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“Some German Goods for Ida” – Hamburg, Germany (1910)

April 25, 2026 No Comments

Miss Ida Stockfish lived in Brooklyn, the most populous borough of New York City. Between 1910 and 1920, the population of Brooklyn grew from 1.6

Courtly Love for Ella – Sellersburg, Indiana (1911)

February 12, 2024 No Comments

Miss Ella White lived in Sellersburg, a town in southeast Indiana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellersburg,_Indiana In February of 1911, Ella received a lovely Valentine postcard from Rossie (I

Hearing Uncle Henry Preach – Newcastle, Virginia (1909)

July 3, 2023 No Comments

Jennie Davis had taken a trip to Newcastle, and she was not sure how long she would stay before returning home. Newcastle is a small