December 15, 2025
Tag: Lizzie Borden
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Three Tragic Lives
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Three women of extraordinary beauty, talent, and wealth whose lives could be the outline for an anthology of tragic short stories are portrayed in this remembrance. Two were dead before age 50, the other shunned by the world. Helene Held, Nance O’Neil, and Gaynor Rowlands are forgotten today but postcard collectors know their faces and…
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January 23, 2025 4 Comments
History is a puzzle, and its pieces are often at odds with facts. Postcards in many ways help solve historical enigma faster than could be done without them. These cards bring to mind how unfair it is when attempts are made to change history.