, a small community that was established to support the workers and dependents of the iron-monger who lived on
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weiss lived in West Haven, a city southwest of New Haven on Long Island Sound in south-central Connecticut. The settlement was
Mrs. John Larson lived in Manton, a city in west-central Michigan. Once a railroad town, the city is now the center of a large Amish
Attempts to cultivate rice as a cash crop have a long history in the United States. beginning with the English settlement at Jamestown. Until the
Here is another example of postcard art celebrating a popular song of the early 20th century. In 1904, B. Feldman and Company of London published
Based entirely on the number of postcard stories that mention these events, it appears that Christmas Dances were a common attraction in towns and cities
Miss Eulalia Hendershot lived in Platteville, a city amid the ravines and groves of the “driftless region” of southwest Wisconsin. The city grew up along
Miss Stella Kinsey lived in Telford, a borough that straddles the border of Bucks County and Montgomery County in southeast Pennsylvania. The area was settled
There is no shortage of stories about religious innovation, enthusiasm, and awakenings in the history of the United States. Other postcard stories have touched on
St. Francis, whose Feast Day we celebrated on October 4, is beloved by many people for his love of all Creation and for his embodiment
In an earlier postcard story, we met Daisy Pickel who lived in the Susquehanna River town of Safe Harbor, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_Harbor,_Pennsylvania Sometime around 1910, Daisy
Mrs. J. Park Roderick lived in Juda, a small, unincorporated community in south-central Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juda,_Wisconsin In November of 1913, Mrs. J. Park Roderick received a
Mrs. Richard Webb lived in Wilmington, the manufacturing, commercial, and transportation center of the State of Delaware. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware In November of 1907, Mrs. Webb received
Dorothy Drefahl lived in Milwaukee, a bustling industrial and commercial city – and a melting pot of European immigrants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee In November of 1914, Dorothy
Miss Mary Martin was living in Baltimore, the busy center of commerce and culture on the Chesapeake Bay in central Maryland.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore In August of
Miss Florence Cowles lived in Malden, the city built on a wooded, hilly area on the Mystic River northeast of Boston, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malden,_Massachusetts In June
Mrs. A. J. Smith lived in Kansas City, the bustling port city on the Missouri River in northwest Missouri. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri In August of 1928, Mrs.
The beautiful city of Nice is older than any written documents – it enters into the histories of the Greeks (4th century BC) and the
The automobile transformed American life, and many of the changes were positive- increasing mobility, less isolation, ease of personal travel, and improving the cleanliness of
It seems that boys in every generation are attracted to occupations involving fast, powerful, or dangerous, equipment. I don’t think that this postcard was exchanged
Mr. Bernard Fessler lived in Milmont, an unincorporated community of Union County in central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millmont,_Pennsylvania In November of 1906, Bernard received a comic postcard
We met Miss Challender in earlier postcard stories; she received many postcards related to love and romance. Miss Challender lived in Cookstown, an unincorporated community
Mr. James Stansbury lived in Coney Island, a peninsula extending into New York Bay in southern Brooklyn. Since the mid 19th century, the area was
Miss Jessie Malone lived in Canton, a city on the Nimishillen Creek – about 60 miles south of Cleveland in northeast Ohio. In the early
Miss Grace Callison lived in Trenton, a city in northern Missouri. Once the site of an Utopian Socialist commune influenced by the English thinker, John
The Great Falls on the Passaic River had excited interest in industrial development since the late 18th century, Alexander Hamilton founded an engineering society to
There is a note of desperation in this postcard story, but we have no background to the tale. In January of 1911, Mr. Frank Wayne
Miss Cora E. Hayden lived in West Somerville, now the city of Somerville – northwest of Boston and the home of Tufts University. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts In
Before World War I, there were large German-speaking communities throughout the United States. German-language newspapers and periodicals connected this ethnic community, the largest in the
Mrs. Emma Gagne lived in Lebanon, a small city in the Williamette Valley of northwest Oregon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon,_Oregon Grandma received mail in the household of Henry
Miss E. Thurber lived in Vallejo, a city on the North Bay region of west-central California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallejo,_California In December of 1915, Miss Thurber received a Christmas
Miss Luella Muffly lived in North Star, an unincorporated community along the Bad River in the central part of lower Michigan (middle of the “mitten”).
