“In Dreamland” – circa 1908
July 22, 2024
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We have seen a variety of romantic postcards – some are earnest, some declarative, many are humorous, some bear a warning. This postcard shows the
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Lilacs for Viola – Camden, New Jersey (circa 1908)
April 18, 2024
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Miss Viola Weeks lived in Camden, the bustling city across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey In a year around 1908, Viola was celebrating
Hazel at the New Year – circa 1908
April 11, 2024
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This postcard photograph was not mailed and lacks any indication of the studio that printed the charming picture. An inscription on the reverse contains a
Margie Plans to Crochet – Lancaster, PA (circa 1908)
March 24, 2024
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Bessie Miller lived in Lancaster, the historic city in a rich agricultural area of southeast Pennsylvania. Bessie resided at 555 West King Street; I do
A Story Without Words – circa 1908
December 10, 2023
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This amusing and suggestive postcard was not mailed. Consequently, we lack information about the sender, or the location of the woman to whom it was
Ernest Looks Forward to the Cowboy Dances – Abbeville, Louisiana (circa 1908)
November 23, 2023
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Attempts to cultivate rice as a cash crop have a long history in the United States. beginning with the English settlement at Jamestown. Until the
Bess Sends Greetings from Odebolt – circa 1908
August 21, 2023
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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),
Elmer Gives Grace Her Name – Long Island, Kansas (circa 1908)
August 21, 2023
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Miss Grace Rhodes lived in Long Island, a very small city in northern Kansas – not far from the border of Nebraska. A thriving agricultural
Ritta Has a Birthday – Rowlandsville, Maryland (circa 1908)
July 29, 2023
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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
Two Women of 1908
July 5, 2023
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Sometime about 1908, two women had a photographic portrait printed on postcards. The two seem to have agreed to contrast one anther – one is
“Could You Be True?” – Stevens, PA (circa 1908)
March 30, 2023
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Mr. Edwin Eberly lived in Stevens, the unincorporated community of northern Lancaster County – named for Thaddeus Stevens. Stevens was also known in the early
“The Finest Bird” – Winchester, Ohio (circa 1908)
February 18, 2023
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Ruby Baker lived in Winchester, a village in southwest Ohio. Winchester was built on a trail to Cincinnati, 13 miles to the east. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester,_Adams_County,_Ohio Sometime
Elva Sends Her Picture to a Friend – Clinton, Iowa (1908)
July 27, 2022
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Elva (age 13) and her sister, Cecile, (age 6) lived in Clinton, Iowa. Clinton is a city on the Mississippi River in east central Iowa.
The New State of Oklahoma – circa 1910
May 20, 2022
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Oklahoma was admitted to the Union in November of 1907. Sometime thereafter, this postcard was printed in celebration of that milestone. Unfortunately, the card lacks
The City at Night – Macon, Georgia (1908)
April 5, 2022
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Mrs. R.S. Giles lived in New London, a village in north central Ohio. (The name reflects the Connecticut roots of the early settlers, and the
Puppies for Ernest
November 14, 2021
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Ernest Receives Puppies from His Uncle – Christiana, PA (1908) Yesterday, according to Facebook, was National Dog Day. In October of 1908, young Ernest Chambers
A Brace of Setters
November 14, 2021
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A Brace of Setters – Cresswell, PA (1908) Cresswell, Pennsylvania is a small, unincorporated community in western Lancaster County. It lies east of the high