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…
Category: Postcards
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…
Bird’s Eye View, Utica, New York
This is the third of three in the small Cunha Family Collection (we may find more, you never know.) The sender has written in Portuguese to his friend, Mrs. John Cunha who is Mary (Azevedo) Cunha. The family name also…Read More…
Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, Mass.
“New Bedford, Mass. One of New Bedford Quaint Streets. Johney Cake Hill, Corner Union and Bethel Streets.” This is the second of three cards in The Cunha Family Collection. The sender wrote: “My Dear Friend, I drop this post card…Read More…
Stone Bridge Cottage, Tiverton, Rhode Island
Stone Bridge Cottage was a popular hotel and restaurant which later became known as Stone Bridge Inn. The Inn appears to have survived as an establishment at least until August or September of 1976, according to a newspaper ad for…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…