Munich Before the War
April 5, 2022
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The Trip to Munich – Germany (1932) Sometime last year, we shared an early 20th century photograph of the “Frauenkirche” – the iconic church in
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Mrs. Stanley Receives a Big Bird from Her Sister – Pomeroy, PA (1907)
March 15, 2022
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Mrs. Emmer Stanley lived in Pomeroy, a small community of Chester County in southeast Pennsylvania. In the golden age of railroads, Pomeroy was the terminus
“A Kiss Is a Peculiar Proposition…” Norman, Oklahoma (1907)
February 22, 2022
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Miss Etta Pelsey was living in Saint Marys, a small city in north east Kansas. The town grew up around the mission where the US
“Guessing” – Philadelphia, PA (1907)
February 22, 2022
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D. Hillson was a prolific postcard illustrator of the early 20th century; hundreds of his drawings are still available for purchase from purveyors of vintage
Bouquets for Miss Sackett – Ilion, NY (1908)
February 22, 2022
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Miss Winafred (Winifred?) Sackett lived in Ilion, a village in central New York State. The area, settled by German immigrants around 1725, prospered with the
“Today, You Are 4 Years Old” – January 5, 1922
February 22, 2022
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A postcard greeting from exactly one hundred years ago. Young Henry Rohoem lived in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, a borough southeast of Lancaster. On January 5, 1922,
That Moustache is a Nuisance! Columbia, PA (circa 1910)
February 14, 2022
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This comic postcard has an interesting pedigree. Douglas Tempest (born 1887) was a British illustrator and cartoonist who went on to become a pioneerin film
Centennial of Abraham Lincoln Birthday
February 14, 2022
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Last year, I posted recollections of my childhood years during which we celebrated a separate birthday for Lincoln and for Washington. In Elementary School, ,
“Thanksgiving Joys” to York County – Dover, PA (1909)
February 14, 2022
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Mrs. Alice E. Frey lived in Dover, PA, a borough a few miles northwest of the city of York. In November of 1909, she received
“Thanksgiving Cheer” to Berks County – Reading, PA (1921)
February 14, 2022
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A hundred years ago, Mrs. M. Emma Dunn lived in Reading. (Her address is 1510 Hawk Street; I cannot find that the house is still
Daddy is in Holland – 1937
January 31, 2022
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Helen and Esther Lineaweaver may have missed their father, who was in Europe during the summer of 1937. The sisters lived in Campbelltown, an unincorporated
“Kiss and Make Up” – circa 1910
January 31, 2022
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This comic postcard was not mailed, so we do not know if the message was intended for a particular person. It is an example of
The Connecting Link – Boston to Concord (circa 1905)
January 11, 2022
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I am astonished and envious when finding memorabilia related to the nation’s incredible transportation systems of the early 20th century. Readers of these postcard stories
Carlton Receives an Invitation to the Dance
November 14, 2021
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Carlton Henry was living in Plattsburgh, a small community within Clark County – in west central Ohio. (The post office in Plattsburgh was closed in
A Christmas Postcard from Jane – Brooklyn, NY (1908)
July 9, 2021
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We met Mrs. Eli Hess in an earlier postcard story. Mrs. Hess lived in the rural borough of New Holland, in Lancaster County of southeast
Lydia Receives a Late Christmas Card – Talmage, PA (1907)
July 9, 2021
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I was happy to find a Christmas postcard mailed, belatedly, on December 26. “A Friend” mailed a Christmas postcard to Lynda Zook on December 26,
Lil Explores the Mountains
July 9, 2021
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Lil Explores the Mountains of Colorado – 1925 Lil was in Denver for a few days, but she was planning rail excursions into the mountains.