A “Peaceful Thanksgiving” in Florin – 1915
On November 25, 1915, Miss Miriam Guhl of Florin received a Thanksgiving postcard from N.L.V.
The postcard, mailed from Florin, features a pair of Pilgrims seated at a festive table.
The traditional images of Pilgrims and Native Americans are now understood with greater complexity and sadness, but this bright image typifies Thanksgiving Art of the early 20th century.
Miss Grace Crawford lived on a rural delivery route outside Lowellville, Ohio. Lowellville, a village on the Mahoning River, lies at the border of Pennsylvania
When Thomas Jefferson completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the entirety of this addition to the new United States was largely unknown. France needed money
Jordan was taking an extended road trip with other travelers in the Spring of 1929. In June, he mailed a postcard to his aunt, Mrs.
Andrew Jackson became a national hero for his victory over a British army and the heroic defense of the city of New Orleans in the
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