This Prairie-style house is still standing and beautiful today! It shows up on Zillow, the real estate website, as being constructed in 1913, though it may have been 1910. The 1910 is the earliest city directory listing for this address…Read More…
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Mrs. Antoinette Skelton’s Dining Room
“Dear Mrs. Brown – May I have the pleasure of your and your daughter’s (both) company to 1 o’clock luncheon on Wednesday, May 27th? Come as early as you can. Sincerely, Antoinette Skelton, 497 S. El Molino Av. Pasadena. May…Read More…
An Inviting Porch
What a beautiful spot! An long, inviting, shady front porch, with two rockers, one large and a smaller children’s size, a lovely wooden bench (have you seen one with the slats this far apart?), pots of flowers, is that a…Read More…
Summer Home, Harbor Point, Michigan
A small collection… This is the first of five postcards that were all sent to Ida L. Vance, of Eureka, California. According to the Find A Grave website, Ida was born March 17, 1872 in Humboldt County, CA, was married…Read More…
Cookson Brothers Home, Springdale, Iowa
Divided back, unused with writing, Real Photo Postcard. Circa 1900 – 1910. Price: $15.00 “Cousin Wm Cook, we send you a postal of our home in old Iowa. Cookson Bros.” Finding (or not finding) proofs for old photos and postcards…Read More…
Man And Dog, Pendleton, Oregon
What a nice photo – a man and his dog interacting on a street in front of their home in Pendleton, Oregon. The dog, who appears to be a Fox Terrier (Smooth) is standing on his hind legs waiting to…Read More…
Holiday Wishes From The Holtorfs
Here’s a personalized holiday greeting card, with two deckled edge sides, the printed message, “With the best of Holiday Wishes” and a small design of probably a poinsettia. It’s signed, “The Holtorfs” and shows an older couple with their two…Read More…
Somewhere In France
Real Photo Postcard, undivided back. “Carte Postale. Ce côté est exclusivement réservée à l’adresse.” Photographer and publisher unknown logos showing RPH and PMM. Series L.B. 7592. Circa 1900 – 1904. Price: $10.00 True, the beautiful wintertime photo used for this…Read More…
Elms Court, Natchez, Mississippi
“Elmscourt, Natchez, Mississippi. Its galleries of lacy iron work brought from Belgium are unusual. Built 1810. Enlarged and remodeled by Ayers P. Merrill, United States minister to Belgium under the Grant Administration; contains many treasures. Particularly interesting is the pier…Read More…
Old Matt’s Cabin
Divided back, unused postcard, circa 1960s – 1970s. Publisher: Panorama Publishers, Inc., 811 Cherry, Springfield, Mo. Series or number 52,142F. Price: $3.00 “Old Matt’s Cabin In The Shepherd Of The Hills Country. On Highway 79 west of Branson, Mo., Old…Read More…