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“Maggie Is Going to the Lodge” – Etra, New Jersey (1919)

October 30, 2026 No Comments

Mrs. George Atkinson lived in Freehold, a township in western Monmouth County of central New Jersey. Located about 38 miles southwest of Manhattan, Freehold today

A Vacation in the Catskills – Haines Fallls, NY (1919)

June 28, 2024 No Comments

I might attract more readers by headlining the “Fried Chicken War” (see below). In July of 1919, Joe Ludin was on vacation in the Catskill

“A Peaceful Corner” – Ossining, NY (1919)

May 3, 2024 No Comments

This charming postcard has several mysteries related to it. The original art on the face is printed in the “oilette” style by the publisher, Raphael