Mrs. S.C. Wilcox lived with her daughter in Alfred, a town in Allegany County of south-central New York. The first European settlers in this area
Mrs. Mabel Bartholomew lived in Oregon, the county seat of Ogle County in north-central Illinois. This rural area still shows the influence of the first
Mrs. Eliza Hoffacker lived in Millers Station, the name of a small, unincorporated community that grew up around a railroad depot in Carrol County of
Mr. Clyde Stroud lived in Shreveport, the city on the Red River in northwest Louisiana. Shreveport is near the border of the States of Texas
The Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Wemple were on a trip to Las Vegas, the city and seat of San Miguel County on the Gallinas
Mrs. Mary Lehenbauer lived on a rural route outside Hannibal, the Mississippi River town made famous by Mark Twain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal,_Missouri In November of 1910, Mrs.
Mrs. S. J. Angleberger lived in Lewistown, a census-designated place about 10 miles north of Frederick, Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewistown,_Maryland In October of 1920, Mrs. Angleberger received
Mrs. B. F. Fry lived in Green Springs, a village in north-central Ohio. Green Springs takes its name from a large mineral spring in the
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
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
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 lived in Los Angeles, California. In the first decade of the twentieth century, Los Angeles had grown to a population of more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 – circa 1910 Sometime around 1910, Elizabeth Karr was living in Mount Nebo, Pa. Mt. Nebo is a
Mother sends a postcard to Anna in Bausman – 1909 On October 27, 1909, Mother mailed a postcard to her daughter, Mrs. Anna Rambo, at
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
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
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