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Chetek River Vintage Wisconsin Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This vintage Wisconsin postcard shows the Chetek River which runs due south, south west from Chetek Lake which is part of the six lakes in the area of Chetek, Wisconsin. It is a beautiful view of the river, the river road with old-fashioned cars driving by, the trees, flowers, mountains and brilliant sunset. The Chetek […]

Filed Under: Lakes and Rivers, Wisconsin Tagged With: old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, Wisconsin, Wisconsin postcard

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Vintage Duquesne University Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This vintage postcard shows Duquesne University in 1933 along the bluff above the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh. The main building in the foreground is known as “Old Main.” Duquesne University is run by the Spiritan order of priests who were originally known as Holy Ghost Fathers. They founded the university with the mission “serving God […]

Filed Under: Pennsylvania, Universities and Colleges Tagged With: college postcard, old postcards, Pennsylvania postcard, Pittsburgh postcard, postcard, university postcard, vintage postcards

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Cypress Gardens Vintage Florida Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

Cypress Gardens Vintage Florida Postcard

This beautiful vintage Florida postcard shows a boating trip through waters surrounded by towering Cypress Trees and vivid flowers in a surrealistic scene. Cypress Trees, the age old monarchs of the Florida forests grow far out in the waters of the lake at the Cypress Gardens and form a magnificent background for the quiet electric […]

Filed Under: Florida, National Parks Tagged With: cypress trees, Florida, Florida postcard, flowers, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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Emerald Bay Vintage Lake Tahoe Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This vintage postcard shows Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe in vivid, beautiful colors. Emerald Bay is a state park on the southwest side of Lake Tahoe in California, located twenty-two miles south of Tahoe City.  It contains the only island in Lake Tahoe, Fannette Island, located in the bay. In 1969, Emerald Bay was designated […]

Filed Under: Lake Tahoe, Lakes and Rivers Tagged With: California, california postcards, Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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Old Steam Locomotive Train in White Pass British Columbia

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

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.

Filed Under: Trains and Tracks Tagged With: locomotive, old train postcard, postcard, railroads, train, trains

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The Seneca in Rochester NY Vintage Postcard of a Hotel

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This vintage postcard shows the Hotel Seneca in Rochester, New York circa 1910 – 1920. The following is a news article in the New York Times about the opening of the hotel: ROCHESTER’S NEW HOTEL.; The Seneca, a Beautiful and Modern Hostelry, Opens To-day. Special to The New York Times. September 14, 1908, Monday Page […]

Filed Under: City Streets, New York, Victorian Buildings and Homes Tagged With: city streets postcards, New York, New York postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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State Capitol in Albany, NY at Night Time Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This vintage postcard, which is rather spooky looking, actually is a view of the New York State Capitol at night time in 1900. This building still stands today and is the capitol building of the State of New York in Albany, NY. The construction of the building, which began in 1867 was finally completed in […]

Filed Under: Halloween, New York, Victorian Buildings and Homes Tagged With: Halloween postcard, New York, New York postcard, old postcards, postcard, scary postcards, spooky postcards, vintage postcards

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Horsehoe Falls Vintage Niagara Falls Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This 1910 vintage postcard view of the Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island at Niagara Falls is quite beautiful. The postcard has been printed from a painting of the falls with lovely colors in the spray and background. The Horseshoe Falls, so named for their shape being that of a horseshoe, are the largest of the […]

Filed Under: Lakes and Rivers, Niagara Falls Tagged With: Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, waterfalls, white water

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Niagara Falls Illuminated at Night Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: August 14, 2010

Here you see Prospect Point on Niagara Falls under illumination by floodlight in 1939. This was a new feature at the falls as the postcard relates on the back. When the new floodlights are marching across the Falls, and resting on either or both of the American and Canadian faces of them or playing in […]

Filed Under: Lakes and Rivers, Niagara Falls Tagged With: Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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Vintage Niagara Falls Postcard View of the Horsehoe and American Falls

Last Modified: August 14, 2010

This vintage Niagara Falls postcard is dated 1942, showing a view of both the Horseshoe and American falls from the Niagara River Gorge entrance. If you look closely you can see the old Maid of the Mist boats in the water. Notice the white water and eddies created by the force of water from the […]

Filed Under: Lakes and Rivers, Niagara Falls Tagged With: Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls postcard

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