Postcard History

March 4, 2026

Tag: National Monuments

  • J. C. Bardell and Walter Finn

    J. C. Bardell and Walter Finn

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    James C. Bardell and Walter Finn. Two men who probably didn’t know each other are central characters in a story about a set of postcards published in the 1930s. The images show the beautiful old trees in Muir Woods. These black and white photographs are simply exquisite.

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Past Article

Thomas X. Casey
November 8, 2022 3 Comments
Today it would be unthinkable, but in 1923 having a rodeo in Yankee Stadium, the first ballpark to be named as a stadium, seemed to be a good idea. The first, last, and only all at the same time. The award-winning, rodeo photographer Ralph P. Doubleday was there to preserve the action on film. A few souvenir books, some newspaper clippings, and postcards are all that’s left.

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