Although Hawaii was annexed to the United States in 1898 and became a US Territory in 1900 (following a business-led overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy),
Holland has been associated with the production of tulips since Dutch traders brought bulbs to the Low Countries in the 16th century. In the 20th
For the arrival of Spring, a “bird card” from the National Audubon Society. Both the National Audubon Society and regional or state societies published illustrations
Mr. Everett J. Daniels was at home in Danvers, Massachusetts. Danvers is a town on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts. The
Rudyard Kipling, the Anglo-Indian writer, essayist, poet and journalist, was one of the leading literary figures in the late 19th century. Kipling was awarded the
In earlier postcard stories, we looked at examples of the ways US railroad companies promoted the National Parks. Here is another example of how the
The extent of the Lancaster stockyards was apparent to anyone who traveled to Lancaster by train from Philadelphia through the 1970’s. As the train slowed
Weaver Brothers of Elizabethtown, PA distributed advertising cards touting asbestos brakes and reminding motorists of the need for brake inspections. The advertising cards bear no
The Prothonotary Warbler – Audubon Society circa 1930 Sometime before the quarantine began, I picked up a small collection of bird pictures. The illustrations were
Tellings stories from the past.