Thanksgiving | November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment
This vintage Thanksgiving postcard seems a bit harsh to us today, but in the early 1900s it would have represented a very normal aspect of American farm life. It would have been a farm boy’s hope at Thanksgiving that he... View Full Postcard →
Halloween | August 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Vintage Halloween postcard showing the silhouette of a witch and black cat flying across an red-orange moon in a vintage airplane on Halloween night. The little cat is very dapper with a bow tie as he gazes down at the... View Full Postcard →
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This vintage Halloween postcard image has a lovely girl in a red dress sitting on a pumpkin on Halloween night. A bat is flying by and a black cat is howling at her feet. But she is not disturbed and... View Full Postcard →
Independence Day • Memorial Day • Patriotic | May 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment
This vintage patriotic postcard shows the Sons of Veterans Emblem and the American Eagle surrounded by the American Flag from Civil War days with red, white, and blue emblazoned on it with roses in bright, vivid colors. The years 1861... View Full Postcard →
Christmas | September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This is not an old postcard, but the picture is great of an old-fashioned steam locomotive train traveling through the White Pass to Skagway, British Columbia with a snow covered mountain in the background. Imagine taking this old-fashioned train home... View Full Postcard →
Christmas | August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This very bright and colorful vintage Christmas postcard reminds me of my youth. The happy, cheerful children carrying the Christmas tree back to their home, after having cut it down in the forest, brings up one of my favorite memories... View Full Postcard →
Christmas | August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This beautiful old fashioned Christmas card shows a young, Victorian couple heading home from a day of Christmas shopping. Walking through the snow with packages and Christmas wreath in their arms, their little dog proceeds them to create a charming... View Full Postcard →
Halloween | July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This vintage Halloween postcard shows a somewhat fraught cat screeching a warning to the wide-eyed owl in the tree: Beware! Take care! For Ghosts are seen on Halloween. Of course the cat adds the comment of wishing a “Happy Halloween.”... View Full Postcard →
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These Halloween pumpkins are getting their courage up for the haunted Halloween night ahead by playing a hand of cards. Another signed Ellen Clapsaddle Halloween card, she not only shows the pumpkins intent at their card game, but explains their... View Full Postcard →
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This vintage Halloween postcard is another of Ellen Clapsaddle’s adorable cards. Here we see a little girl in beautiful costume with flowered vest, carving an apple and tossing the shards over her shoulder. Behind the little girl is a cute... View Full Postcard →