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2009-04-03T12:10:00.015-05:00

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Old Antique Vintage 1915 Postcards of Kearney Nebraska Normal School & Industrial School

2009-03-30T21:10:00.006-05:00

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Schools were the pride of every town in America and have been proudly displayed on postcards since the early 1900s. The first view below is a circa 1915 postcard showing the Normal School, we call them teacher colleges now, in Kearney Nebraska. There was a school building boom in the early 1900s and the demand for qualified teachers was high. This school was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, renamed Nebraska State Teachers College in 1921, renamed Kearney State College in 1963 and joined the University system as the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1991.

The second school in Kearney is the State Industrial School and is shown on the circa 1915 E. C. Kropp postcard. Kearney had a population of 9,106 in the 1910 census and 27,431 in the 2000 census. Both of these postcards can be found in my Nebraska listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! It will supplement your education.

La Grange Georgia & Madison Georgia GA 1920s Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-03-27T20:57:00.006-05:00

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Today I am going to treat you to more small town vintage Georgia postcards with popular subject matter. Our first stop is in La Grange Georgia which had a population of 5,587 in the 1910 census and had grown to 25,998 by the 2000 census. Keep in mind that a small population when the postcard was printed normally means a limited supply produced and a large population now should provide a larger demand. This is a 1920s E. C. Kropp postcard showing the Dunson hospital in La Grange GA.

The second small town is Madison Georgia which had a 1910 population of 2,412 and only 3,636 in the 2000 census. This is a great 1920s Auburn Post Card Manufacturing Company postcard with a view of the "New Morgan Hotel". This town is known as "The town General Sherman Refused to Burn" during the Civil War. It was said he spared the town because it was so beautiful but it was really because the town was the home of a pro Union Senator named Joshua Hill who just happened to be friends with General Sherman's brother at West Point. That is your history lesson for the day. Both of these postcards can be found in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! It might lead you to the answer of a question you would have never asked.

Downtown Jackson Georgia 1908 Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-03-25T19:43:00.007-05:00

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Jackson Georgia was incorporated on December 26 1826, was named in honor or President Andrew Jackson, is located about half way between Atlanta and Macon and is the county seat of Butts County. Jackson has always been a small town with a population of 1,862 in the 1910 census and had a total of 3,825 people in the 2000 census. As I have said many times before, the small town postcards from the early 1900s are very collectible and this one is no exception. This is a circa 1908 view of downtown Jackson Georgia along Third Street. This postcard is available in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! You will enjoy every minute of it.

Lutheran Indian Mission Rocky Boy MT Montana Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-03-24T18:01:00.008-05:00

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First impressions are very important and that applies to shopping for postcards too. I want to show you a post card I would probably pass over if I was looking at a large group of postcards at a postcard show and was pressed for time. This is an unused 1941 Curt Teich linen postcard with a few small buildings on the side of a hill and no title on the front. The printed description on the back however would make me put it in my "buy" stack if the price was reasonable. The back description is "Lutheran Indian Mission, Rocky Boy Montana. Began 1920. Set aside as a Government Reservation in 1916 for the Rocky Boy's band of Cree and Chippewa Indians. Famed for its bead work." Indian reservations and schools are very collectible and popular so be sure to consider them anytime you have an opportunity to purchase. If you look closely at the image, the building on the right is probably the church since it has a cross on top of it. The white building near the center is probably the school or it could be a dormitory and there is a tee pee just to the left of it. The building at the far left is most likely the home of the Lutherans running the camp. Keep your eyes open and don't get in a big hurry and miss a good postcard. This postcard is available in my Montana listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Many treasures await you.

Great Falls Montana MT Hospital Hotel & High School 1940s Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-03-21T19:16:00.009-05:00

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Today's destination is Great Falls Montana featuring four Cecil Nixon photos on three 1940s E. C. Kropp postcards from a set I call the "Red Border Set". I'm not sure how many cards are in this set but I am pretty sure that there are at least four based on the numbers on the front of the postcards. The first view is numbered C-2634 and shows Columbus Hospital which was operated by the Sisters of Charity and also served as a training hospital for nurses.

The second post card is number C-2636 and is a dual view showing the High School and the athletic field which was used for all athletic events. The High School image only shows the central portion of the Main building.

The third postcard is number C-2637 and shows the Hotel Rainbow which was located in the middle of downtown and got its name from the Rainbow Falls of the Missouri River. All three of these postcards are available in my Montana listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your world wide tour guide.

Chief Tomochichi Cottages Kingsland Georgia Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-03-19T18:20:00.008-05:00

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Roadside view is a postcard term and category primarily used to describe the motels, campgrounds, restaurants, cafes and tourist traps along the highways from the 1920s to the 1960s when travel was by automobiles along highways before the interstate system. The three roadside views below are all of the same place but cover three decades and the first one is from the 1930s. This is Tomochichi's Luxurious Tourist Cottages on US Coastal Highway 17 in Kingsland Gerogia in Camden County along the Georgia coast just above the Florida line. The cottages shown feature a garage, private bath rooms, open fire places and offer a restaurant, zoological park and tavern.

The second view is a 1940s Albertype postcard which now calls this Chief Tomochichi's Tourist Court and mentions it is 40 miles North of Jacksonville Florida and a day's drive from Miami.

The third view of Chief Tomachichi Modern Cottages is a 1950s Dexter Press postcard and shows the restaurant, gas station and office. Chief Tomochichi was a Creek Indian who was exiled by the Creeks and founded the Yamacraw tribe from Creek and Yamasee Indians and settled what is now Savannah Georgia. He was a friend to early English colonists and was taken to England by James Olglethorpe in 1734. All of these postcards can be found in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Enjoy the roadside views.

Missoula Montana & Harve Montana MT Old Antique 1908 Vintage Postcards

2009-03-17T14:35:00.015-05:00

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Schools were a very important status symbol of towns and cities in the early 1900s and therefore were featured on postcards from almost every town. The first post card below is from Missoula Montana which was the third largest city in Montana and had a population of 12,869 in 1910 and 42,918 in the 2000 census. Commercial College is shown on this circa 1908 I. P. Company postcard which was produced for George I. Steinbrenner in Missoula.

The second post card is from the much smaller town of Havre Montana which had a population of 3,624 in 1910 and 9,621 in the 2000 census and shows the "new" High School.Both of these postcards are available in my Montana listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Get an education from a penny postcard.

Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcards of Harlowton & Columbus Montana MT

2009-03-15T12:57:00.009-05:00

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Today we are moving west to Harlowton Montana which is the county seat of Wheatland County. Harlowton is a small town and there are only five towns in the county. Founded in 1900 on the Montana Railroad as a stopover, the population has remained small with 770 people in the 1910 census, 1,856 by the 1930s and back to 1,062 in the 2000 census. Agriculture and the railroad were the lifeblood of the town and the town was the eastern end of the Milwaukee Road railroad's "Pacific Extension" route which ran electric locomotives from Harlowton to Avery Idaho. This postcard is a circa 1908 view of downtown with the State Bank on the right with a Cafe next door and the post office is in the red building which has 1907 at the top of the building. This is a great early view of downtown in a very small Montana town.

