December 15, 2025
Tag: Polio epidemic 1950
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The Lost Summer with Sandra Cobb
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In the early spring of 1950 signs like this one started to appear in the front windows or on the front doors of homes across America. This one from Connecticut and ones like it appeared as warnings that a quarantine was in affect designed to prevent the spread of polio. Postcard History’s guest contributor, Sandy…
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October 21, 2019 2 Comments
Postcards often take on a very different theme and become an excellent way to document the artistic achievements of an artist. This is exact the way Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora (1876-1947) came to be known. Today, Jo is nearly forgotten, but postcard collector Peter Hiller is working to change that.