Postcards Etcetera

A sometimes rambling blog about my postcard collection, Mostly vintage, some new, a bunch of linens with a touch of chrome.

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Fourche River Lumber Company, Arkansas, 1906

The saw mill was built in 1900 on the banks of the Fourche and in 1902 the Fourche River Lumber Company was in operation. Residents e...

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Sloppy Joe's, Havana, Cuba

I love the design on this card. The ships sailing to Habana (Habana on the front and Havana on the back) from all points N. S, E and W!...

Monday, August 27, 2012

The Pipe of Peace

This card was in a postcard album I purchased many years ago. The album belonged to the family of U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, R...

Thursday, August 23, 2012

SS Catalina

Continuing with the nautical theme... The S.S. Catalina was built in 1924, and for 51 years served passengers crossing the San P...

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

U.S.S. Nautilus and General Dynamics

In July 1951 the United States Congress authorized the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine for the U.S. Navy. In December 195...

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

I didn't initially notice the unusual viewpoint of Mount Rushmore in this RPPC. Talk about light at the end of a tunnel! I'...

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Hotel George Washington

Owned by the same folks who brought us the The New Hotel Mayflower ...and I thought the ship floating outside that hotel was weird! ...

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