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The Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge at the Conestoga River – Circa 1935
Views of the RR bridge at the old Water Works for Lancaster, PA are not rare, but I recently found this night view that I
Views of the RR bridge at the old Water Works for Lancaster, PA are not rare, but I recently found this night view that I
Earlier postcard stories noted the role of the Fred Harvey restaurants and resorts in publishing postcard photographs of natural wonders. This “linen” postcard, circa 1935,
This linen postcard features one of the homes of Kit Carson, an iconic figure of the Western Frontier in the first half of the 19th
I don’t know how many Pennsylvanians are familiar with the destruction caused by Confederate General, Jubal Early, in the month leading up to the Battle
The works of Longfellow (1807-1882) are far less familiar and beloved than they were a hundred years ago. Well-educated (he was the first American to
The American colonies, with an expanding frontier, offered a congenial home to many “characters”, some of whose eccentricities are captured in historical accounts and embroidered
Benedict Arnold, whose name is now synonymous with “traitor”, was once a hero in the fight for American Independence. His daring exploits for the Colonial
The wide range of comic postcards has never held much interest for me; but the genre has always been a considerable part of the postcard
Ground was broken for the Berkshire Hotel in December of 1913. A spell of extreme cold weather delayed construction for two months, but the hotel
Santa Margherita Ligure – Italy, circa 1936 This municipality (“commune”) lies on the Italian riviera in northwest Italy. After centuries of invasions by Mediterranean pirates,
Locarno Circa 1935 For Sunday, a restful view of Lake Maggiore at Locarno. Locarno is a small city at the foot of the Swiss Alps,
Tellings stories from the past.