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Languages on Postcards
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Postcards do many things, but it is impossible to learn a language from a postcard – or is it? Read about the languages of fruit, stamps, or flowers. Then you decide.
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Stars and Uniforms
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Having to stop your journey, whether long or short, to buy gas, wasn’t always the chore it is today. High prices aside. Sixty years ago, you went to the man who wears the star.
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Hey, Corrigan: You’re Going the Wrong Way!
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History enthusiasts enjoy early aviation stories. Here’s one a lot of people know “about” but all they know is that he the flew wrong way. Here are a few details.
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Holiday Inn
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If your family traveled by car after 1952, it may be that you slept in a Holiday Inn. Those motels were new, clean, and dependable. Most important to the kids in the family was that each motel had a swimming pool. What more could you ask for?
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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.