Throughout the early 20th century, the birthdays of Presidents Lincoln and Washington were widely celebrated through the exchange of postcards. (Each year, I lament the
This postcard photograph was not mailed, and there is no written inscription that identifies the subject. Sometime around 1910, a child had her photographic portrait
Ethel Nash lived in Wismer, a tiny community at a crossroads in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania. The community was named for members of the
Edna Mead lived in Camden, the busting city on the Delaware River in southwest New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey In January of 1908, Edna received a postcard
John H. Rhein, Jr. lived at 1742 Pine Street in Philadelphia. This handsome residence, a brick townhouse, was erected near Rittenhouse Square about 1800. (The
Mr. Art Nelson lived in Fond du Lac, the city at the southern tip of Lake Winnebago in eastern Wisconsin. In February of 1910, Art
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