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
Miss Leila M. Howard lived in Belfast, a city on Belfast Bay and Penobscot Bay in southeastern Maine. The city was burned by the British during
Miss Maude Pettit lived in Tonawanda, a city that grew up near the terminus of the Erie Canal – north of Buffalo, NY. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonawanda,_New_York In
There are numerous songs of the music hall and vaudeville era that explore the sadness or misery hidden beneath a bright and blooming appearance. “After
Mr. Harry Kreamer lived in the community of Kreamer, a census-designated place in Snyder County of central Pennsylvania. Until 2019, the community had been the
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lockhart lived in Providence, the old and beautiful city which is the capital of Rhode Island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island On New Year’s Day
In other postcard stories, we have noted the outpouring of patriotic correspondence commemorating the birthday of George Washington throughout the years of the early 20th
Mrs. Cutts lived in Richmond, the stately city on the James River of central Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia After Christmas of 1909, Mrs. Cutts received a New
Miss Daisy Pickel was living in Highville, a populated place on the River Road which borders the east bank of the Susquehanna River in southeast
Virgia was a new mother living in Cadet, a small community in southwest Virginia. https://mapcarta.com/21846396 In August of 1910(?), Virgia sent a postcard to her
Sometime around 1910, a couple celebrated their engagement by having a photographic portrait made. The photograph was printed on postcards, to be shared with friends
Louis Lowenfeld was coming to see his brother. The brother, Mr. A. Lowenfeld, worked at the Madison Square Station in Manhattan. (I have been unable
This postcard photograph was not mailed, and no thoughtful soul inscribed either the names of the family members or their location. A man and a
This photograph is not a postcard, and was made (most likely) before 1900. Two young men, wearing white shirts with soft collars and sporting black
Miss Grace Hartlaub lived in Two Taverns, an unincorporated village on the Baltimore Pike in Adams County of south-central Pennsylvania. During the Battle of Gettysburg,
Estella Dunlap had many friends and admirers, judging by the large collection of postcards she saved during her life. Estella is sometimes addresses as “Stella”.
Mrs. Arthur Nelson lived in Ellington, a town formed around sawmills in Chautauqua County of southwest New York. (The town’s population in 1850 was greater
Mrs. Earl Richardson lived in Lynchburg, the city on the banks of the James River in central Virginia. Lynchburg lies in the foothills of the
Savin Rock is a rocky outcropping of the shorefront in the city of West Haven, of southwest Connecticut. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Haven,_Connecticut In the 1870’s the trolley line
In February of 1938, Ida Eckert was in Sebring, Florida. Sebring is a small city which was built during the boom in Florida development during
Miss Celesly Webb (Sally) lived in Baltimore, Maryland. (The name may be an erroneous spelling of “Cecily”.) Soon after the arrival of the New Year
Miss Mable Brite lived on Orr’s Island, an island (part of an archipelago) in Casco Bay of southern Maine. Today, Orr’s Island has electricity, but the
In early October of 1929, Elda reached Toledo “safe and sound”. Toledo is an industrial center at the western tip of Lake Erie in northwest
We were introduced to the town of Honey Grove in an earlier postcard story; a postcard featuring a horse-drawn reaping machine was mailed from this
In May of 1910, Gertrude was in St. Petersburg – the sunny city on the Pinellas Peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
Mrs. L. Bowers (Bowerers?) lived in Effingham, a city in south-central Illinois. Effingham was an important conjunction of highways and railroads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effingham,_Illinois In October of
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Collins lived in Belmont, a village on the Genesee River in southwest New York State. In 1910, the village was
Miss Hazel Neiland lived in Verona, a village and a city in Dane county of south-central Wisconsin. Verona is about ten miles southwest of Madison.
In other postcard stories, we have discussed how railroad companies promoted the National Parks and the country’s natural wonders. The featured postcard photograph of Mount
“Comet fever” is a term sometimes used to describe the phenomena of widespread anticipation and apprehension that grew throughout the United Sates in the early
Mrs. F. A. Whitney lived in Cambridge, the beautiful college town across the Charles River from downtown Boston. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts In September of 1905, Mrs. Whitney
Lake Superior drains into Lake Huron through the St. Marys River which forms the boundary of northern Ontario and the upper peninsula of the US
Mr. George Wood lived in DeLand, the city created by an enterprising entrepreneur from undeveloped land north of Orlando and west of Daytona Beach, Florida.
We met members of the Bridgman family in an earlier postcard story: The father, Mr. John Cloyes Bridgman, was married twice, his first wife died
Holland has been associated with the production of tulips since Dutch traders brought bulbs to the Low Countries in the 16th century. In the 20th
This art postcard was printed in Switzerland. It was published in the United States by the Alfred Mainzer company, an important importer of quality European
I believe that this postcard was exchanged between children. The postcard was neither addressed not mailed, so we cannot learn very much about the children
Mr. Charles A. Dedrick lived in Williamsburg, a borough in Blair County of central Pennsylvania. In the 19th century, this community on the Juniata River
Mr. and Mrs. Bainbridge lived in Lacona, a village of Oswego County in west-central New York. The village is close to the mouth of the
Mrs. A. L. Hare lived in Holly, a small community in southeast Colorado -at the border with Kansas. Holly began as a ranching town, but
Miss Clara Jamison lived in West Farmington, a village in Trumbull County of northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Farmington,_Ohio In December of 1908, Clara received a Christmas postcard
Mrs. Eliza Bartholomew lived in Malaga, an unincorporated community in Gloucester County of southwest New Jersey. Malaga is about 32 miles southeast of Philadelphia, PA.