Mrs. A. E. Bailey lived in Bath, a picturesque town on the Connecticut River in west-central New Hampshire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_New_Hampshire In December of 1916, Mrs. Bailey received
I found this postcard photograph some time ago when I was collecting images from the Penn Park Studio of York, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania The Penn Park
In the early 20th century, the city of Reading, PA was a bustling center of industry, commerce, and transportation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania The city boasted numerous photography
Although this image is not as sharp as we might wish, it commemorates very well a family who lived in Maine circa 1918. This postcard
Sometime around 1910, a young gentleman had his photographic portrait made an unknown studio. The photo was printed on postcards, but the studio not named.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goetz lived in Tiffin, a city on the Sandusky River about 55 miles southeast of Toledo in north-central Ohio. In the early twentieth
Mr. Herbert Fisher lived near Martins Creek, a census-designated place in the Lehigh Valley of east-central Pennsylvania. Through the first half of the 20th century,
Mrs. L. Tritschler lived on the High Street of Germantown, now a neighborhood within Philadelphia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germantown,_Philadelphia Germantown, as the name suggests, was a very early
Mr. B. F. Hartman was a school teacher; I have postcards addressed to him in several places of central Pennsylvania, including Shippensburg and Harrisburg. We
Some time ago, we saw the postcard drawing of a girl in blue, faded overalls. The artwork was titled, “My Overalls”. This postcard is a
Here is another example of an inspirational postcard motto; this one featuring a decorative border of Art Nouveau designs that prefigures the Art Deco movement.
It is unfortunate that this cute postcard was never mailed. While sending it through the post office increases the chances of a disfiguring mark or
Miss Glen. Schwabe lived in Plainfield, a village in northeast Illinois. Plainfield is between the cities of Naperville and Joliet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield,_Illinois (The name of our
In January of 1939, Marjorie was in London – months before the outbreak of World War II. Marjorie mailed a postcard photograph to her friend,
Mr. R. D. English lived in Niagara, a very small city in the rural area of northeast North Dakota – not far from Grand Forks.
This postcard was not mailed, so the provenance cannot be established clearly. It is in the style of souvenir postcards published circa 1910-1920, but I
Mt. William T. Hatton lived in Coatesville, a center of steel manufacturing in Chester County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coatesville,_Pennsylvania In July of 1914, Mr. Hatton
In the early 20th century, it was not uncommon for companies to advertise their products or services through examples of postcard art. The Fidelity Trust
Mr. John Pittinger lived in Oberlin, an unincorporated community in Dauphin County of central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlin,_Pennsylvania In April of 1911, Mr. Pittinger celebrated a birthday.
Elam Kennel lived in Atglen, a borough of Chester County in southeast Pennsylvania. Before the first European settlers arrived in 1717, the place was a crossing
Because they were plentiful and ubiquitous, postcards illustrate the changes in culture and the popular enthusiasms of the early 20th century. In other postcard stories
Mrs. Thomas Kelley lived in Roslyn, a populated place (near Pikesville) in Baltimore County, Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikesville,_Maryland In September of 1908, Mrs. Kelley was celebrating a
This charming postcard was exchanged between two boys, each named “Ralph”. I believe that both correspondents are boys as the sender notes, “I go to
Miss Josie Mengel lived in Falls, an unincorporated community on the Susquehanna River in northeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls,_Pennsylvania In December of 1910, Josie received a Christmas
Miss Anna Voigt lived n Hicksville, a hamlet on Long Island – east of New York City. Today, the hamlet (within Oyster Bay) is a
Mrs. Inez Thompson lived in Plattsmouth, the county seat of Cass County in east-central Nebraska. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattsmouth,_Nebraska Sometime near Christmas, in a year near 1910, Mrs. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cornell lived in Paw Paw, a rural village on the Paw Paw River in southwest Michigan.The area is known for the
Miss Stella Dunlap lived in Coatesville, the steel-making city along the Brandywine River in Chester County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coatesville,_Pennsylvania Miss Dunlap was an avid
For this very warm Sunday in late summer, a look at one of the phrases of the Lord’s Prayer. In earlier postcard stories, we saw
Mr. George Smyser Agnew lived in Philadelphia, PA. In September of 1907, Mr. Agnew received a postcard from a friend known only by the initials,
In the 19th century, a “seminary” was the name often given to educational institutions for women – whether or not the course of study involved
Tellings stories from the past.