“Summer” – Postcard Art (circa 1910)
September 29, 2025
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Some time ago, we saw a postcard of children at play that was copyrighted by the Ullman Manufacturing Company of New York. I remembered that
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“To My Dear Pop” – Motto (circa 1910)
September 13, 2025
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This postcard was never mailed, so there is no personal story connected to it. It was made in the United States, sometime before postal rates
“To My Dear Mother” – Motto (circa 1910)
September 13, 2025
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In one of our earlier postcard stories about mothers, we noted that Mother’s Day was proclaimed as a national holiday on a fixed date (the
A Rural Bridge – Easthampton, Massachusetts (circa 1905)
March 29, 2024
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In other postcard stories related to travel or road trips of the early 20th century, we have often noted that the majority of roads in
Etta Paints an Angelic Message – circa 1910
January 10, 2024
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Other postcard stories have mentioned the hobby of postcard painting that was enjoyed by many amateur artists in the early 20th century. This example of
“Love’s Labor Lost” – Millersville, PA (1905)
January 8, 2024
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Mr. Aaron Fry lived in Millersville, the college town about four miles southwest of Lancaster in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millersville,_Pennsylvania (I have another postcard addressed to
Nautical Brothers – circa 1910
November 30, 2023
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I cannot prove that the two boys on this postcard photograph are brothers. The postcard lacks any indication of location, date, or studio. But the
Vernon And Reba -circa 1910
November 30, 2023
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Sometime around 1910, two smiling children sat for a photographic portrait. Although the photograph was printed on a postcard, there is no indication of a
Cupid’s Wheelbarrow – circa 1909
August 12, 2023
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This colorful postcard may have been presented as a Valentine, although there is no printed greeting on the face and the postcard was not mailed
Bertha Sends All the News – Leola, PA (circa 1915)
December 8, 2022
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This postcard was not mailed. Because the card was printed near Leola, I assume that Bertha lived nearby. Leola is a “census-designated place” in central