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“An English Lane for Clarence” – Gravity. PA (1907)

October 22, 2026 No Comments

Master Clarence Shaffer lived in Gravity, once a town in the Pocono Mountains of Wayne County in northeast Pennsylvania. https://waynecountypa.net/gravity The community was the site

Etta Paints an Angelic Message – circa 1910

January 10, 2024 No Comments

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

Visiting Charlie’s Old Home – Hadersleben, Germany (1909)

December 14, 2022 No Comments

This is an interesting postcard for several reasons: Charlie and May are visiting the area of Germany where Charlie grew up; the hand-coloring of the