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The Artists and
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ATTENTION: Art enthusiasts, Art lovers, Art historians. PLEASE IDENTIFY the following: Dixon, Reid, Schipperus, Edler, Cassiers, Feiertag, Kircher, Bohrdt, Rooke, and Rosenvinge. And, others! Reach over your shoulder and pat yourself on the back if you know one or more of these names. If you are an art lover and none of these names are…
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Where Was It Made
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Postcards1 Comment
Curt Teich was born in Germany on March 23, 1877. He came to the United States in 1893, settled in Chicago, founded Curt Teich & Company in 1898, married Anna Niether in 1899, and had five children. Made millions of dollars making and selling postcards, retired, moved to Bellaire, Florida, and died on January 12,…
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Outhouse Humor What’s funny? What’s not?
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These days, a child’s answer is usually, “The Internet” when a parent asks, “Where did you learn that?” But, in generations past, the answer may well have been, “I saw it on a postcard!” I haven’t talked to many people about outhouse postcards, but in the two conversations I have had, opinions vary. So, what’s…
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Ozzie and Harriet and David and RICKEE!
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Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and their two sons were not a typical American family, they were the All-American Family. The American Broadcasting Company’s Saturday night sitcom was as much an American tradition as Sunday morning church. Enjoy this postcard history look-back.
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The Maud Adams You Don’t Know
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Maude Adams (not Maud Adams the Bond Girl, she doesn’t have the “e”) was an astonishingly successful stage actor who burst onto the New York stage in 1896 with J. M. Barrie’s The Little Minister and in 1905 played the title role in Barrie’s Peter Pan. Alphonse Mucha painted her. She toured with her own…
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There are no official A & P postcards!
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This single postcard teaches us history on many levels, but none allied to the American corporation that once was the world’s largest retailer: the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
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Bob Petley
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He is one of America’s favorites! Bob Petley had a long and successful career in postcards. This account has it all; a biography, a checklist, and examples from the files of a man who had no reason to be funny but left us laughing at each other and ourselves for decades.
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National Post Card Week History
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In the modern world that expects instant delivery to your home or your phone of everything from paprika and ponchos and the news on politics, the economy, and the weather, it seems silly to have a week devoted to something that must travel through the mail. Nevertheless, National Postcard Week keeps collectors busy from year…
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Occupations on Postcards – Part II – Women at Work
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Part II of occupations on postcards looks at the distaff side of the working world. Again, there are some amazing ways to earn livings, and postcards help us learn.
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The Honeymoon
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Very few topics were ignored by the postcard manufacturers. Even the revered Tuck & Sons made marriage and honeymoon cards. They are funny-fodder, but they often reveal the looming reality and truth about love and marriage.
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A Digital Catalog on Postcards of the Pandemic
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Clarissa Ferraris and Mark Routh A Digital Catalogon Postcards of the Pandemic From early 2020 through to 2022 the world endured a major historic event – the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are only now starting to move on from it having learned and perhaps accepted, that we need to live with this. Like most major events,…
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A Portrait of an American City – Independence, Missouri
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Welcome to Independence Week. The four Postcard History articles this week will feature the city, the declaration, the hall, and more. Postcards tell these stories well. Enjoy.
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A Chautauqua Symphony Concert
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Chautauqua passed with the passage of time. It still happens, but it is much different. A fact that for many is a disappointment beyond description. If you are reading Postcard History, you are certainly interested in learning. From the 1870s and decades to come, Chautauqua was one way to learn beyond your formal education.
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The American Theatre Wing – Stage Door Canteen Postcards
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New York, London, and Paris. Three cities where American servicemen could find a few hours entertainment and relaxation at the Stage Door Canteen while on-leave from their duties throughout World War II.
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The “Ides” of March
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In the Book of Ecclesiastes, it is recorded, “There is no new thing under the sun.” This scripture illustrates the boredom and monotony of daily life, and it certainly applies to the predictability of tomorrow in this Corona virus lockdown. As we watch the Ides of March tick-by, knowing what the Ides are, may amuse.
