June 24, 2025
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The Barefoot Mailman
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The story of the Barefoot Mailman is a piece of American history known to few, but as you learn the details, you will feel compelled to tell everyone you know. The events happened in the 1880s and the artistic retelling started in the 1930s, but the details came to your editor’s attention during National Postcard…
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November 14, 2023 1 Comment
The story of the Columbian Trio Concert Company would be long forgotten were it not for postcards. Concert events that happened more than 100 years ago and the people who performed, if they were left to the newspapers would never be a part of the social history they created. Once again postcard history carries the day.