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“The First Riding Lesson” – Fred Harvey Advertisement (circa 1940)

July 23, 2025 No Comments

In earlier postcard stories we touched upon the dramatic career of Fred Harvey who began his career as a restaurant worker in New York and

“Coming from the Fair” – Ireland (circa 1910)

November 10, 2022 No Comments

This hand-colored postcard was published by a firm (Valentine’s) in Dublin, circa 1910. The illustration is one of a series of scenes from Valentine’s, which

Ride A Burro at the Seaside

September 8, 2021 No Comments

Ride A Burro at the Seaside – England (1907) This English postcard was mailed to Miss Mary Hall in Marlboro, Connecticut on March 26, 1907.