The next stop is another small Montana town and it is the county seat of Stillwater County. Located at the confluence of the Stillwater River and Yellowstone River, the first trading post and stage stop was started there by Horace Countryman around 1875 and by 1882 it was a major stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad which named it Stillwater Village. In 1894, it was renamed Columbus by the railroad due to shipping mix ups with Stillwater Minnesota. In fact, the town holds the state record for the most name changes at four including Stillwater, Eagle's Nest, Sheep Dip and Columbus. The population was 521 in the 1910 census, 987 by the 1930s and was 1,748 in the 2000 census. The area has always been primarily an agriculture and ranching center. This circa 1908 postcard bird's eye view of Columbus shows much of the town with railroad tracks in the lower left corner. This is another small town view that is a great collector's item. Both of these postcards can be found in my Montana listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! See the REAL old west.

Old Antique Vintage Postcard of the State Capitol in Milledgeville Georgia

2009-03-13T19:05:00.016-05:00

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The vintage postcard for today is a 1929 Curt Teich post card showing the old State Capitol building in Milledgeville Georgia. Most people are familiar with the current Georgia state capitol of Atlanta Georgia and can be forgiven for not knowing that Milledgeville was the state capitol for 64 years since that was from 1804 to 1868. Fewer still know that the first state capitol of Georgia was Louisville Georgia. In 1803 the Georgia legislature passed an act that called for the establishment of a town in the center of the state to be the Georgia State Capitol and named it after the sitting Georgia Governor John Milledge. The building shown here is where Georgia held their secession convention during the Civil War and was occupied by General Sherman's army during their devastating "March to the Sea". It was home to Georgia Military College at the time this postcard was printed. This postcard can be found in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Have fun expanding your knowledge.

Laconia New Hampshire & Hillsboro New Hampshire Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-03-10T18:55:00.006-05:00

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I want to change states again today and move on to New Hampshire. The first postcard is a 1913 Curt Teich postcard of the town of Laconia New Hampshire showing the Soldiers' Monument, the Gale Memorial Library and the Laconia Tavern. I spend a great deal of time trying to identify any items or businesses of interest when I evaluate a postcard and this one makes that task much easier. If I was from Laconia NH, I would probably recognize them immediately but I have never been there and there are no names visible on anything. The descriptive title gives me the information I need and with a full accurate description, this postcard gains a much wider appeal which makes it easier to sell and more valuable. Since the postcard was printed in 1913, the Soldiers' Monument is most likely a Civil War monument and there is a cannon and cannon balls in front of it making it of interest to Civil War monument collectors. Also, there are collectors of libraries, taverns and hotels which increases the appeal of this particular view.

The second postcard is a Curt Teich 1939 linen view of the Community Building in Hillsboro New Hampshire. Unfortunately, there isn't any additonal information and I would really like to know if this was built as a community center or was originally a home or even a hotel or inn. One thing for sure is that it is a beautiful building and I just hope it is still there. Both of these postcards are available in my New Hampshire listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! See the USA on postcards.

Old Antique Vintage 1910 Postcard of the Kansas City Missouri Ctiy Workhouse

2009-03-09T20:19:00.004-05:00

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I look through thousands of postcards every year and every now and then there is one that makes me stop and look just because it is so different from what I normally see. Today's postcard is a good illustration of what I am talking about. This would not be that unusual if I was looking through foreign postcards but this one was in a group of Missouri postcards. This is a circa 1910 American News Company postcard of the City Workhouse in Kansas City Missouri. The postcard has no further information on the back and the sender did not even mention the view on the card. At first glance, I would have guessed it was an Armory which often look like castles but I am guessing that it was a maintenance shop for city vehicles or equipment. If we are lucky, somebody from Kansas City will let me know and I can update the article. This post card can be found in my Missouri listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Sometimes you find questions and sometimes you find answers.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Restaurants in Las Vegas Nevada

2009-03-08T20:48:00.012-05:00

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Since we ended up in Las Vegas last time, I will continue today with a couple of vintage postcards on places to eat in Las Vegas Nevada. The first is on a 1940s Art Tone postcard view of the Dining Room at The Golden Nugget. I am confident it has been upgraded several times since this configuration.

Our next stop is 4th and Fremont Streets in "in the heart of downtown" Las Vegas Nevada at Art Decco style Corey's Fine Foods Cafe on this 1950s Colourpicture chrome postcard. This was in the early days of the "Chrome" postcard with the 1950s seeing the rise of the chrome postcard and the end of the linen postcard production. Both of these post cards are available in my Nevada listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Find fine restaurants by the thousands.

Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Railroad Depots on Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-03-07T13:07:00.011-05:00

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My last article was on downtown Reno Nevada so today we are leaving Reno and heading to Las Vegas Nevada. The first view below is from a 1937 Curt Teich linen postcard showing the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot in Reno Nevada with the train arriving in the station while passengers await anxiously to board. In keeping with my effort to help you recognize the little extras in postcard views that can add to the value of the post card, be sure to notice the man on the bicycle next to the railroad crossing signal, the train engine number is 4102 and in the upper left corner is the sign on top of the Overland Hotel just behind the depot.

The next postcard is a 1940 Curt Teich linen postcard showing the arrival "City of Los Angeles" Streamliner "LA-1" which had both Pullmans and reserved seat coaches between Chicago Illinois and Los Angeles California, arriving at the Union Pacific Depot in Las Vegas Nevada. Extra goodies on this postcard are the train which can be specifically identified and the Art Deco design of the Railroad Depot. Both are very important extras which will attract more collectors to this postcard and thereby increase its value. The printed information on the back of the card claims that "this is the world's first streamlined, completely air conditioned railroad passenger station". Both of these post cards can be found in my Nevada listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER! It is your ticket to ride.

Downtown Reno Nevada Virginia Street 1940s Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-03-03T21:23:00.004-05:00

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Last time I discussed two circa 1908 postcards on Reno Nevada so now I want to move forward 40 years and look at the downtown area and the gambling establishments that were in their infancy. The description printed on the back says this is a late 1940s view of Casino Row in "The Biggest Little City in the World". On the left is the Herz Jewelry store and on the right is the First National Bank, Harrahs Club, Frontier, the Nevada Club, the Reno Club and Harolds Club. A little further down the street is the famous "RENO' sign stretching across the Virginia Street. This is a newer chrome postcard but the view is vintage 1940s. The area seems like a good location for the jewelry store and bank. These older casino postcards are good sellers and they are very reasonable. This postcard is available in my Nevada listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! It is a great hobby, not a gamble.

