Tag: circa 1940
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February 15, 2009 11:57 AM EST --
I am preparing short articles about attractive postcards that interest me.
None of these cards are attached to personalities - but they may be valuable to other folks doing web searches. . . .
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November 23, 2009 11:23 AM EST --
I love the huge, solid, "substantial" shapes of vintage automobiles from the forties.
Of course they were much heavier than they needed to be (gas was cheap) and were adorned with . . .
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November 24, 2009 08:42 AM EST --
In a recent Gather article, I noted some examples of scenic postcards that were printed by railroad companies to promote travel.
The Union Pacific Railroad Promotes Travel To the Scenic . . .
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January 25, 2009 09:32 AM EST --
I found a lovely set of linen postcards containing views of Cape Cod.
The cards were never used, so there are no stories to be told about them.
Nevertheless, the scenes were so charming, . . .
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October 14, 2009 07:31 AM EDT --
If my eye had not been captured by a lovely linen postcard at the flea market, I might never have learned of Ruidoso, New Mexico and the Noisy River.
Ruidoso is a mountain village in south central New . . .
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February 16, 2009 11:03 AM EST --
Here is another linen postcard that was never mailed. It shows "Main Street" of Lexington, Kentucky about 1940.
Like all "linen' postcards, this was a hand-colored photograph; the buildings, and . . .
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June 28, 2009 10:40 AM EDT --
My collection of linen postcards, circa 1930-1950, now includes more than a dozen views of American towns and cities from that era. Most of these cards were not used postally, so there are no "Postcard . . .
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October 26, 2009 04:53 AM EDT --
Mount Olive, Illinois is a small city of about 2,000 people in southwest Illinois.
The city is included within the metropolitan statistical area of St. Louis, Missouri, about 45 miles southwest of Mount . . .
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August 26, 2009 08:50 AM EDT --
Delhi is a small town within Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana.
The town of Delhi was originally, Deerfield. I have not learned when the name was changed -it might help date the . . .
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October 16, 2009 07:31 AM EDT --
During the past few months, I have posted several postcards that few persons would choose to send sentimental or romantic messages.
Alcatraz Island
I Send my Love - A Rattle Snake . . .
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July 12, 2009 06:26 PM EDT --
I found a very clean linen postcard with an image of the Big Smokey Falls in Wisconsin.
The spot looked lovely.
Although a lover of canoeing and white-water rafting, I was unfamiliar with the . . .
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October 10, 2009 07:33 AM EDT --
I did not know of Franklinville until I found a set of three linen postcards that referred to the town.
Thus, hobbies, manias, or obsessivve interests can prove to be educational.
Franklinville is . . .
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October 18, 2009 08:32 AM EDT --
Meshoppen is a borough of about 450 people in Wyoming County, in northeast Pennsylvania.
The community is located on the Susquehanna River, about 34 miles northwest of Scranton, PA.
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October 23, 2009 08:03 AM EDT --
Milford, Kansas is another place to which I was introduced through vintage postcards.
The small city (population of about 500) is located in Geary County, in north central Kansas. Milford is not . . .
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March 29, 2009 12:23 PM EDT --
The city of Binghamton was founded where the Chenango River empties into the Susquehanna River; the city encompasses several riverside parks.
The Susquehanna, the largest river system on . . .
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June 22, 2008 01:50 PM EDT --
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In two recent articles, I shared vintage views of New Orleans.
Three Views of New Orleans: 1930-1950
Four Views of new Orleans from the 1920's
Discussing the postcards from . . .
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August 14, 2009 12:31 PM EDT --
While many cities and towns celebrate their monuments and display their charming vistas on postcards today, the practice was more common in the first half of the twentieth century.
In . . .
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July 12, 2009 07:27 AM EDT --
More than a year ago, I posted a racy postcard featuring a young man and a young woman embracing atop a hammock.
Invitation To Some Hanky-Panky in Utica - 1911
The postcard had been mailed to . . .
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August 17, 2009 07:09 AM EDT --
Last month, the Lady Bess published a three-part photo essay related to Provincetown, Mass.
Bob's photographs were spectacular, and captured some of the natural beauty of Cape Cod and the . . .
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June 04, 2009 10:35 PM EDT --
I confess that I am not well-traveled in the state of Arizona, having visited there on only a few occasions.
Nevertheless, I have some acquaintance with the range of natural wonders in that . . .
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