The Leafy Suburb – Roselle Park, New Jersey (1908)
August 8, 2022
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Although I have lived most of my adult life in cities, I love the tree-lined streets of mature suburbs. Roselle Park is a borough in
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Morris Sends A Postcard to His Mother – Kiamesha Lake, NY (1908)
April 5, 2022
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Mrs. C. Lawrence was in Chautauqua, the town and lake resort in southwestern New York. Because thousands of visitors vacationed in Chautauqua for the cultural,
Drifton Coal-Breaker
January 17, 2022
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Vanished Businesses -circa 1910 Reflecting on the temporary closure of business and industry during the pandemic, I happened upon a postcard depicting an important industry
“Christmas Greetings” to York County – Felton, PA (1908)
January 11, 2022
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Miss Ruth Hake lived in Felton, Pa, a borough in York County, not far from Red Lion. In December of 1908, Ruth received a Christmas
The Pet Chicken
November 14, 2021
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The Pet Chicken (1906) Sometime around 1906, Olive Bealler received a handsome postcard print of a child with a pet chicken. We are not given
Boys at Play
November 14, 2021
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Boys at Play – Millstadt, Illinois (1908) Young Edmund Harnish was living in the big city of St. Louis when he received a postcard from
“Christmas Birds for Ada Diehm” – Lititz, PA (1908)
November 14, 2021
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Ada Diehm lived in Lititz, the hsitoric and handsome community of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lititz,_Pennsylvania I have posted other correspondence with Ada Diehm (and with
A Valentine for Mr. Burger
November 11, 2021
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Ada Sends a Valentine to Mr. Burger – Etters, PA, 1908 This romantic tale straddles the Susquehanna River in south central Pennsylvania. Ada lived in
Middlesex Fells
October 21, 2021
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Middlesex Fells – 1907 Like New York City, Boston protected its fresh water reservoirs with a large nature preserve north of the city. The Middlesex
The Frauenkirche
August 23, 2021
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The Frauenkirche of Munich – circa 1908 For this Sunday, a postcard photo of an unusual European church that I visited many years ago. In
The Seaside Shanty for Christmas
July 19, 2021
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The Seaside Shanty for Christmas – 1908 My Robert Hamilton lived in Port Jervis, New York. Port Jervis lies at the confluence of the Neversink
Charles will meet Mamie at McCall’s Ferry
July 19, 2021
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In June of 1908, Mamie Wenger received a postcard at her home in Lancaster, PA. The face of the postcard contained a medallion illustration of
Mountain Lovers Parting
July 9, 2021
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Mountain Lovers parting – Original Art for Postcards – circa 1910 Several German (also Saxon, English, or Dutch) postcard companies commissioned original art for the
A Christmas Postcard from Jane – Brooklyn, NY (1908)
July 9, 2021
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We met Mrs. Eli Hess in an earlier postcard story. Mrs. Hess lived in the rural borough of New Holland, in Lancaster County of southeast
An Artful Forest for Christmas – New Holland, PA (1908)
July 9, 2021
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Mrs. Eli Hess lived in New Holland, a rural borough in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland,_Pennsylvania On December 21, 1908, Mrs. Hess received a
Riding a Bicycle
July 9, 2021
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Riding a Bicycle – York County (1908) Until the automobile became ubiquitous, the bicycle was the favored form of mechanical travel in the US. Improvements
The Seaside Shanty for Christmas
June 24, 2021
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The Seaside Shanty for Christmas – 1908 My Robert Hamilton lived in Port Jervis, New York. Port Jervis lies at the confluence of the Neversink
Ralph Hopes to See Mollie in St.Paul
June 24, 2021
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Ralph Hopes to See Mollie in St.Paul – 1908 In May of 1908, Ralph Royer (Roger?) was traveling through Seattle, Washington. He mailed a postcard