Reno Nevada & University of Nevada 1908 Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-03-01T19:46:00.007-05:00

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Most of us are familiar with the modern day Reno Nevada so I want to show you a couple of views of the town as it appeared around 1908. The first view is a circa 1908 E. C. Kropp postcard showing the entrance to the University of Nevada with with the campus and two of the large buildings in the background.

The next view is also a circa 1908 postcard by the Pacific Novelty Company and gives us a great downtown view along Virginia Street. Starting in the foreground, the signs that can be read are Hudson Electrical Company, The Grand Theater, Mecca and then the Martin Block which is made up of the three red buildings in the center of the view and the middle one of these is a drug store. The photo and printing quality of both of these post cards are excellent which adds to their appeal and value. Both of these postcards are available in my Nevada listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! See towns and institutions in their infancy.

Many Glacier Hotel Glacier National Park 1935 Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-02-28T21:59:00.003-05:00

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With all of this talk about global warming and glaciers melting, I'm thinking I need to make a return visit to Glacier National Park in Montana before the glaciers are all gone. With that in mind, I want to feature a couple of postcards on the park since they are not common and I sell them just about as fast as I can find them and add them to my website. The first view is a 1935 Curt Teich postcard showing the front of the Many Glacier Hotel with over 20 horses tied up out front waiting for guests to go on a riding trip.

The second post card is a circa 1920 E. C. Kropp view of the back porch of the Many Glacier Hotel showing the beautiful view of the lake and Grinnell Mountain. Keep your eyes open for postcards on this great National Park and put it on your places to see list before the glaciers are gone. Both of these postcards are available in my Montana listings along with an additional 10,000 postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! You will enjoy the view.

Memphis Texas 1910 Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-02-26T15:31:00.006-05:00

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Today we are moving due east across the Texas panhandle from Herford to Memphis Texas and we have a great circa 1910 C. U. Williams postcard #8291. Memphis is the county seat of Hall County and had its beginning in 1889 when the land was purchased by J. C. Montgomery. Homes and stores began to appear in 1890, the post office was established in September 1890 and a railroad depot was built on the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad which ran through the town. The town was incorporated in 1906, had a population of 1,936 in 1910, 3,352 by 1980 but was down to 2,479 by 2000 and has remained a farming town since 1890 with cotton playing an important role in the town's economy. This postcard shows the Union Cotton Compress and Yard full of cotton bales. This postcard is available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Discover America.

Herford Texas 1910 Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-02-24T15:01:00.014-05:00

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Small Texas towns are the focus again today and this one is Herford Texas on a circa 1910 C. U. Williams postcard #7774. First I want to repeat what I have said before about this publisher. C. U. Williams postcards are not common, the views shown on them are limited to this publisher in all of the examples I have seen and the subject matter is carefully chosen. These post cards are easy to recognize by the hand written titles and also contain a number which will help you keep track of his postcards that you have.

Herford Texas is located in the panhandle of Texas near the New Mexico border and is the county seat and largest town in Deaf Smith County. Originally named Blue Water in the late 1890s for the color of Tierra Blanca Creek, the name had to be changed when the post office discovered a town by that name already existed in Texas. The locals decided on the name Herford because that was the breed of cattle stocked on the local ranches. When the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway completed the railroad track from Amarillo to Farwell which passed through Herford in 1899, county residents decided to move the county seat from La Plata to Herford. They even moved the courthouse by wagon to the new location and by 1900 the population was 532. By 1902, there were five churches and Herford College opened that year. By 1904, the town had hundreds of windmills and had acquired the nickname of "The Windmill City". The city incorporated in February 1903 and reincorporated in 1906 after the first incorporation vote was annuled.

The period from 1906 through 1910 saw many changes as the town experienced dramatic growth and by 1910 the population reached 1,750. During this time, the town suffered two major fires so a fire department was established. Also, electric power and telephone service began, a new railroad depot was built, a library was established, a new courthouse was completed and the first irrigation well tapped into the Ogallala Aquifer which increased farming activities for many years to come. The original courthouse was remodeled into St. Anthony's Church and was moved again later.

The town survived the dust bowl, had a prisoner of war camp for Italian soldiers during World War II and continued to grow with a population of 2,500 in 1940, 5,200 in 1950, peaked at almost 16,000 in 1980 and had 14,597 according to the 2000 census. In the late 1940s, local dentist Dr. F. M. Butler claimed the unusual low cavity rate in the town was due to natural fluoride in the local water and this was eventually verified by the Texas Department of Health making the town famous as the "Town without a toothache".

The circa 1910 C. U. Williams postcard below is a testament to the growth spurt from 1906 to 1910 mentioned above since it shows lots of ditch diggers laying the water main just in front of the buildings on the left. The only sign readable is "Dr. Bisco, Dentist" on the building in the left foreground. This postcard is available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Interesting history awaits you.

1908 Haskell Texas Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-02-22T17:17:00.015-05:00

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Today we visit another small Texas town so I can show you some of the details you should be searching for as you examine old vintage postcards. Our destination is Haskell Texas, which is North of Abilene Texas, and is the county seat of Haskell County. The area was originally called Willow Pond Springs in the early 1800s and served as a watering hole for Indians and buffalo hunters. The first settlers arrived around 1879 and Haskell County was created in 1885. The post office was established that year and the town was named Haskell. Being the county seat attracted more settlers and soon the "Road to Ruin" saloon opened, the Haskell "Free Press" began publication in 1886 and the town was finally incorporated in 1907 and reached a population of 2,436 according to the 1910 census. The population grew to 2,611 by 1930, 33,051 in 1940 and 3,832 by 1950. Discovery of an oilfield just outside of town around 1940 helped the town but the population peaked in 1970 at 4,166 and by the 2000 census, the population was reported at 3,106.

With this history in mind, we are ready to examine a circa 1908 A. M. Simon post card of the town. The caption gives us the basic information that this shows the North side of town, the photo used was made from the court house and the title misspelled the town name by using only one "l". Fortunately, this is a very good printing job from a very good quality photo so many of the business names are available which provides valuable historical information about Haskell. I should mention that many postcards had business names deleted intentionally since the local publisher who had the card printed would want to draw attention to his business, might not want to help a competitor or would expect something in return for leaving another store's name. Reading from left to right on the buildings in the foreground, there is Dellis Brothers, a building without a sign, an alley to the two long buildings which are a lumber yard, the Racket Store with W. H. Wyman as the proprietor, Foster & Neal Groceries & Racket Goods and a drug store on the corner. Going North away from the court house on the right is the City Meat Market, Haskell Real Estate Co., a large two story building that looks like a hotel and just beyond that is Guest & Abbott Lumber. Just behind the two long lumber yard buildings in the center of the picture is the Grist Mill & Feed Store. Several blocks further back among the residences is a three story brick building which I assume is the local school house. Two other items of interst are an automobile in the street at an odd angle which is something added by the postcard printer or publisher and there is a windmill in the lot behind the store without a name.

