Edna and Elbert

3-16-16

We are having a very pleasant trip & lots of good times. Edna came down for over Sunday with us & we are going to Elbert's for next Sunday, we think. It is snowing hard.

Love to all, Grace [unreadable]

The British are coming

Jan. 12, 1905

Paul Revere was signaled from this tower.

G.W. Johnson

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Because nothing says "Happy Thanksgiving" quite like a small, grinning child ghoulishly holding a gigantic dead bird

I've scanned every other postcard image I've used on this blog, but I nabbed this one from Clearly Vintage.

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Greetings from Olive and Ed

Aug. 31, 1926
2 PM

Having a wonderful trip through the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mts.

Olive and Ed

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A windy day

April 19, 1908

Better late than never.

Fine place down here.

Fred

That's the Flatiron Building in the background, previously seen here. As always, click image to embiggen.

(A rerun, but it seemed appropriate.)

Hercules and the mermaids

No message, and the back of the card is kind of messed up, so I didn't scan. But the description reads:

HERCULES AND THE MERMAIDS
[Missing word] beautiful mermaids with a replica of Dynastes Hercules, the world's largest beetle towering over them at the entrance to the May Museum of the Tropics, Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida. 60 miles north of St. Petersburg on [?] S. Highway at Florida 50.

Library is wonderful

Washington, D.C.
Dec. 31, 1914

Have visited nearly all places of interest, think library is wonderful. Best wishes for Happy New Year.

I. Beck Leiner [?]

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"Some cookies that I made this forenoon."

Williston, VT.
May 28
4PM
1914

I am sending Harold a little pkg. Some cookies that I made this forenoon. I thought it would please him to received something. Just read in Telegram of A. Moore's death by Automobile accident on front page. You know that is Mrs.[?]'s Nephew, I think. Some more about him on second page. Was glad to get your and Ma's letter. Got a long letter from Kate's sister.

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I love the use of the word "forenoon" and the phrase "death by Automobile accident."

Postcard of the day

Provincetown
July 28
7:30AM
1922

Some trip. A long way from home. Uncle is having a fine time and goes wherever we go.
Mrs. Waldman

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Have lost the will to blog. Expect lots of postcards for the time being.

Postcard of the day

Nashville, TN
09 Aug. 2012

Hey Jim--

This is a deadstock postcard from the long-gone wax museum that used to be on Music Row. The figures were discovered recently in storage and surprisingly were of great historical value. Turns out the real stars had donated their original stage clothes to dress up the wax dummies! --Bill

Bill DeMain is in the pop duo Swan Dive and also gives tours in Nashville (see: Walkin' Nashville), which sound like a lot of fun.

Postcard of the day

Aug. 26, 1910

Would not this be an ideal place to spend a honeymoon? We are trying to arrange it. M.E.G.

Postcard of the day

Oct. 16, 1905

Why don't you write to little me.

Kathryn

Postcard of the day

Aug. 11, 1908

Spending the night here going down the Hudson tomorrow may be home Wednesday.

L.O.M.

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Also, a reader advisory: You may have noticed that I'm posting less often these days. That's because, um, I'm posting less often these days. I don't want to kill The Velvet Blog, as I have attempted to do in the past, but don't be surprised if weeks go by between posts.

Postcard of the day

Feb. 23-1907

Emma. We saw lots of houses that look like this through N.M. & Arizona. I have had a cold but am better. [?] seems better. hope you are well. Cal is very different from Mass. It will soon be Mar. with love Emma

Did she send this to herself? Click to embiggen.

Postcard of the day

Aug. 24, 1908

dear Jake are you lonesome. Raymond

Mysterious postcard message of the day

Oct. 17th, 1907

I still weigh 123. Love C.H.

In case you can't make that out, the message is written upside down, around the right-side-up date, on the front of the card. Odd.

As late as the early 20th century, you couldn't write on the side of the postcard where the address is written--I'm not sure why, or when the regulations changed.

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Postcard of the day

April 10, 1948

Dear Mother and Daddy:

We came out here for the week end to see if this desert air would cure our colds--or rather mine. I have another one.

It is sure pretty here--all the flowers, etc.

Will see you later.

Love,
Helen, Dan, Marilyn

Just slightly passive-aggressive Christmas-themed postcard of the day

Dec. 15, 194[?]

Dear folks:

Look for a card or letter from you tomorrow?

Tonite Prescott has a blackout from 8 to 9. We sort of look for you folks next Sunday or Monday.

I want to wrap a few gifts this afternoon. Hope you don't go to a lot of work for us.

Ray has some tiny colored light on our Christmas trees outside. They are so pretty.

Much love,
Dorothy

Postcard of the day

July 6 [1928]

Dear Lempe [sp?]:

I had a nice trip and found everything fine. My father is feeling better. Hope you and [??] have a nice vacation.

Love to all-
Alice May

I could use some help on this one. I'd swear I'd posted another card to this same recipient, but now I can't find. Lempe?? And the other name is a complete mystery. Looks like Loodles. (Click to embiggen.)

Postcard of the day

My Dear Darling Albie.

Honey do you remember this place.

More from the ongoing Gagnon postcard saga here, here, and (probably, based on the location) here.

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