September 3, 2026
Month: September 2022
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Growth of the U.S. Postcard Industry 1900-1920
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In the early 20th century, cities across America publish directories of their local businesses. New York led the way, and it is in those directories that the history of postcard publishers can be found. Their advertisements are very telling of how and when they did business.
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Postcards of a Great Achievement
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Opera is a life experience defined by one word – patience! At the premiere of Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungen cycle in August 1876 the ticket holders at the Bayreuth Festival witnessed the greatest accomplishment in opera history. In total, it took 16 hours
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November 16, 2025 1 Comment
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them,” said Shakespeare. Napoleon Bonaparte made his greatness as an army general, then as an social innovator. He ended life a broken exile, but that’s not what we remember him for.