So there you have it. An unusually large amount of detail on one postcard on a very small town. This is a truly exceptional postcard and would be a goldmine for the town historian. Here is one last parting thought. Did the photographer also take a South, East and West view from this vantage point in the top of the Haskell County Court House? I think the chances are very good he did so now the town historian has something to look forward to. Also,from now on, when you look at any history books, carefully check the images and you will find that many are taken from old vintage postcards. This postcard is available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website at Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great way to research you home town.

Ovalo Texas School House 1911 Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-02-20T14:21:00.009-05:00

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Today I want to visit a small Texas town similar to the one I grew up in in an effort to highlight the characteristics that make these great old postcards so attractive. Our destination is Ovalo Texas with the Public School Building shown on this circa 1911 post card. Ovalo is located in Taylor County and is near Abilene Texas in the middle of the state. The town is located in an oval shaped valley and was named for the Spanish word meaning oval. In 1909, the Abilene and Southern Railway Company ran tracks near Ovalo and lots went on sale in the same year. A year later, there were forty six businesses and two churches in Ovalo which will give you an idea of the impact of railroads on town locations and health. Ovalo children attended the one room Bald Eagle School until 1910 when a new school was constructed and named Ovalo School. NOTE: This postcard was mailed in 1911 so this should be the Ovalo School since the Bald Eagle School was a "one room school". Ovalo added the First State Bank in 1914 and the population grew to 300 by 1920 and 600 by 1930. In 1988, the town was back down to 200 people and only had a post office, Baptist Church and a combination grocery store and gas station. The 2000 census listed the population as 225. This has always been a small town and as such, postcards on this town are going to be very hard to find. Do your research on potential purchases to help you determine the potential supply available so you can get a feel for the value. This postcard is available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your ticket to interesting out of the way places.

New Orleans Louisiana Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-02-18T19:43:00.006-05:00

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It has been a long time since I have been to New Orleans Louisiana so I decided to revisit them with a couple of old postcards of areas there I enjoyed. The first view is on a 1931 Curt Teich postcard and shows the bridge across Lake Pontchartrain which was the world's longest continuous concrete highway bridge at the time.

The second postcard is also a Curt Teich post card and is a 1909 multi view of four mansions in the Garden District. I have walked through this area and it is truly amazing. I would recommend that if you are ever in New Orleans to be sure and just do a walk through of this neighborhood and you can get there on one of the trolleys from downtown on Canal Street. Until then, enjoy this great old postcard view. Both of these post cards are available in my Louisiana listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great way to visit the Big Easy.

Troy New York Hospitals on Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-02-16T12:23:00.005-05:00

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Troy New York was formed in 1791, became a village in 1801 and was chartered as a city in 1816. In 1900, the city of Lansinburgh was merged into Troy. Troy had a significant presence in the early American steel industry and was also a manufacturing center for shirts, shirtwaists, collars and cuffs. The iron and steel industry moved to Pennsylvania and other areas and the collar industry slowed and the town began to lose population and prominence. In 1910, the population was over 75,000 but had declined to 49,170 by the year 2000. The first view below is a circa 1910 Souvenir Post Card Company bird's eye view of the new Troy Hospital.

The second view is a 1920s Tichnor postcard which also shows the Troy Hospital. When I first pulled these postcards, I thought they were the same building but after closer examination, I believe they are two different buildings. If I am wrong, someone will let me know and I'll update this post. Both of these postcards are available in my New York listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Marlin Texas Hotel Tourist Camp & Inn 1906 & 1920s Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-02-13T20:12:00.010-05:00

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Last time I covered the the hospitals, clinics and bath houses that the mineral hot springs brought to Marlin Texas. Today I want to branch out a bit to show other businesses created to support the hot springs industry. The first postcard below is a circa 1906 view of the Arlington Hotel which dwarfed the other downtown hotels.

Smaller establishments also sprang up to handle the overflow of tourists and patients drawn to this healing oasis and provided alternative accommodations for the more economically challenged visitors. The next vintage postcard is a 1920s Albertype view of the May Bell Inn and the last one is also a 1920s Albertype roadside view postcard showing the Bartlett Park Tourist Camp. Both of these were published for the Sanitarium Drug Store in Marlin Texas. All of these post cards can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your window to the past.

Marlin Texas Hot Wells 1930s Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-02-11T13:53:00.007-05:00

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Last time we covered the mineral baths in Mineral Wells Texas so today we will move down the road a bit to Marlin Texas, the "Official Mineral Water City of Texas", which is the county seat of Falls County. The post office was established in 1851 and the town was incorporated in 1867. The first railroad into town was the Houston and Texas Central Railway in 1871 followed by the International Great Northern in 1901. In 1892, hot mineral water was found while searching for an artesian well and Dr. J. W. Cook began to promote Marlin as a health center and the Bethesda Bathhouse, Majestic Bathhouse, Imperial Hotel, Torbett Hospital and the pavilion for the flowing hot water fountain were quickly established. Dr. Frank H. Shaw established a crippled children's clinic in 1925 which provided treatment and therapy for handicapped children and victims of polio and arthritis using the hot mineral water in a swimming pool and other muscle building therapy. The first post card is a 1920s Albertype postcard showing the Majestic Hotel, Hotel Imperial and Torbett's Sanitarium in downtown Marlin.

The second view is a 1936 Curt Teich postcard showing the Falls Hotel which had an underground tunnel connecting to the Buie Clinic, Marlin Sanitarium and Bath House which utilized the hot wells. Both of these postcards are available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Mineral Wells Texas Mineral Baths 1908 Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-02-09T15:46:00.005-05:00

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I have talked about the hot springs in Arkansas and Wyoming before so I need to give Texas some recognition too. The first postcard is a circa 1908 Commercial Colortype Company of Chicago view of The Bimini Mineral Baths in Mineral Wells Texas. These bath houses were popular as health cures in the early 1900s and in 1910 Mineral Wells was the largest shipping point for mineral water in the south with over three million bottles shipped to the South and Midwest. One company still bottled Mineral Wells water in 1990.

The second Mineral Wells postcard is also a circa 1908 by the Commercial Colortype Company and shows the Standard Mineral Water Company Pavilion, which was formerly "The Beach". This was a big business and almost the entire town revolved around this industry. Both of the postcards are available in my Texas listings along with over 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Immerse yourself is a great hobby.

