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The Civil Rights Movement and Its Anti-Communist Opponents
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The 1950s-1960s civil rights movement drew widespread opposition that frequently called Martin Luther King, Jr. and other activists as “communists,” as this John Birch Society card shows. It’s numbered CR2. There just had to be a CR1. It took years to find, and here’s its story.
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Oh . . . Olana,
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To work in such beauty is certainly a distraction, but Frederick Church made the best of the Hudson Valley and became America’s highest paid artist. Read about his home than visit it. You will be awed beyond belief.
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The Legend of the White Canoe; by William Trumbull (1861-1933)
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Long before the solitudes of western New York were disturbed by the presence of the white man, it was custom of the Indians to assemble occasionally at Niagara, and offer sacrifice to the Spirit of the Falls. The sacrifice consisted of a white birch-bark canoe, being sent over the terrible cliff, filled with ripe fruits…
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There Is Always a Lesson to be Learned
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Leap Years have been part of our calendar for centuries, but the traditions associated with February 29 are much newer. Based on a legend centered on Saint Bridget and Saint Patrick, the Irish were the first to take-up the idea of Bachelor’s Day or as many call it,Ladies’ Privilege Day.
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Seabees: We Build, We Fight!
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I only know three sailors who were members of the U. S. Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps. And, to the man, each was most proud of being a Seabee as they were being Navy men. Because of the emphasis on experience and skill rather than on physical standards, the average age a Seabee during the early…
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Cannon Mills
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Cannon Mills was the largest manufacturer of towels and sheets in the world. From Dog Patch to Park Avenue, Cannon, as a branded product, was as universal as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and Ford.
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Old Ship Card Shows Great History
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History of the mail, the jargon of the seas, travel on steamships, and postcard collecting are all topics discussed in this fabulous article that aptly illustrates the learning we can enjoy by reading and researching one single postcard. The topic this time centers on the S.S. Mongolia.
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Would You Like to Ride in My Beautiful Balloon?
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It is easy to imagine that cards printed around the world would be for sale around the world – Not So! Early in the first decade of the 20th century, a German artist named Hans Stövhaus painted a series of “Airship” pictures. Tuck & Sons turned his pictures into postcards for sale in Germany and…
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The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair
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Tony Crumbley The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair In my high school years, I supported my habits by delivering daily newspapers. In 1964, the newspaper sponsored an opportunity to win a trip to the New York World’s Fair. All a carrier had to do was fine new subscribers to the newspaper. I took on the…
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A Social History of the Bicycle as Depicted on Real Photo Post Cards
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Which came first, the postcard or the bicycle? It does not matter for it seems like they were made for each other. Bicycles on real-photo postcards has been a popular topic for over forty years. Postcard History welcomes, Gerry Biron, a new contributor who seems to have his handlebars pointed where bicycles join postcards.
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National Postcard Week 2020
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National Postcard Week is a celebration of postcard collecting which occurs every first full week of May. Join the fun, but first read about the history of NPCW.
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Bill Ward and his World of Words and Notes
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A recent interview with a collector of observatory postcards was great fun. I had no plan for another until Bill Ward came to my office one day. We talked about books and his postcard collection that he said was just words and notes. Bill’s words were really special and his notes were better.
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The Tulip Mania of 1637
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You may have heard about the War of the Roses, but when people are asked if they know about the 1637 Tulip Mania, they stare in bewilderment. To say the least, the Tulip Mania was one of the most bizarre economic events in all of western civilization. Cynthia Wood explains the basics.
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Postcards and Coronavirus
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Collecting postcards on modern topics is challenging and when the topic is part of everyday living, the work gets more difficult. Postcard History has a friend who is really good at taking on a challenge and has found Covid postcards in eleven countries.
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The Amazing Output of Cobb Shinn
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As World War I loomed, a varied group of talented Indiana illustrators, comic artists, and cartoonists were beginning their careers. While none of these Hoosiers are household names today, Cobb Shinn of Indianapolis became the most prolific and collectible postcard artist of the group.
