“Cleveland, O. Dec. 18, 1912. Dear Cousins:- This introduces to you our youngster Louis at 16 months. The little girl is Alva’s niece, Catherine. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Alva – Amos.” What a cute photo! And…Read More…
Category: Real Photo Postcards
Five Kids, Boring, Oregon
A candid shot of five cute kids, bundled up for the October weather in about 1915: The photo for this postcard was probably taken in or near the town of Boring, Oregon, according to the postmark on the back. Though…Read More…
Louise And Sylvester Furtado, San Jose, CA
Divided back, Real Photo Postcard, unused with writing. SOLIO stamp box. Photo dated 1908. Availability Status: SOLD “Aunt Louise & Uncle Sylvester Furtado. One of six sisters including my mother Caroline. 1908.” From an Ancestry.com tree with photos, we were…Read More…
217 E. 11th Ave, Hutchinson, Kansas
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…
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…
Little Girl On Porch Steps
Awwww! Well, it looks like this little girl is having kind of “a moment.” She was unhappy about something when the photo was taken. I love the dress (was it handmade?) with the contrasting sash-like piece and the matching cuffs…Read More…
Aunt Ida’s Son
In 1909, when this postcard was sent, little boys were still wearing dresses, so this photo would not seem at all unusual back then. Dresses for infants and toddlers were gender neutral and white clothing, and of course diapers, were…Read More…
Blackpool From The Air
From an unknown with writing talent, this aerial view of the beach and coastline at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, is described on the back of the card: “This is the holiday haunt of thousands of workers from the Industrial Midlands –…Read More…
The Arcade
With wonderful memories of summer This one was going to be put up directly after the recent Coney Island post, but something got lost in translation, lost in the shuffle, there was some interruption to the thought process or just…Read More…