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Seasons in Japan
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Japan experiences four distinct seasons; each comes with a special cultural significance. Spring brings the joy of flower watching. Summer is a time for festivals and fireworks. Autumn enthralls the people with colorful foliage, and Winter’s snow is perfect for skiing and enjoying hot springs. Also the seasons influence Japan’s cuisine, especially if you like…
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Who Would You Believe
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The summary-narrative of a recently published survey by a Danish university professor hits pretty close to home. It’s about “truth” and sadly the survey says, in the world today, that commodity is becoming a rare one.
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The Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument
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William Randolph Hearst, the world-famous newspaper publisher, built Hearst Castle as a vacation destination. But, at his time, you needed an invitation. Today, you pay an admission. The castle blends history, architecture, and stunning landscapes. From La Casa Grande you can see for miles and experience the same view that Hearst saw about 100 years…
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Today is a Postcard History
Fifth Sunday
September 29, 20243 Comments
This episode of Postcard History’s Fifth Sunday tradition looks to technology’s newest science – be it good or not – Artificial Intelligence is today’s co-contributor. There is no prediction of what A-I will offer, but as usual, your editor will give you the basics.
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We missed a terrific exhibition of 19th- and 20th-century Spanish postcards in 2016 and 2017 at the University of Murcha and the “Ramón Alonso Luzzy” Cultural Center in Cartagena, Spain. Happily for us, the cards exhibited there have been made available on a website titled “Illustrated Postcards and Education (Spain, 19th-20th Centuries.” Not that everything is in English — in fact, nothing is in English. We’re in luck that the website has Google Translate on hand, though, which makes it possible to understand the deep and significant history of postcards from Spain.
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We like collectors and dealers who take the time to make YouTube videos to show their cards, whether from their collections or for sale. Here’s a 10-minute video of some early and not-so-early automobile racing cards. Kevin Hughes (The Postcard Guy) does a nice job of displaying close to two dozen cards that range from early Japanese real photo midget racing cars though printed Vanderbilt Cup races and into Indianapolis Speedway cards. We particularly like the card of the driver on one of the Japanese cards with his mom beside him (Happy Mother’s Day to you too).
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Postcard History is a free online magazine dedicated to vintage and historic picture postcards and the many stories associated with them. We feature richly illustrated articles designed to both inform and entertain postcard collectors and history buffs. We also provide the most comprehensive listing of forthcoming shows around. And there’s a rich trove of links to institutional and personal online postcard collections. There’s also a comprehensive, verified listing of active postcard clubs in the U. S. and Canada, which we’re working on expanding worldwide.