Mr. Alvin Reed lived in Harper’s Ferry, the historic town at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers in the easternmost part of West
Miss Daisy Pickel lived in Safe Harbor, an unincorporated community at the confluence of the Conestoga River and the Susquehanna River in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_Harbor,_Pennsylvania
Miss Essie Dellering lived in Hellam, a township in eastern York County, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellam_Township,_York_County,_Pennsylvania This area, on the western bank of the Susquehanna River, was
Mr. Bruce Bingaman lived in Millmont, an unincorporated community in Union County of central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millmont,_Pennsylvania In November of 1907, Bruce received a Thanksgiving postcard
Mrs. Wiley lived in Reading, the old town of Middlesex County – 16 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Massachusetts It appears that Mrs. Wiley may
Mrs. H. E. Coleman lived in Minneapolis, the thriving city on the banks of the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis In September of 1910,
Mrs. Slager lived in New Providence, an unincorporated village in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Providence,_Pennsylvania In June of 1932, she received a postcard from
Miss Elsia Hyde lived in Lowell, a city on the Grand River about 15 miles east of the much larger city of Grand Rapids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell,_Michigan
Miss Mayme Kleppink lived in Pittsburgh, the industrial powerhouse in western Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh It seems that Mayme had a beau, Mr. Miller, about whom Mayme
Mr. Norman Swartz lived in Topeka, the capital city on the Kansas River in the State of Kansas. Originally, Topeka was a ferry point for
We met the schoolboy, Benjamin Stauffer, in earlier postcard stories. Benjamin attended school somewhere near Millersville, PA where his family lived on a large farm.
Master Frank Dite lived in Milwaukee, the bustling city on Lake Michigan in south-east Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee From the form of address, we can assume that
Miss Grace Latham lived in Albany, the capitol city on the Hudson River in central New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York We have seen other postcards related to
Miss Mae Simpson lived in Leesburg, the charming city 35 miles northwest of Washington DC in northern Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia In April of 1911, Mae received
Comic postcards related to drinking and inebriation are not rare, and can be found for fifteen years before the US enacted Prohibition in 1920. Prohibition,
This comic postcard illustrates how the telephone facilitated marital evasions. In 1908, less than 10% of households had a telephone. Ownership of a phone was
This comic postcard was not mailed. P. Sander, a New York illustrator of many humorous postcards, copyrighted the drawing in 1905. The postcard was published,
In an earlier postcard story about a beautiful art postcard printed in Switzerland, I made a reference to the American publisher, Alfred Mainzer. Mainzer published
If you lived in a crowded apartment of tenement, the heat of the summer could be insufferable and, sometimes, dangerous. In the early 20th century,
Mrs. Richard Hazelhurst lived in Swansea, a town on the Taunton River in southeast Massachusetts – 47 south of Boston and 12 miles southeast of
In July of 1933, Ruth and Paul “had a week off” and they decided to take a trip to visit friends. They saw the Mandevilles
The US Territory of Alaska was not often visited until the discovery of gold in the Yukon in 1896. From 1897-1904, thousands of prospectors headed
Arthur was traveling westward; he mailed a postcard from the train near Pittsburgh. The face of the postcard is an hand-colored photograph of Steubenville, Ohio.
Miss Minnie Petersen (possibly, Pedersen) lived in Rapidan, a community in Blue Earth County of south-central Minnesota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapidan_Township,_Blue_Earth_County,_Minnesota Sometime near 1908 (the postmark is obliterated),
Ada Brandt lived near Elizabethtown, a college town in western Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethtown,_Pennsylvania In July of 1912, Miss Ada Brandt received a postcard from
Miss Grace Rhodes lived in Long Island, a very small city in northern Kansas – not far from the border of Nebraska. A thriving agricultural
Miss Mame Shuman lived in Carlisle, the colonial city that remains a center of education and commerce in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania Something unfortunate had occurred
Williamsport, the largest city in north-central Pennsylvania, was a prosperous center of industry in the early 20th century. (Today, sadly, it is about 40% smaller
I have a packet of postcards related to the family of P. J. Nelson who lived in Los Angles in the early years of the
Campbell’s Island is an island in the Mississippi River near the city of East Moline, Illinois to which it is connected by a bridge. The
We have posted other stories related to the industrial and commercial powerhouse that was Reading, Pennsylvania. Like other busy cities, Reading boasted numerous photography studios
Mrs. Bertha Sipes lived in Petersburg, a borough on the Juniata River in Huntington County of south-central Pennsylvania. Before the bankruptcy of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Mrs. Sarah Case was in Indiana Harbor, an industrial community around the Inland Steel Plant east of Chicago, Illinois and of the Indiana community of
For this warm Sunday in July, a consideration of the spiritual life. The Gospel of St. Luke includes a number of instances in which Jesus
Miss Lottie Dietrich lived in Philadelphia. In February of 1913, Lottie exchanged postcards with a friend who we know only by the initials, J. R.
