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Homage to the Poet – Robert W. Service
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Dear Readers, Today I ask you to stop, take a deep-breath, and remember. Are your youthful memories precious? Are they worth a few minutes of silent reading? Enjoy the silence as you re-read one of your favorite school assignments.
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The Jungfrau
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A friend recently mailed me a card and it came to mind that the image has appeared in many editions over the years. Above, this circa 1906 edition from Photoglob Company (Zurich, Switzerland) is most likely the first and certainly the most common. William Ouellette included it in his 1975 book, Fantasy Postcards where he described it…
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Face on the Bar Room Floor
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It would be most unusual if more than a few readers of this article know the name Herndon Davis. Ergo, it will be my pleasure to introduce you to the artist who painted the “Face on the Bar Ro0m Floor.” Herndon Davis was born on an Oklahoma farm in 1901. His parents were itinerant farmers…
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Quilts for a Cause
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“Gun Boat Quilt” was a term given to the raffle quilts made by southern women in order to finance the building of gun boats needed during the Civil War to protect the ports of the southern states and the shipping lanes in and out of southern harbors. This is part of the story.
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Dr. Dan Friedman: an interview with a Postcard Author, Dealer and Pioneer Postcard Aficionado
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Postcard History is proud to present Dr. Dan Friedman week on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Dr. Friedman is a postcard aficionado in the truest sense of the word.
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Woman Suffrage Liberty Bell
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When Abigail Adams penned a letter in 1776 to her husband, congressman John Adams, asking him to please “remember the ladies” as he and his fellow founding fathers were preparing our nations new code of laws, she undeniably meant to include women with the men, the mothers with the fathers and the daughter with the…
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Blind Willy Johnson
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Blind Willy Johnson, a curse to some and a hero to others. Listen to his music to learn the meaning of hardship.
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Good Morning, Mr. Selfridge
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Viewers of National Public Television will remember the Selfridge mini-series, Mr. Selfridge, The main character, played by Jerome Pivins captured our hearts with his antics that made us laugh and cry.
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The Elephant Hotel
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A man’s dream becomes reality. But, his money runs out. It may be strange to dream about elephants, but sleeping in an elephant hotel would be even stranger.
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A Tuberclosis Nostrum and a Long Walk
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Among postcard collectors who specialize in social history, the genre of card you see here is known as a “walker.” “Walkers” are comparatively rare and frequently are real-photo cards.
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The Rising Sun Tavern
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Fredericksburg, Virginia Postcards from Six Decades Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, the Rising Sun Tavern in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is among the most historic places in America. It was built about 1760 as a home by Charles Washington. Charles was the youngest brother of George Washington. Born in 1738 and raised in…
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The Eight Capitol Murals
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The Capitol of the United States holds eight of the most historical painting in the world. The B. S. Reynolds Company published postcard of each one. We have them to share with our readers.
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The First Modern Presidential Campaign Event
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A day in the life of American politics – Wednesday, September 23, 1908. That was the day when one man, one newspaper, one stretch of lawn in Brook, Indiana, turned the whole of American political campaigning up-side-down. The “picnic” was announced with a postcard.
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The Insurance Map – An Indispensable Postcard Collecting Tool
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The term, “Insurance Map” may be unknown to postcard collectors, nevertheless, the connection of how insurance maps relate to postcards is a topic presented in this article by Robert J. Stumm, Postcard History’s newest contributor. His method of identifying buildings in bird’s eye view postcards encourages the curious to head to your local historical society.
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The Amsterdam City Orphanage
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One sad reality of life is that some children are forced to grow into adulthood without parents. The reasons are uncounted, but whatever circumstance exists, thankfully there have been people willing and understanding enough to help. Orphanages may not have been the best solution, but for some, perhaps the only answer.
