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
Miss Helen Mueller lived in Plattville, a city in the Platte River Valley of the hilly, “driftless” region of southwest Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platteville,_Wisconsin The “Driftless Area”
Miss Minnie Thorn was in Lehi, a city at the northern end of the Utah Valley in north-central Utah. Today, Lehi is a center of
In August of 1908, Sgt. Frank Seeberger was stationed at Sea Girt. Sea Girt is a community on the Atlantic Coast in east-central New Jersey.
Miss Edna Robbins lived in East Las Vegas, a town on the Gallinas River in north central New Mexico. East Las Vegas is now part
Sometime in 1924, Mrs. Bird had entertained visitors at her home in Denver. Mrs. Baird sent a postcard to her friend, Miss House, in Osceola,
Mae Gale was enjoying a summer break in Miller, Missouri. Miller is a small town in southwest Missouri. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller,_Missouri In August of 1916.Mae wrote to
Mrs. Charles Geary lived in Rogers Park, now the northernmost part of Chicago, facing Lake Michigan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Park,_Chicago In December of 1908, Mrs. Geary received a
While most of the United States is wilting under a July Heat Dome, I am posting only cooling scenes. We met Miss Odessa Mendanhall in
Belleville is a rural community in Mifflin County of central Pennsylvania. The area was settled by Amish and Mennonite settlers in 1791, and the “Plain
Mr. Eaton lived in Woburn, the city of Middlesex County – about 9 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woburn,_Massachusetts In May of 1885, Mr. J.
In an earlier postcard story, we looked at the marvelous headquarters of the Bromo-Seltzer company in Baltimore, Maryland. In May of 1912, a wholesale druggist
In the early 2oth century, an enormous amount of business was conducted by postcards. Business correspondence is not a favorite category for postcard collectors, but
May Bates lived in South Norwalk, a town in the southwest corner of Connecticut, on the Long Island Sound. In 1913, South Norwalk was incorporated
Upon first glance at the title on the face, I thought that this might be a comic postcard – there are many postcard variations on
In other postcard stories, we have looked at the fine postcards printed by the German American Novelty Art Company. This international company published some of
For a warm Sunday in July, this example of postcard art circa 1905. Pictured on the face is a painting of a rural church such
Miss Florence Maskry lived in Berlin Center, a small, unincorporated community within Berlin Township of northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Center,_Ohio Sometime in 1908, Florence received a comic
This comic postcard was not mailed, so there is no story attached to the sender or the recipient. Published by Julius Bien & Company of
There are some staples of humor that have endured for more than a century. One of these subjects for caricature is the snobbish or condescending
Grace Newswanger lived in Quarryville, the borough in southern Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarryville,_Pennsylvania In June of 1930, Grace received a postcard from her
Myles (or, Miles) Standish is best-remembered today by those who encountered the poem by Longfellow, “The Courtship of Miles Standish”. The poem is a long
The Red Cross evolved from the work of Clara Barton and the heroic nurses of the Civil War. When the organization received its first Congressional
For Father’s Day, a postcard photograph taken circa 1910. The photograph was probably made by a studio, but the postcard lacks any indication of a
Sometime in a warm month near 1910, a group celebrated their gathering by making a postcard photograph. Because most cameras did not have wide-angle capability,
A Postcard Photograph for Veterans Day Taken at a studio in Nice, this photograph does not show any of the beguiling features of the French
Sometime about 1908, two women had a photographic portrait printed on postcards. The two seem to have agreed to contrast one anther – one is
Jennie Davis had taken a trip to Newcastle, and she was not sure how long she would stay before returning home. Newcastle is a small
Miss Pearl Washington lived in Monticello, the village in the Catskills of south-central New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monticello,_New_York In February of 1910, Pearl was celebrating a birthday.
Mrs. James Smith was in Saranac Lake, the beautiful town in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saranac_Lake,_New_York It is possible that Mrs. Smith
Grace Diehl lived in Mount Vernon, a city along the Kokosing River of central Ohio. Mount Vernon is 40 miles northeast of Columbus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio Sometime
In earlier postcard stories, we met Hampton Pullis when he was a child and living in northern New Jersey. [“A Roller Skate for the New
Every new form of communication eventually evolves to include sexual content -you might be amazed to know how much internet traffic is related to pornography.
Mrs. David Streeter lived in Cato, a town in north-central New York State -northwest of Syracuse. (Readers of these postcard stories will know that I
Miss Ella Fuller lived in Catskill, the lovely village in the Hudson River Valley of south-eastern New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catskill_(town),_New_York In November of 1911, Ella
Miss Addie Woodruff lived in Long Island City, a neighborhood in the borough of Queens, within New York City. Long Island City was an independent
Miss Irene Heilman lived in Cleona, a pleasant borough of Lebanon County in south-east Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleona,_Pennsylvania In November of 1907, Irene received a Thanksgiving postcard
Mr. Oscar Johnson lived in Cushing, an unincorporated community in central Minnesota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing,_Minnesota In February of 1911, Oscar received a beautiful Valentine postcard. The postcard
Miss Bertha Boyd lived in Farr, a community in Huerfano County of south-central Colorado. Farr, Colorado had a post office from 1907-1946, but the place
This Christmas postcard was not mailed, so we cannot assign a place or a specific date to it. It was presented to Sara Long by
Miss Anna Mann lived in Washington Boro, the community along the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Boro,_Pennsylvania In earlier postcard stories, we met George W.
