“A Peaceful Corner” – Ossining, NY (1919)
May 3, 2024
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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
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Everything Looks Different to Mother – New Haven, Connecticut (1936)
May 3, 2024
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Miss Marion Short was residing in the household of Mrs. Harris in Asbury Park, NJ. Thousands of vacationers thronged to the Atlantic coast beaches of
Finding Friends on the Train – Knoxville, Tennessee (1918)
March 24, 2024
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Mrs. E. C. Warner lived in Minneapolis, the city of wonderful lakes in southeast Minnesota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis In September of 1918, Mrs. Warner received a postcard
Steve and Nellie – Orcutt, California (1911)
February 8, 2024
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Steve and Nellie lived in Los Angeles, California. In the first decade of the twentieth century, Los Angeles had grown to a population of more
Birthday of a Soldier – Camp Meade, Maryland (1918)
January 29, 2024
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Private Ray L. Andrew was stationed at Camp Meade, a US Army cantonment established between the cities of Baltimore and Washington, DC, in July of
Paul Sends November Greetings to Mother – Germantown, PA (1908)
October 29, 2023
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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
Mother Visits the Liberty Bell (1930)
July 8, 2023
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Grace Newswanger lived in Quarryville, the borough in southern Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarryville,_Pennsylvania In June of 1930, Grace received a postcard from her
The Three Generations of Women – circa 1915
June 16, 2023
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Young Valerie Payne may have been celebrating a special occasion- she looks radiant in her bonnet, small neck-piece of fur, and a furry muff. Beside
“Enter Into Country Joys” – Baraboo, Wisconsin (1911)
January 25, 2023
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Mrs. Cynthia Holmes lived in Baraboo, a city on the Baraboo River in south-central Wisconsin. Proximity to the Baraboo and Wisconsin Rivers, and the Chicago
“Today You are 35 Years Old” – Mifflinburg, PA (1916)
October 26, 2022
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Mother & Grandmother Send a Birthday Gift This postcard-sized greeting accompanied a gift to an unnamed son and grandson on his 35th birthday. The card
“One of the Family” – Marion, Indiana (1912)
October 17, 2022
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Mrs. James Houser lived in Port Trevorton, a census-designated place of northern Snyder County in central Pennsylvania. Port Trevorton had once been a small city
Elizabeth Receives a Rose from her Mother – Mount Nebo, PA (circa 1910)
September 19, 2022
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Elizabeth Receives a Rose from her Mother – circa 1910 Sometime around 1910, Elizabeth Karr was living in Mount Nebo, Pa. Mt. Nebo is a
A Poppy to Anna – Bausman, PA (1909)
September 10, 2022
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Mother sends a postcard to Anna in Bausman – 1909 On October 27, 1909, Mother mailed a postcard to her daughter, Mrs. Anna Rambo, at
Don’t Worry About the Future – Manheim, PA (1909)
June 28, 2022
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Bertha Root lived in Manheim, the charming town laid out by Henry William Stiegel in 1762. “Baron Stiegel” founded the Manheim Glassworks which produced the
Mother Takes a Trip in the Harbor – New York City (1923)
January 31, 2022
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In April of 1923, Mother was visiting New York City. She sent a postcard to her daughter, Miss Genevieve Jones, in Depauville, New York. (Depauville