December 14, 2025
Tag: Herndon Davis
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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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January 30, 2020 7 Comments
Nathaniel Sener mailed a Jewish Welfare Board postcard home to his mother in 1919. He was not alone; it could be that as many as 800,000 soldiers and sailors, members of the US Army and Navy, did the same. Nat, as his family called him, lived on a western Maryland farm and most of his life was a mirror of the early 20th century. Learn about this interesting set of postcards and Nat Sener, too. Our newest feature will show just how much history a postcard can teach.