State National Bank of Denison Texas 1907 Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2009-02-07T11:01:00.006-05:00

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Last time I discussed the Yoakum Texas State Bank and mentioned the difference between State Banks and National Banks being who authorized and regulated them. Today I want to show you a couple of postcards on a Texas bank that caught my eye. The first is a circa 1915 E. C. Kropp postcard showing the State National Bank in Denison Texas and the second one is a 1907 Curt Teich view of the same bank. I could not find any information on how this name came about for this bank however I did find some information on the Big Spring State National Bank which said that it began as a state bank and then converted to a national bank so that may have been the case of the Denison State National Bank. Both of these postcards are available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Yoakum Texas State Bank 1913 Old Antique Vintage TX Postcard

2009-02-05T14:09:00.008-05:00

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I have published several articles on the popularity of National Banks on post cards so today I want to highlight a state bank. State banks were chartered and regulated by the individual states while National banks were federally controlled. The post card below is a 1913 Curt Teich postcard showing the Yoakum State Bank in Yoakum Texas. Yoakum began in 1835 and served as gathering point for cattle to be driven up the Chisholm Trail. The town didn't really take off until the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway arrived in 1887 and railroad shops were built in 1888 which provided good jobs for hundreds of people. The town was incorporated in 1889 and had grown to 3,000 people by 1896 and 7,500 by 1914 which would explain the need for the Yoakum State Bank. The information at the top of the building identifies this as the Green & Welhausen Building and I believe the construction date is 1912. Note to postcard collectors. As I have mentioned before, a postmark is only good for establishing that a postcard's production date is NOT LATER THAN the postmark. Since this is a Curt Teich postcard, it has a production number on the back, #39928. We know from the Curt Teich archives that the post card was actually produced in 1913 and the postmark is 1944, 31 years later. It must have been a slow seller or they ordered way too many.

This postcard can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Palacios Texas TX Pavilion 1920s & 1936 Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-02-03T18:56:00.008-05:00

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Palacios Texas was surveyed into lots in 1902 and since there was a post office nearby named Tres Palacios, the town took the name of Palacios and a post office was opened in 1903. The development company for the town paid Southern Pacific Railroad to extend the tracks to Palacios, train excursions began to the town on Tres Palacios Bay and a hotel was built to accommodate the visitors. A Pavilion and bath houses for swimming, dancing, fishing, picnicking, skating, dominoes and other entertainment were constructed in 1904 on a pier in the bay near the hotel. The first postcard below is a 1920s view, based on the automobiles shown, of the pavilion and bath house.

This second view of the pavilion on Tres Palacios Bay is a 1936 Curteich which shows a very different pavilion. Either there were two pavilions there or the first one was taken out by a hurricane or just replaced. Both of these post cards are available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Come on in, the collecting is fun.

New York City Upper West Side Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2009-02-01T12:52:00.015-05:00

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Arcadia Publishing will release their latest book in the Postcard History Series on 2 Feb 2009 which features the old vintage postcards of the Upper West Side of New York City New York. This great book by Michael V. Susi has over 200 vintage postcards shown full size with extensive information of the view shown on each postcard. Michael is not stranger to the area having lived there for many years and he graduated from Columbia College. Each north-south avenue of the Upper West Side is featured in its own chapter, from Central Park West to Riverside Drive including Broadway, West End Avenue, Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue. One thing I really like about the descriptions is they tell you which buildings or area are still there or tell you what they were replaced with. This is a well done book that showcases a stunning postcard collection and reveals the author's knowledge and love for the area.

This book will be available on 2 February 2009 at area bookstores, independent retailers, online retailers or from Arcadia Publishing, who have already published over 500 titles in the Postcard History Series. The three postcards below will give you an idea of the range of subject matter you can find in this remarkable collection. This is "The Ansonia", a combination apartment and hotel, which "was a haven for theatrical personalities, opera singers, composers, musicians, writers and sports legends".

The next view is a great view of fruiterer T. Martin and Company at 534 Columbus Avenue off West 86th Street which specialized in steamer baskets which were delivered to steamship passengers prior to their voyage.

The final view is a great interior view of Baltzley's Pharmacy which rented space to the post office for a neighborhood drop-off station for the local branch. "This made it lucrative for Baltzley to publish and sell postcards." And speaking of postcards, Arcadia also has published a set of 15 great postcards with images from this book which are also available for sale.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Discover your hometown history.

Be sure to visit my website Moody's Postcards where you can find over 10,000 vintage postcards for sale or just stop in for a trip down memory lane.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards Shreveport Louisiana Union Railroad Depot & YMCA 1920s

2009-01-30T15:00:00.017-05:00

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The first post card today is a 1920s E. C. Kropp postcard of the Union Railroad Depot in Shreveport Louisiana. This particular view is what I call a "street side view" and in this case gives us a close up view of the vintage automobiles.

The second Shreveport Louisiana view is also a 1920s E. C. Kropp postcard and is an excellent view of the Y. M. C. A. Both of these postcards are available in my Louisiana listings along with an additional 10,000 postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The views are fantastic.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Georgia's Water Attractions

2009-01-28T14:20:00.007-05:00

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Let's take a look around Georgia today and start in Thunderbolt which was just five miles from Savannah in 1910. This is a Hugh C. Leighton 1910 postcard of the Thunderbolt Casino which was famous for its fish and oysters.

The next stop is a 1930s real photo postcard of the Georgia Fisheries at Summerville Georgia and shows the rearing pond and troughs.

Our last stop is the new swimming pool at Indian Springs Georgia which was and is now a Georgia State Park. This is a 1940 Curt Teich linen postcard which says that the park is served by Greyhound buses and the Southern Railroad. All of these post cards are available in my Georgia listings along with an additional 10,000 postcards on my website at Moody's Postcards.

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Old Antique Vintage Kansas City Missouri Postcards

2009-01-26T13:55:00.008-05:00

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Kansas City Missouri is today's destination and the first stop is right in the middle of downtown on this 1922 Curt Teich postcard. This is Walnut Street looking North from Tenth Street which is one of the principal business thoroughfares of Kansas City. The printed information on the back says "This one block contains eleven banks. Kansas City ranks fourth in bank clearings." They also seem to have a traffic problem since I counted eight streetcars or trolleys and I don't think you could get another automobile on this stretch of road. On the left is National City Bank and in the right foreground is a sign for "De Looze Hat". You should always check street scenes for business names, pool halls, saloons or any other unique or unusual business because that can add value to the post card.