In the summer of 1915, Myrtle gave a postcard to her cousin, Harvey Hahn. The postcard was not mailed, so we cannot know where Myrtle
This colorful postcard may have been presented as a Valentine, although there is no printed greeting on the face and the postcard was not mailed
We met Frank Seeberger in an earlier postcard story when Frank was training with the National Guard in Sea Girt, New Jersey. That postcard featured
Gertrude Hackman lived in Neffsville, a village north of Lancaster, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neffsville,_Pennsylvania (In the early 20th century, Neffsville was a charming community clustered around two
At a recent postcard exhibition, I picked up several postcards related to the Huntley family, because the members seemed to be engaged in interesting activities
Master Tom Wills was growing up in Wilmington, the largest city in Delaware -now a national center of banking and law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware In July of
Miss Mabel Kloppensburg lived in Brooklyn, the most populous borough of New York City. (In 1910, more than 1.6 million people lived in Brooklyn –
This postcard is a vintage wedding invitation – one of the few I have ever found. Miss Edith Lesher lived in Steelton, an industrial borough
We met Miss L. C. Hyde in earlier postcard stories; she received a postcard from her friend who wrote to her from Belding, Michigan. Miss
Miss Lavinia Briggs lived in Minneapolis, the city on the upper Mississippi River that was an industrial powerhouse for agricultural milling and food production. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis
A Kiss at Midnight – Berkeley Springs, WV (circa 1910) We met Miss Odessa Mendenhall in earlier postcard stories – we recently looked at the
Before finding this postcard, I was ignorant of the “Huckaback” weave of cloth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huckaback_fabric “Huckaback fabric or Huck is a type of toweling cloth with
Mr. Cadiz Schooley was in Mercersburg, PA. Mercersburg is borough very near the Mason-Dixon Line in south-central Pennsylvania. We have had postcard stories related to
Sometimes one discovers a large collection of postcards addressed to the same person, and that is what I found at an antique exhibition before the
Mr. Miles Bingaman lived in Rock Island, an unincorporated community in southeast Texas. Rock Island was platted as a land development scheme of the Texas
Easter came early in 1913; the holiday fell on March 23. On March 21, Elizabeth mailed an Easter postcard from Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City,
Master Aaron Frey lived in Millersville, the college town in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millersville,_Pennsylvania Sometime around 1906, the boy was given a Valentine
Miss Barbara Brauman lived in Buffalo, then a great center of industry and manufacturing on Lake Erie in western New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York In May of
Ida May Bard lived in Columbia, the beautiful town sitting above the Susquehanna River in southern Pennsylvania. Since the early 19th century, the Pennsylvania Canal
Miss Ritta Nickles lived in Rowlandsville, a community that grew up around iron works in the 19th century. (This may be “Rita Nichols”. Spelling is
I believe that this postcard was exchanged between youngsters. Miss Esther Coffman lived in Edinburg, a town in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburg,_Virginia Today
Mr. Jacob Crough lived in Altoona, the city in central Pennsylvania created by the Pennsylvania Railroad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altoona,_Pennsylvania In December of 1909, Jacob received a postcard
Howard Hetrick lived in Linglestown, a “Census Designated Place” in Dauphin County of central Pennsylvania. This community, at the foot of a mountain, was initially
Miss Carrie Gill lived in Cochranville, a charming populated place in Chester County – south of Parkesburg and northeast of Oxford. (This is a lovely
Miss Mamie Whitney lived in Woodstock, the beautiful Shire Town on the Ottauquechee River in east central Vermont. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_Vermont In August of 1907, Mamie received
Miss Audie Beninger lived in Greenwood, West Virginia. Alas, there are three unincorporated communities by that name in West Virginia. There is also an abandoned
The face of this lovely postcard shows a night-time boating excursion. A young couple drifts in a rowboat, under the light of a full moon.
Christmas was over, and Elmer was bored. “We don’t do much but sit in the house”, he reports. Elmer anticipated that he will “be here
Miss Emma Vinier lived in Providence, the beautiful city on the Providence River and the capital of Rhode Island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island It seems that Miss Vinier
Mr. and Mrs. R. Oswald lived in Barberton, the planned company town on the Tuscarawas River in northeast Ohio. Barberton was designed by industrialist O.
Miss Lynda Jessey lived in Brooklyn, the most-populated and bustling borough of New York City. In 1908, the Brooklyn side of the Hudson River was
Master D. W. Ranck lived on North 13th Street in Philadelphia. In the early 20th century, this was an area of brick row houses and
Master John Gable lived in Honey Brook, the charming community of northern Chester County in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Brook,_Pennsylvania At Christmas in 1916 (?), the boy
Tellings stories from the past.