April 20, 2024
Tag: Ruth Perkins Safford
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Tragedy of Being Forgotten
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It is happening more often these days. We who work at Postcard History are discovering that a postcard may be the last remnant of the scene on the card. Homes, schools, churches, public buildings like city halls, libraries, court houses; they are all gone. New has replaced the old. Urban renewal is the catch phrase;…
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December 20, 2023 8 Comments
Some admit they are cursed by the collecting bug, others deny it all day long. But if any collector enjoys a relationship with the “cruel mistress” we know so well, what is the harm? And, this story is suggesting that the collecting bug is contagious. Uh, oh!