Tag: Lightship

  • Coastal Sentinels: United States Lighthouses

    Coastal Sentinels: United States Lighthouses

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    A thread of shoreline with a lighthouse has long been a focal point for artists and photographers as well as a destination for tourists and lovers. At the close of the postcard’s golden era, around the outbreak of World War I, America boasted more than 1,400 lighthouses. These captivating seascapes are the center pieces of…

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Today is the Fifth Sunday of the month. At Postcard History it is our practice to explore “odd” postcards on fifth Sundays. This Sunday we explore some very odd advertising postcards. Each from the twentieth century, but from very different decades and for very different products.

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