
“The Burning Gas Well” – Shreveport, Louisiana (1912)
In an earlier postcard story related to Shreveport, reference was made to the history of the oil industry in this northwest corner of Louisiana. Near
In an earlier postcard story related to Shreveport, reference was made to the history of the oil industry in this northwest corner of Louisiana. Near
Miss Ivy Bailey lived somewhere in Somerset County, a mostly-rural area crossed by ridges of the Appalachian Mountains in the southwest quadrant of Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_County,_Pennsylvania
Mrs. Rose Frost lived in Claremont, the only city in Sullivan County of west-central New Hampshire. Settled by farmers from Connecticut who were seeking good
Alfred Jr. lived in Oxford, a borough in Chester County, PA. In 1912, Oxford was a booming town known for its candy and confectionery business.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cornell lived in Paw Paw, a rural village on the Paw Paw River in southwest Michigan.The area is known for the
Miss Florence Duggan lived in Sackets Harbor, a village on the northern end of Lake Ontario in western New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackets_Harbor,_New_York In December of
Mr. John Ansbro lived in Cleveland, the great commercial and cultural center on the Cuyahoga River near Lake Erie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland In December of 1912, John
In 1912, Franklin lived in Philadelphia; he sent Christmas greetings to his relatives. On Christmas Eve, Franklin mailed a Christmas postcard to his young cousin
On this site, one can find a Christmas postcard given to Amanda Weaver by a classmate circa 1910. In December of 1912, Amanda received a
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