High Schools of Wichita Kansas

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One of the more popular postcards is the hometown high school which brings back many memories, happy I hope for you as they were for me. These were the formative years and I believe the quote "You are what you were then" applies especially to this time of our lives. I am not sure how may high schools Wichita Kansas had in the 1940s but today I want to share two that I am sure touched many young peoples' lives. The first is simply labeled High School North and the second is High School East. Both were produced by E. C. Kropp and can be found in my Kansas post card listings along with an additional 10,000 post cards on my website Moody's Postcards.

1915 Business in Perry Iowa Part 2

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My last post covered the C. D. Marckres & Company, a lumber and coal merchant in Perry Iowa and today I want to highlight the Perry Packing Company which produced Iowa Brand Evaporated Milk in Perry Iowa. The back of this 1915 Curteich, or Curt Teich, post card has printed on it: "Iowa Brand Evaporated Milk, Eight per cent and Full Skimmed Condensed Milk. Homogenized Cream, Sweet Cream and Pasteurized Milk. Iowa Milk for Iowa People. Perry Packing Company. Perry, Iowa."

In front of the building, there are two horse drawn wagons with 5 gallon milk cans loaded on them and then there is the same automobile, added to this scene by the publisher, that was added to the previous postcard discussed except this time they painted it red. These two companies show the town had a very vibrant economy even though the population was 4,630 in the 1910 census. These postcards can be found in my Iowa listings along with 10,000 more post cards on my website at Moody's Postcards.

1915 Business in Perry Iowa Part 1

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Perry Iowa is in Dallas County Iowa on the Raccoon River. Perry began in 1869 when the railroad came through the area and by 1870 the population was 70 and grew to 999 in the next 10 years. The 1910 census shows 4,630 people and the 2000 census came in at 7,633. The postcard for today was produced in 1915 by the Curteich Company and shows the C. D. Marckres & Company which dealt in lumber and coal according to their signage. You can see a horse drawn wagon in the front loaded with lumber and more horses at 3 o'clock. The auto was added by the publisher to give a progressive look to the town but the horse is larger than the automobile. This post card is available in my Iowa listings along with 10,000 more postcards on my website at Moody's Postcards.

Weed Park Club House in Muscatine Iowa

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Today's post card features the Club House in Weed Park in Muscatine Iowa. This is a circa 1908 view which highlights the wrap around porch and two unusual dormers that are shaped differently and include porches that would give a great view of the park. Weed Park still exists today and covers 72 acres including a 3 acre lagoon but there was no mention of this club house. This postcard is available in my Iowa listings along with 10,000 more postcards on my website at Moody's Postcards.

Elephants in Sioux City Iowa

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Everybody loves a circus and Sioux City Iowa was no exception circa 1912. This postcard was mailed in February 1913 and even I know it wasn't February when this photo was made so I am just guessing 1912. I can see three elephants enjoying the water at Riverside Park with most of Sioux City's population looking on. This post card was published by The Simplicity Company in Chicago Illinois and is available in my Iowa listings along with 10,000 more postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

1908 Main Street in Pella Iowa

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Today's place of interest is the town of Pella Iowa as it appeared around 1908. Pella was a small town of 3,021 according to the 1910 census, was still around 3,300 by the 1930s and today has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. This early view shows the main business section on the left and the town square on the right as you look South along Main Street. Pella was founded in 1847 when 800 Dutch immigrants led by Dominee Henry Scholte settled the area. One of their claims to fame is being the childhood home of Wyatt Earp and another is the fully functional 1850s style windmill that is 134 feet high. The Vermeer Mill grinds wheat into flow using only wind power and is the tallest working windmill in the US. Pella has a three day Tulip Time festival the first weekend of May and the current excitement is the planned Earthpark, North America's largest indoor rainforest. This postcard is available in my Iowa listings along with 10,000 more post cards on my website at Moody's Postcards.

Fireman Parade Day Muscatine Iowa

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We all run across postcards that beg more questions about what, where or when so today I want to show an example of one that answers where and when but not the "what is it" question. The back of the post card is a divided back postmarked 25 Oct 1907 so we know the image is prior to that date. The front of the postcard tells us it is a street scene in Muscatine Iowa and we can tell it is a parade of some sort with the participants all in a uniform that is not military. Each row of marchers in the foreground are holding on to a rope and this leaves us to guess what the occasion is.

I have an advantage since I have a similar post card which not only tells us what the occasion is but also helps to narrow down the approximate date of the parade. If you compare the postcard below, you will see the same people and same flag placements even though a different part of the parade is shown. This Curt Teich undivided back postcard is postmarked November 1906 and provides more information which tells us that it is a Firemen's parade and we are looking at East Second Street. Now we know "what" the parade is and we are a year closer to the actual date. Both of the postcards and 10,000 more can be found in my Iowa listings on my website at Moody's Postcards.