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Victorian Santa Claus with Gifts

Last Modified: October 30, 2016

Images of Santa Claus from the 1930’s and beyond show a round, jolly Santa that we have all come to know. But many of the old Victorian Santa Claus cards depict a stern image of Santa in keeping with the discipline of the day. This beautiful postcard surprisingly shows a bright, colorful, Victorian Santa Claus […]

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: christmas, Christmas postcard, old postcards, santa, Santa Claus, victorian santa, victorian santa claus, vintage postcards

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The Boy and the Turkey Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

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 would be given the opportunity to hunt for the most important feature of the annual […]

Filed Under: Thanksgiving Tagged With: Autumn postcard, Farm postcard, holiday postcard, old postcards, postcard, Thanksgiving postcard, Thanksgiving turkey, vintage postcards

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Sons of Veterans Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: October 30, 2016

Vintage Sons of Veterans Postcard

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 and 1865 for the Civil War. This card is a wonderful statement of pride in […]

Filed Under: Independence Day, Memorial Day, Patriotic Tagged With: Fourth of July postcard, holiday postcard, Independence Day postcard, Memorial Day, old postcards, patriotic postcard, postcard, vintage postcards

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Marblehead Neck Surf Vintage Massachusetts Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This is a beautiful vintage postcard from 1906 (with undivided back) showing the surf at Marblehead Neck point in Marblehead, Massachusetts. You can see the spray of the surf rising from the rocky shoreline, with 1906 visitors down at the shore. A large home is on the point of land known as Marblehead Neck with […]

Filed Under: Beaches and Coasts, Massachusetts Tagged With: beach postcards, Massachusetts, Massachusetts postcard, ocean postcard, oceans, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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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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Currier & Ives Lithograph – The Night Express: The Start

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This lithograph called, “The Night Express: The Start” originally by the famous firm of Currier & Ives, shows railroad drama at its height. With the Night Express train just leaving the station, we see fire and smoke bursting from the stack, steam emerging from the engine, and the brilliant light on the front of the […]

Filed Under: American Railroad Scenes Tagged With: Currier and Ives, lithograph reprint, old postcards, old train postcard, postcard, vintage postcards

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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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