Mrs. Julia McLaughlin lived in Rhinelander, a small city in the North Woods of northeast Wisconsin. The building of a railroad spur in 1882 enabled
Mrs. J. Brown was in Miami, the Atlantic coastal city that grew rapidly after Henry Flagler extended the railroad to the area in the mid-1890’s.
Dr. R. S. Brinton lived in New Castle, a city on the Shenango River in Lawrence County of west-central Pennsylvania. In 1908, this area near
Mrs. L. Tritschler lived on the High Street of Germantown, now a neighborhood within Philadelphia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germantown,_Philadelphia Germantown, as the name suggests, was a very early
Miss Florence Maskry lived in Berlin Center, a small, unincorporated community within Berlin Township of northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Center,_Ohio Sometime in 1908, Florence received a comic
This comic postcard was not mailed, so there is no story attached to the sender or the recipient. Published by Julius Bien & Company of
This unusual postcard was not mailed, but collected and preserved in very good condition. Alas, we cannot identify any individuals connected to the romantic scene.
Miss Mary Hallowell lived in Pendleton, a town in central Indiana. On December 23, 1907, Mary received a Christmas postcard from her old friend, A.
One of the significant changes in community life during my lifetime has been the sharp decline in weekly church attendance. Like membership in civic organizations,
Mrs. Richard Webb lived in Wilmington, Delaware and she had a baby. In May of 1911, Mrs. Webb received a postcard from Alma in Scranton,
There is a story of great sadness behind this postcard featuring the drawing of a mischievous kitten. Tillie was elsewhere in Minnesota when she wrote
This comic postcard was copyrighted in 1907 by “U. Company” of New York. (I believe it might be the Ullman Lithographic Company.) A rat is
This comic postcard was illustrated by D. Hillson – who was introduced in earlier postcard stories. Copyright in 1907, the illustration shows a yawning figure
At a recent meeting of the local Postcard Club, I found this illustration of the Commandment, “Thou Shalt Not Kill”. I have seen other examples
Miss Etta Pelsey was living in Saint Marys, a small city in north east Kansas. The town grew up around the mission where the US
D. Hillson was a prolific postcard illustrator of the early 20th century; hundreds of his drawings are still available for purchase from purveyors of vintage
Tellings stories from the past.