June 26, 2026
Tag: Virginia
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My Bargain Friday AND Bonanza Saturday
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A collector arrives a day early for the Old Dominion Postcard Show. So she browses the local used bookstore and comes across a coverless and battered copy of Alfred Tennyson’s Locksley Hall, for which she pays $2 plus tax. She reads it through and, next day at the show, finds the perfect postcard to illustrate…
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Fort Pickett
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An uncertain spokesman once said to George Pickett that the “Old Man” (Robert E. Lee) gave him immortality. That rather dubious “gift” came by way of having his name associated with a battlefield calamity at Gettysburg that came to be known as Pickett’s Charge.
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June 1, 2022 11 Comments
Coney Island Part 2 continues as a tie between Year 3 and Year 4 of Postcard History. This part will look at the rides and amusements, examine the “freak shows,” and account for the inevitable decline. Then it will answer the most important question: What was Coney Island’s favorite food?