“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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The Start of an Elopement – circa 1910
December 20, 2023
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This example of postcard art is part of a series entitled, “A Gretna Green Elopement”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretna_Green “Gretna Green”, a village in Scotland, was the destination
A Cupid of Congratulations – Battle Creek, Michigan (1910)
December 3, 2022
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Miss Clara Greer lived in Battle Creek, the city in south-central Michigan that had been a center of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and then the
St. Paul’s Cathedral – London (circa 1914)
November 11, 2022
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The only good thing that emerged from the Great Fire of London (September of 1666) was the improvement of streets and the erection of magnificent
Jerusalem – “Oilette” Postcard Painting (circa 1910)
November 4, 2022
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Jerusalem, the city sacred to three monotheistic faiths, is pictured here in a postcard circa 1910. It is a sad indictment of human nature that
