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Motel Chains That Didn’t Make It
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As Americans traveled the new national highways in the 1950s and ‘60s, they discovered several motel chains. Some have lasted, but others went defunct in just a few years for many different reasons.
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Fences
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The American poet, Robert Frost, wrote, “Good fences make good neighbors.” When he penned that line (1914) did he think about how many kinds of fences would appear in the future? Postcards answer the question and the answer is, “many.”
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A Fiery Horse with the Speed of Light, a Cloud of Dust and a Hearty Hi-Yo Silver!
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Surely you know who rode a horse who was “Fiery,” could run with the speed of light, and answered to the name, “Silver.” In the 1950 the Lone Ranger was ABC’s first blockbuster.
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He Signed His Name, “Jotter”
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People known by one name, like “Cher,” “Liberace,” and “Madonna” are usually personalities in the entertainment world, but only a few artists signed their work with one name – “Jotter” was one of them.
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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.