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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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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, […]

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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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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Bridal Veil Falls Vintage Niagara Falls Postcard

Last Modified: August 15, 2010

This vintage Niagara Falls postcard shows Bridal Veil Falls on the American side with the Cave of the Winds behind it. Although this postcard is newer and brighter than the Cave of the Winds postcard, it is still older than 1920 because we see the bridge to the Cave of the Winds allowing people to […]

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

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Cave of the Winds Vintage Niagara Falls Postcard

Last Modified: August 15, 2010

This is a very old postcard, dated 1900, showing a lithograph of the Cave of the Winds at Niagara Falls, New York. The Cave of the Winds was actually a hollowed out cave behind Bridal Veil Falls on the American side of the Niagara Falls. At the time of this postcard, people could reach the […]

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

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Ice at Niagara Falls Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This vintage postcard is dated September 1, 1906 and shows the ice mounds that form at the base of Niagara Falls. We see a crowd watching as people climb the ice to the top and then slide down. This looks to be a fun winter sport for visitors to the Falls. The tourist shop to […]

Filed Under: Lakes and Rivers, New York, Niagara Falls, Sports Tagged With: New York, New York postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, waterfalls, winter postcards

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Multnomah Falls Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Postcard of Multnomah Falls in Oregon

This vintage postcard, from 1935, shows Multnomah Falls in Oregon and the Benson Foot Bridge spanning it. Multnomah Falls is one of the most spectacular sites to see in Oregon. The second highest water fall in the United States, Multnomah Falls, is the largest of many falls seen along the highway. A huge volume of […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Oregon Tagged With: old postcards, Oregon, Oregon postcard, postcard, vintage postcards, waterfalls

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Vernal Falls Yosemite Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Yosemite Postcard of Vernal Falls

This vintage postcard dated January, 1910 shows Vernal Falls in Yosemite Valley, and claims that it is “On the Line of the S.P.R.R.” or Southern Pacific Railroad. It may have been a railroad advertisement of one of the many exciting places one could travel to in early 1900s America. Vernal Falls is not visible from […]

Filed Under: California, National Parks Tagged With: California, california postcards, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, vintage yosemite, waterfalls, yosemite, yosemite postcard

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Bridal Veil Falls Yosemite Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Bridal Veil Falls Vintage Yosemite Postcard

The original vintage postcard, dated July 2, 1902, shows Bridal Veil Falls, (also called Bridalveil Falls) in Yosemite Valley, California at 900 ft. It is interesting that this postcard claims the falls are 900 ft. while today, scientists measure it at 620 ft. high. Perhaps the card is wrong – the cliff could not have […]

Filed Under: California, National Parks Tagged With: California, california postcards, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, vintage yosemite, waterfalls, yosemite, yosemite postcard

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