Real Photo Postcard, unused with writing. Circa 1914 – 1918. EKC stamp box. Price: $10.00 For Veteran’s Day…. “Best Wishes & Good Luck to a splendid Bunk Mate, Charles Ed. Sickler. Paxton, Ill. R-R-I.” Most likely we’re looking at Charles…Read More…
Category: Military
Hugh Ester Bayles
Divided back, unused with writing and/or photographer stamp. Three Real Photo Postcards of Hugh Ester Bayles, taken in San Jose, CA, by photographer Enrico Bambocci. Circa 1913 and 1918. Solio stamp box. Availability Status: SOLD So, we’re a little late…Read More…
A U. S. Army WWII Veteran
Photo, circa 1943. Possible surname on back: Wright. Price: $3.00 Size: About 2 and 1/2 x 3″ We’re a day late this year for Veterans Day, which was yesterday, but still the sentiment was there, so to honor all veterans…..here’s…Read More…
FDR, A Rendezvous With Destiny
Divided back, used, linen, artist-signed postcard. Postmarked from New York, July 29, 1943. Artist: Onorio Ruotolo. Copyright Jos. Zegarelli, 1942. Publisher: Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) Number or series: 2B-H1291. Price: $20.00 A timely one…Read More…
Photos From A Family Album
Here are a bunch of old photos from someone’s family album, that have been waiting around to finally get scanned and posted. This is WWI Era (the date from the army barracks photos appears to be 7/20/18) and several show…Read More…
Busy Persons Correspondence Card
1942 bathing beauties for Mr. J. Matthews from his son Jack, on one of those “check off your responses” type of card. Sometimes they were straight-forward, sometimes wacky, depending both on the card choices and the sender. In this case,…Read More…
Ensign Kinne, Photographer
See our Waukegan, IL WWII Sailor post for a Kinne & Meyer photo. Ensign Kinne was born March 22, 1878, in Housatonic, Massachusetts, died October 20, 1940, in Shields Township, Lake County, Illinois, and was buried October 23, 1940 in…Read More…
Waukegan, IL WWII Sailor
A portrait of a handsome young man in United States Navy uniform, WWII. There is no identifying information on the back, but the photographer’s studio shows the imprint of Kinne & Meyer, Waukegan, – Illinois. Kinne was possibly Ensign Kinne,…Read More…
U.S. Army Drill WWI
Real Photo Postcard showing a WWI United States Army troop in formation in front of their drill sergeants; location unknown. Divided back, unused, Real Photo Postcard. AZO stamp box. Circa 1914 – 1918. Price: $12.00
Anton Plotěný
“Anton Plotěný – 2nd oldest. Served in, and was a prisoner of war in Italy at the last stages of it. In some kind of uniform but I cannot remember what. Blacksmith of trade. Please send back as I have…Read More…