Moving from business to fun, the next postcard is also a Curt Teich production from 1909 and shows the Music Pavilion, Electric Tower and Chutes in Electric Park, "Kansas City's Coney Island". The Labor Day message on the back gives some interesting information about the park as the sender tries to convince her friend in Newbern Tennessee to visit and enjoy the park. She says "The parks are still open. Carnival closes tomorrow and Electric runs about a week longer. Wish you could be here to go to the Corn Carnival at Electric. Today is Labor Day & there is amusement galore. Ringling Brothers Circus, all the Parks & Theater. You are missing a whole lot." Nothing like rubbing it in. Postcards of amusement parks are very popular so be sure to look for them and the more rides showing, the better. Both of these postcards are available in my Missouri listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Old Antique Vintage Court House Postcards Weatherford & Gonzales Texas

2009-01-24T10:52:00.008-05:00

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I am going back to one of my favorite subjects today so I can show you two more beautiful court houses. The first one is a close up view of the Parker County Court House in Weatherford Texas which has a sign declaring Weatherford as the "Texas Fruit & Dairy Center". This is a 1950s Colourpicture postcard and on the back it says that the County was "named in honor of Cynthia Ann Parker, first white child born in this county. Later captured by the Indians and became the bride of Chief of the Tribe". Picking up these little historical facts is what makes postcards so interesting.

The second post card is a 1939 Curteich linen postcard of the Gonzales County Court House in Gonzales Texas. Gonzales was one of the earliest Anglo American settlements in Texas but was abandoned in 1826 after two Inidan attacks and was rebuilt nearby in 1827. Both of these postcards are available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great adventure awaits.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Unusual Texas & Missouri Churches

2009-01-22T21:42:00.007-05:00

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Churches are a very popular postcard subject and good sellers no matter where they are located. While most people will collect churches in their home town or churches they have attended in their lifetime, I would like to suggest another reason to collect churches. You might want to consider "unusual" looking churches such as the three churches below. The first is the First Methodist Church in Paris Texas and is a 1940s Graycraft Card Company post card.

The next one is the Prospect Avenue Congregational Church at 29th and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City Missouri and is on a circa 1908 Elite Post Card Company postcard.

The last one is circa 1908 S. H. Kress Company postcard of the Christian Church in Sherman Texas. All of these postcards are available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Collect whatever interests YOU.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Waxahachie & Sherman Texas Court Houses

2009-01-20T21:25:00.007-05:00

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Today I want to visit two County Court Houses in the great state of Texas. Court Houses are a very popular subject for post card collectors since thousands of judges, lawyers, clerks and county employees work in these buildings and are rightly proud of their beauty. The first stop is Waxahacie Texas in the 1940s to see the beautiful Ellis County Court House which is still in use today and essentially unchanged on the exterior from this real photo post card. Waxahachie has grown from 6,205 people in 1908 to 21,426 in the 2000 census. The name Waxahacie is an Indian name meaning "cow creek" or "buffalo creek".

The second court house postcard is a 1908 view of the Grayson County Court House in Sherman Texas and also provides a great view of the businesses arount the Court House Square. Sherman was named the county seat in 1846 at the time the county was created. Population in 1908 was 12,412, grew to just over 15,000 by 1930 and had 37,710 in the 2000 census. Both of these postcards can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Discover what your County Court House looked like 100 years ago.

Old Antique Vintage El Paso & Dallas Texas Hospital Postcards

2009-01-18T12:18:00.006-05:00

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While hospitals are not a fun place to be, they do make for good and bad memories in our lives and that makes them a popular postcard subject. The first post card below shows the military hospital William Beaumont General Hospital in El Paso Texas. This is a 1926 Curt Teich postcard and shows a ward interior, sunken garden, greenhouse, library, soldiers' barrack, gymnasium and theater. These facilities were used by many soldiers as well as their dependents so a huge amount of people have a connection to this hospital. Postcards with multiple views like this give you an extra bang for you buck.

The second hospital is St. Paul Sanitarium in Dallas Texas and is shown on a 1907 Curt Teich postcard. Located on Bryan Street, this was the first modern hospital in Dallas and in 1898, the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul officially opened the facility. Both of these postcards can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Old Antique Vintage 1908 Corsicana & Dalhart Texas Postcards

2009-01-16T14:00:00.005-05:00

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I want to cover some more popular collecting subjects today and will start with this 1908 view of the Felton Opera House, "facing Denrock Avenue", in Dalhart Texas. Even using a magnifying glass, I can not determine where you enter the opera house so I am not sure which street is Denrock Avenue. The street level business on the corner says on the window that it is the First National Bank and to the right of that everything appears to be normal store fronts including a jewelry store. On the second story, all of the signs on the windows indicate lawyer offices or land and title businesses. Opera houses are widely collected and even the smaller towns had them in the early 1900s. These were seen as a valuable town asset and sign of sophistication so postcard publishers usually included them if the town had one.

The second popular collecting subject shown here is the Orphan's Home and this one is sponsored by the Odd Fellows fraternal organization. This is a 1910 Curt Teich post card and this particular home is much larger than most I have seen. This particular postcard will appeal to collectors of Orphan Homes and collectors of Odd Fellows postcards which makes it more desirable. Both of these postcards can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Old Antique Vintage 1920s Postcards of Fort Clark Texas

2009-01-14T15:24:00.007-05:00

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Just a quick reminder that the purpose of this blog is to expose you to the hobby of postcard collecting, show you a wide variety of postcards so you can see what is available and to pass along general postcard collecting tips and information.

Military installations are a popular item because there are a ton of veterans out there that were stationed at these facilities. It probably wasn't a fun time but it was an important milestone in their lives and that generates demand for these post cards. There were a lot of WWII bases throughout the United States so today I want to highlight Fort Clark in Texas. Fort Clark was founded in 1852 along with the town of Bracketville and Fort Clark was home to the famous Buffalo Soldiers for many years. The fort remained a cavalry post and almost every U. S. Army cavalry unit was stationed there or trained there. In 1943 the Second Cavalry was activated and was the last horse mounted unit as units were mechanized. This change brought about the closure of Fort Clark in 1946 even though it was used as a German prisoner of war camp until the end of the war in 1945. The three Albertype post cards shown here and produced for Nipper Drug Company are circa 1920 and can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! They make history fun.

Old Antique Vintage 1918 Real Photo Postcard Sag Harbor New York

2009-01-12T15:26:00.009-05:00

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I have often talked about REAL PHOTO postcards and the current high demand for them after years of neglect. Today I want to share a great real photo post card, often abbreviated "RPPC", that sold as soon as I listed it and had a great additional piece of information with it. This is a 1918 real photo postcard of the interior of a postcard store in Sag Harbor New York with two post card racks in the center, a candy counter on the left, souvenirs on the right and the owner(s) posing for the picture.

And if that isn't enough to get a postcard collector excited, I was lucky enough to get the manufacturer's invoice for producing the postcards. This great extra piece of information shows the company that made the postcards, the name of the owner of the postcard store, location of the store and the price paid of $0.155 each for 1500 postcards. It just doesn't get much better than this! Even though this postcard has been sold, I have 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Fun beyond belief.

