History in the Mail

Postcards and Historic Papers

December 5, 2022 No Comments

We may have forgotten that the blimp or zeppelin was once a contender as a mode of international travel, rivaling the airplane. The Empire State

August 31, 2022 No Comments

We have seen several postcards related to blimps or zeppelins – the wonders of the sky in the early 20th century. (Other postcard stories featured

June 24, 2021 No Comments

Ralph Hopes to See Mollie in St.Paul – 1908 In May of 1908, Ralph Royer (Roger?) was traveling through Seattle, Washington. He mailed a postcard

Tellings stories from the past.