Polly and Mary Fritz were on a trip to New England. From their message, it appears that they lived in Union Mills, an unincorporated community
Mrs. C. J. Sykes lived in Scranton, the bustling industrial city of northeast Pennsylvania. At the turn of the 20th century, Scranton was a prosperous
Mrs. W. J. King lived in Newport, a town on the Christina River in northern Delaware. In the Colonial era and the early 19th century,
Laura Sangrey lived in Millersville, the college town in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. Millersville was the site of Pennsyvania’s first “Normal School” -which became
Miss Lottie Thomas lived in Rhodes, an unincorporated community within the township of Bentley in the Great lakes Bay region of east-central Michigan. The community
We met Josephine Burkhard in an earlier postcard story: Josephine, the daughter of Egnatz Burkhard, lived in St. Nazianz, Wisconsin. St. Nazianz had been settled
Miss Alice Dee lived in Elizabeth, the bustling city of New Jersey that employed 2000 people in the Singer Sewing Machine factory. (Today, downtown Elizabeth,
This postcard communication may reflect a serious family concern. In November of 1907, Miss Douglas was in Southern Pines, a town in north-central North Carolina
The Perkins family lived in Waterford, a beautiful city in southeast Connecticut, near New London and the Long Island Sound. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford,_Connecticut In October of 1932,
Ruth was a member of a party touring New England, and the group spent a night in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Pittsfield is the largest city of
This comic postcard was made and published by our old friend, J. Murray Jordan, the prolific postcard publisher of Philadelphia. On this site, I have
This unusual postcard was not mailed, but collected and preserved in very good condition. Alas, we cannot identify any individuals connected to the romantic scene.
This is the second half of the postcard series depicting a scene of romantic extortion. The first postcard, “Pay of Swim” was mailed to Antoinette
This is the first of two postcards illustrating a brazen attempt at romantic extortion. The face of the postcard shows two well-dressed young ladies crossing
One can infer much about the wealth of a city by looking at the architectural records of public buildings. In the early twentieth century, the
Pennsylvania ranks within the top ten states in the percentage of land devoted to parks or wildlife preservation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Game_Lands Many Pennsylvanians are unaware that game,
Miss Julia Criddle lived in Warren, the city on the Mahoning River in northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren,_Ohio The former seat of the Western Reserve, Warren was
This could be another post in a series “What a shame that few people today wear hats!”. This postcard photograph lacks any indication of studio
Young Valerie Payne may have been celebrating a special occasion- she looks radiant in her bonnet, small neck-piece of fur, and a furry muff. Beside
Joliet, Illinois is a city about 35 miles southwest of Chicago; it was named for Louis Joliet, French explorer and fur trapper, who accompanied the
The custom of sending a family picture to friends at Christmas is an old one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_card In 1916, Mrs Watts (?) received a postcard photograph
We may forget that earlier generations were concerned about the degradation of our environment and the loss of wildlife. Under the motto, “Restore, Protect, Conserve”,
Mr. Ralph Boyer lived in Pottstown, the old settlement on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County of southeast Pennsylvania. In the Colonial era, Pottstown had
Sometime before the quarantine began, I picked up a small collection of bird pictures. The illustrations were published by the Audubon Society and sold in
In the early twentieth century, Reading was a busy and prosperous city in Pennsylvania. The Reading Railroad carried raw materials to the city and transported
Mr. Lester Burns lived in Wilmington, the city on the Brandywine Creek and the Christina River in northern Delaware. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware In February of 1917, Lester
Miss Stella Corcoran lived in Bendena, a census-designated place in the northeast corner of Kansas -about 15 miles north of Atchison. Bendena had another name
We met M. Z. McGill in two earlier postcard stories: “Help Us Name the Baby” and “The Trip to Bunker Hill”. From the postcard evidence
Mr. Earl Treadwell lived in Pennellville, a hamlet near Lake Ontario in west-central New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennellville,_New_York In December of 1915, Earl received a postcard
The Red Cross evolved from the work of Clara Barton and the heroic nurses of the Civil War. When the organization received its first Congressional
Miss Edna Moulthrop lived in Alameda, the city on an island and surrounding area in the East Bay Region of west-central California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda,_California In May
It may be that times of rapid change are marked also by nostalgia for the sights and patterns of life that are vanishing. In the
This example of postcard art was copyrighted and published by the Ullman Manufacturing Company of New York in 1898. On the face, a grandfather is
When I was young, I rode my bicycle for miles each day. First, to deliver newspapers, and then to explore the country roads that lay
For the arrival of Spring, a “bird card” from the National Audubon Society. Both the National Audubon Society and regional or state societies published illustrations