Old Antique Vintage Texas Postcards Houston Convernt Austin Gymnasium

2009-01-10T23:06:00.006-05:00

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Last time I talked about two popular post card subjects, swimming pools and Elks Clubs. Today I want to add two more subjects that are popular with postcard collectors and the first is Convents. The first is on a beautiful E. C. Kropp 1940s linen postcard and shows the Villa de Matel Convent in Houston Texas. This view is the Motherhouse and Novitiate of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.

The second view is a 1930s E. C. Kropp view of the combination Gymnasium Auditorium at the University of Texas in Austin Texas. The dual use facility gives you two attractions where many people will remember events they attended there and you get the extra kicker of being a huge University drawing card. You should always remember that the more topics that are shown increase the value as more collectors will be attracted to the postcard. Both of these post cards can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Old Antique Vintage 1907 Postcards Amarillo & El Paso Texas Elks Home

2009-01-08T15:36:00.006-05:00

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Collecting postcards is all about connecting to the past and exploring places where you or family members have lived, worked or played in years gone by. I have always touted swimming pool postcards because that is where I spent the most time and had the most fun so I like to compare them with my home town pool. Another popular topic is the local Elks Club Home which were in most larger towns and had a very large membership throughout the United States. These Elks Homes were a popular postcard subject and are widely collected today by locals and Elk club members. The first post card is a 1909 Curt Teich printed postcard published by Fred Harvey and shows the Elks Home in Amarillo Texas.

The second view is a 1907 Paul C. Kober postcard that shows the El Paso Elks Home. Both of these post cards can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your connection to the past.

Old Antique Vintage 1940s Gainesville Georgia Postcard

2009-01-06T21:35:00.005-05:00

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When I first started buying old postcards, I would not buy linen postcards because I though they were not old enough but I slowly changed my mind. Curt Teich, or Curteich, started using the high cloth content paper in 1930 because it was cheaper but it wasn't long before everybody else followed their lead. Not only was there a price advantage, but the new inks combined with the linen paper produced some fantastic colors that are highly sought after today. Linens were prominent from 1930 through the 1950s when they began to be replaced by the slick finish chrome postcards. Now the people who grew up in the 1930s through 1950s are over 50 years old and they are looking for the linen post cards that reflect their youth. The baby boomers will be buying up the chrome postcards for the same reason but that story will have to wait for another issue.

The 1940s linen Ashville post card below is typical for these postcards and gives a great hometown view of the Dixie Hunt Hotel in Gainesville Georgia with the Dixie Drug Company on the corner with a great Coca Cola advertising sign. This post card is available in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

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Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcards of Tift College Forsyth Georgia

2009-01-05T21:06:00.006-05:00

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College postcards are very popular and today's examples are no exception. The first 1908 post card shows Upshaw Hall and the fountain as seen looking from Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College in Forsyth Georgia.

The second view is also postmarked 1908 and shows the main buildings of Bessie Tift College with Tift Hall on the left, Wiggs Hall in the center and Upshaw Hall on the right. Both of the post cards can be found in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Very educational.

Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcards of Louisiana

2009-01-02T16:54:00.007-05:00

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The state of choice today is Louisiana and I will begin with a circa 1908 view of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge because this one is like no others. This beautiful castle like building was replaced a few years later but you can still enjoy it on the Illustrated Post Card Co postcard along with the state seal.

Our next stop is the Young Men's Gymnastic Rowing Club in New Orleans Louisiana shown on the 1907 C. B. Mason postcard. Both of these postcards are available in my Louisiana listings along with an additional 10,000 postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The State Capitol and Seal series is a great place to start your collection.

Old Antique Vintage New Years Postcards

2008-12-30T16:02:00.017-05:00

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

These postcards are available in my New Years listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Start the New Year off right!

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Circa 1908 Missouri

2008-12-29T22:27:00.010-05:00

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Today we are moving into Missouri and will start with a great circa 1908 view of the State Capitol and state seal in Jefferson City Missouri. This is a very popular state capitol series and makes a great post card set.

Our second stop is in Holden Missouri, a small town in Johnson County, which had a population of 2,007 in 1908 and 2,510 in 2000. This circa 1908 postcard shows both the Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot and the First M. E. Church. Both of these postcards can be found in my Missouri listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great way to see and learn your state capitols.

New Decatur Alabama Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcard

2008-12-26T17:01:00.008-05:00

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Will our last stop on this swing through Alabama will be in Rhodes Ferry Landing, Decatur, New Decatur or Albany Alabama? The answer is YES because the circa 1908 postcard for today shows downtown New Decatur along Second Avenue and all four names have been applied to the town. In the early 1800s Dr. Henry W. Rhodes, who was an early landowner, operated a ferry there on the Tennessee River in North Alabama and in 1821 the town was incorporated and named Decatur. The city thrived due to its location on the Tennessee river and it was the eastern terminus of the Decatur Courtland Tuscumbia Railroad which was the first railroad built east of the Appalachian Mountains. But this strategic location was a liability during the Civil War and the town was leveled by fire in the Battle of Decatur in 1864 and was left with only three buildings still standing. Post war recovery brought the town of Decatur back east of the railroad tracks but the new town west of the tracks was incorporated in 1889 as New Decatur.

The two towns prospered but Decatur was not happy with New Decatur since it was settled mostly by Yankees. New Decatur was renamed Albany, after Albany New York, in 1916 and that did not improve feelings. It was the mutual need for a bridge over the Tennessee river to replace the ferry that brought the cities together in 1925 as one City of Decatur. To this day, the two sides have somewhat different cultures. This postcard can be found in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A pictorial history awaits.

Old Antique Vintage Christmas Postcards

2008-12-24T20:33:00.007-05:00

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WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Old Antique Vintage Postcards 1930s Birmingham Alabama

2008-12-22T19:37:00.006-05:00

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Our visit to Birmingham Alabama ends today with a trip downtown to two landmarks. The first of these is seen on a 1942 Curteich post card featuring the Comer Building, a twenty plus story skyscraper towering over the downtown area.

The second landmark is the Municipal Auditorium on 8th Avenue North which was built in 1923 at a cost of one million dollars and had a seating capacity of 10,000. Both of these post cards can be found in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! See your hometown develop one postcard at a time.

