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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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Getting the Christmas Tree Vintage Christmas Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

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 about Christmas time. My grandfather owned a small farm in Pennsylvania on which he had […]

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christmas postcard, holiday postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, winter postcards

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Vintage Christmas Nativity Scene Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This vintage Christmas postcard from 1910 shows the nativity scene at the time that the Three Wise Men arrive. The Blessed Mother Mary is tucking the covers around Baby Jesus while cattle watch from the manger, as if to put Him to sleep. Outside of the window to the manger, we can see that it […]

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christian postcard, Christmas postcard, old postcards, postcard, religious postcard, 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 […]

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Niagara River Gorge Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: August 14, 2010

This is a great, colorful view of the Niagara River Gorge as it looked in 1908. This gorge has been created by the fall of the water from Niagara Falls into the Niagara River. The falls drop into a somewhat large area that is like a small bay. Then, the river narrows as it races […]

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

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Summer at Niagara Falls Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: August 15, 2010

This vintage Niagara Falls postcard shows three paintings of the Falls area one in a rectangular golden square, one in a golden circle, and the third in a golden triangle. It is a pretty postcard and old, pre-1907, with undivided back. The words sent to loved one or friend must be written on the front, […]

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Niagara Falls and Coke Ovens Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: September 17, 2010

One wonders why a postcard like this was printed? What do Niagara Falls and Coke Ovens in Pennsylvania have to do with each other? Interestingly, in the early 1900s, this type of postcard was not unusual. Postcards were often advertisements to promote America in different ways. This vintage postcard is actually a promotion of not […]

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

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View of Niagara Falls from the Maid of the Mist Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: August 14, 2010

This 1910 vintage postcard shows a view of Niagara Falls from the deck of the Maid of the Mist tour boat. Today, you can still board the Maid of the Mist donning plastic rain slickers and hats to see Niagara Falls from the base of each waterfall. This postcards says that in 1910, On of […]

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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Vintage Niagara Falls Postcard of the American Falls

Last Modified: March 24, 2011

This vintage Niagara Falls Postcard from 1910 shows the American Falls and the International Railway Bridge across the Niagara River. The International Railway Bridge, built in 1873 by the International Bridge Company, allows trains to cross the Niagara River between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. The construction of this bridge at this point […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Niagara Falls, Trains and Tracks Tagged With: locomotive, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls postcard, old locomotives, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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