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…
Category: Postcards
A Little Package
“A little package containing a Baby Girl was born to Mr. & Mrs. J. Pomp of Overisel, Mich. at 2 a.m. Name: June Pomp. Weight: 8 1/2 lbs. Date: Dec. 6, 1915.” Well, the fact that Michigan is the birth…Read More…
A Message From Belgrade, MN
This postcard, showing roses and forget-me-nots, and a miniature attached envelope, was sent to “Miss Petra Inisberg, 1236 Ross St., St. Paul, Minn.” Petra was not found in online records, and various spellings of the last name were tried, as…Read More…
And Down Life’s Stream
“And down Life’s Stream he begged to steer The lovely freight to him so dear.” Addressed to: “Mrs. B. F. Main, 233 14th St., San Francisco, Cal.” And the sender wrote: “Dear Grandma – Hope you arrived safely. My love-sick…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…
Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, England
“Dear Ellie. Thought I had better let you know that I am not going to the theatre. Hope you will enjoy your little gift. Best love, Janey[?]” Addressed to: “Miss E. Potts, 6 Cholmley St., Hull.” Circa 1902 – 1910…Read More…
Czech Postcard By M. Aleš
Poesie. “…Kvetouci strom lhal lásky žel, svou lásku slavik růži pěl…” The line above is from the lyrical, epic poem “Máj” (May) by Czech romantic poet Karel Hynek Mácha (1810 – 1836). The English translation found online is “…blossoming tree…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…
The Tree Spirit
This postcard is signed by artist E. Weaver. Biographical information was not found online but Sherry Arent Cawley, in Berrien County, author of one of the Postcard History Series put out by Arcadia Publishing, describes the artist as “…a very…Read More…
Five Friends
Addressed to: “Ora W. Carrell. 514 W. 8th St., Muscatine, Iowa.” “Dear Ora: – Isn’t this cute! Claude Lewis is the one you don’t know. Taken in the woods the 27th of Dec. I had such a jolly time. Your…Read More…