Miss Harriett Mann lived in Lancaster, the charming and historic city in southeast Pennsylvania. Harriett’s address on West King Street is no longer a residential
Some time ago, I acquired a photograph of three young men who were identified as the “Burr Bros.” – Geo, Bill, and Joe. The postcard
The devastating number of fatalities in the First World War were shared by all of the Allied nations, but especially those of the British Empire.
This postcard, intended for a serviceman, was neither addressed nor mailed. Consequently, there is no personal story attached to it. It is interesting, nonetheless, as
Mrs. Alice Farrington lived in Spartansburg, a small borough in Crawford County of northwest Pennsylvania. (The population in 1920 was almost twice that of the
The mobilization for the US entry into the First World War sent thousands of young Americans to Europe. Because there was not universal support for
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. John Larson lived in Manton, a city in west-central Michigan. Once a railroad town, the city is now the center of a large Amish
The Red Cross evolved from the work of Clara Barton and the heroic nurses of the Civil War. When the organization received its first Congressional
A Postcard Photograph for Veterans Day Taken at a studio in Nice, this photograph does not show any of the beguiling features of the French
The Red Cross evolved from the work of Clara Barton and the heroic nurses of the Civil War. When the organization received its first Congressional
I have a large collection of postcards and greeting cards sent to Mary Reeser; her album of saved greetings was sold by a dealer in
In 1825, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted a measure to require an Almshouse in every county. The Berks County Almshouse, which grew to become a
The Military Band in Paris – July 4, 1918 On July 4, 1918 huge crowds of French citizens hailed the US military band performing before