October 22, 2026
Tag: real photo postcards
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Identifying Real Photo Postcards Using Crowdsourcing
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Crowdsourcing. Yes, I too thought of it as two words, but in 2006 Merriam-Webster defined crowdsourcing as a noun meaning the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. Read about how a…
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A Social History of the Bicycle as Depicted on Real Photo Post Cards
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Which came first, the postcard or the bicycle? It does not matter for it seems like they were made for each other. Bicycles on real-photo postcards has been a popular topic for over forty years. Postcard History welcomes, Gerry Biron, a new contributor who seems to have his handlebars pointed where bicycles join postcards.
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July 6, 2020 2 Comments
The Rodeo is almost foreign to most Americans. Sad. It may be the ultimate test between man and beast. It is not an easy task to wrestle 3000 pounds of bull to the ground or stay seated in a saddle strapped to a horse that doesn’t want you to sit on his back. Which is faster? Which is stronger? Who is most agile? These are question the professional rodeo cowboys and cowgirls answer every night when they go to work. This story takes you to South Dakota in 1946. A true time machine.