• Famous Trees

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    There may be someone who doesn’t like trees, but unless their hearts are made of stone, the trees in this story will change their minds. One tree can change a life; postcards prove it!

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    Famous Trees

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Sidney Russell, a kid from Passaic, New Jersey and Carl Sigman, a law school graduate from Brooklyn, wrote a lively tune in 1947 called, “Ballerina.” Vaughn Monroe popularized it the same year. As best we can, Postcard History has used postcards to illustrate the emotion of dance, so as Monroe sang, “Dance Ballerina, Dance!”

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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.