Old Antique Vintage Postcard 1930s Massey Residence Birmingham Alabama

2008-12-21T22:04:00.005-05:00

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In a follow on to my last article, I wanted to show you another nice home in Birmingham Alabama. The 1930s E. C. Kropp post card below shows the Massey home and elaborate garden, pools and fountain. Birmingham was founded in 1871 as an industrial center with iron and steel production as the major industries and had the nickname of "The Pittsburgh of the South". The elaborate homes and gardens provide a nice offset to the industrial base. This postcard can be found in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The hobby for all ages.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards Birmingham Alabama 1930s

2008-12-20T15:24:00.006-05:00

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Today we are still touring Alabama and visiting Birmingham for a look at how the rich folks live. The first post card is a close up view of the "country home", Vestavia, of George B Ward located on the top of Shades Mountain, altitude 1,300 feet and just 6 miles from Birmingham. The "home" is a replica of the celebrated Temple of Vesta of Rome which was destroyed in the fifth century. The dimensions are 70 feet high, 186 feet in circumference with 20 columns which have a 9 feet circumference. This first postcard is a 1937 Curteich production giving a close up view.

The second view is on a 1930s E. C. Kropp postcard and gives a great aerial view of the home and estate. Both of these postcards are available in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Illustrated history at its best.

Old Antique Vintage Postcard 1941 Sylacauga Alabama

2008-12-19T14:12:00.008-05:00

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Our next stop in Alabama is a visit to the weave room at Avondale Mills in Sylacauga Alabama. This postcard is postmarked 1941 and a lot of things have changed in the 67 years since then that have eliminated the fabric mills across the South. These mills provided millions of jobs in the United States spinning the thread, weaving the cloth and making the clothes, sheets and fabric products we depend on daily. We still have the technology, workers and will to do the job but we just could not compete with low overseas wages. We still grow the cotton here in the South but it is cheaper to ship it overseas and the finish product back to the states.

Sylacauga is in Talladega County Alabama and had a population of 1,456 in 1908, 2,141 in the 1920 and 12,616 in the 2000 census. The town's nick-name is "The Marble City" since it is located on a solid deposit, which is 32 miles long, one and a half miles wide and 400 feet deep, of the hardest, whitest marble in the world. The town is also the home town of Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle), one of 3 Blue Bell Creameries and Ann Hodges who is the only documented case of a person being hit by an object from outer space. This post card is available in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The educational hobby.

Old Antique Vintage Postcard 1913 Tuskegee Institute Alabama

2008-12-15T15:17:00.007-05:00

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Our trip across Alabama moves to Tuskegee Alabama today where Booker T. Washington at the age of 26 founded the Tuskegee Institute in 1881 as a Normal School for Negroes, both boys and girls, and served as its first principal. The students made bricks in the Institute brickyard and built many of the first buildings on the campus. George Washington Carver joined the faculty in 1896 and proceeded to revolutionize agricultural development in the South in the early twentieth century. The legacy of these two men and their accomplishments are well known today and the site became a part of the National Park System in 1974 and is located on the campus of Tuskegee University. The 1913 multiview postcard below shows Rockefeller Hall, Thasher Hall, The Four Emerys, and The Chapel of Tuskegee Institute. This post card can be found in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Have fun learning more about whatever interests you.

Old Antique Vintage Postcard Selma Alabama Circa 1908

2008-12-14T19:55:00.007-05:00

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Selma Alabama is our destination today with an unusual view of downtown along Broad Street on a circa 1908 postcard. I say it is an unusual view because there just aren't many people around and this is a major intersection in downtown. Notice the extra wide Broad Street as well as the extra wide sidewalk in the foreground. I can see only eleven people, two horse and buggies and the shadows are not very long so I suspect this picture was taken on a Sunday. The streetcar or trolley on the left has "Selma Street" on the side of it and the other two trolleys have numbers on the side. The tall building behind the trolley on the right is the YMCA. I always enjoy using a 5 power magnifying glass on printed post cards to find interesting facts about the scene and the people and buildings in it and I use the 10 power glass on real photos. Half the fun is finding something interesting in the image that you didn't see when you acquired the postcard. There was one postcard photographer in the 1940s and 1950s that use to always include his "woodie" station wagon in his pictures. This postcard is available in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! You can learn something from each postcard.

Ozark Alabama 1920s Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2008-12-11T20:37:00.006-05:00

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I have given Mississippi postcards a good run recently so today I am moving over to Alabama. The post card below is a 1920s view of downtown Ozark Alabama which is located in the southeastern corner of Alabama near Dothan. First settled in 1822, it was named Merricks in honor of the first settler John Merrick Sr. It was later changed to Woodshop and then to Ozark in 1855. The population in 1908 was 2,229, around 2,300 in 1930 and had grown to 15,119 by the 2000 census. The 1920s view below of downtown is very typical of many small towns in the south at this time. When I first saw this postcard, I though it was Eufaula Alabama which looks very similar. Small southern towns are very popular postcard subjects and usually difficult to find. This post card can be found in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The sunny South awaits.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Chester Pennsylvania

2008-12-06T21:37:00.020-05:00

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Today's topic is a follow on to the last one and covers the Postcard History Series of books published by Arcadia Publishing, the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Please see the previous blog for full information on the company, their outstanding postcard books and where you can find them. I will try to review these as they are published so you should be able to keep up with what is available and I promise some stunning images from each.

Today's book covers the history of Chester Pennsylvania, the first city established in Pennsylvania, and has fantastic postcard images and narrative covering the many mills, shipbuilding industry, businesses, churches and a great collection of postcards on the famous 1908 trolley strike. This is the great way to learn your local history. The book was produced by the Chester Historical Preservation Committee with many of the 200 plus postcards shown from the collection of David Guleke. The first image below shows the launching of the SS Chester Sun in 1917,the first ship built by the Sun Ship Building and Drydock Company.

The second image is a downtown view of Roders newsstand which was originally built as a cigar stand in 1880 called the Lighthouse. It was rebuilt in 1912 after a fire, renovated in 2001 and is still in operation today and nicknamed the "smallest block in America". Now that you have seen 1% of the images, I hope you will be tempted to see the other 99% in the book. Also be sure to check out my Pennsylvania postcard listings along with the 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your hometown history awaits.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Hudson Massachusetts

2008-12-06T20:35:00.010-05:00

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Today I want to tell you about a series of fantastic books which zero in on individual towns throughout the United States and feature around 200 "pick of the litter" postcards on each town. I will feature the book covering Hudson Massachusetts today and next time will talk about the book covering Chester Pennsylvania. But first, lets talk about the big picture. Both of these books are published by Arcadia Publishing in their Postcard History Series and are a must have for current and former residents of the towns covered. These books are usually a combined effort between the local historians and local postcard collectors and bring accurate information and stunning images together to make local history come alive. They have already published over 500 of these so there is a pretty good chance Arcadia has a book on your home town so be sure to check out their website for your copy. The books are also available at area bookstores, independent retailers and online retailers.

The Hudson Massachusetts book was authored by Lewis Halprin, who has eight previous books about the area, with help from Katherine Johnson who is the historian from the Hudson Historical Society and the local postcard collectors. The result is an impressive display of postcards of the town and a great narrative about all of the views shown. The first postcard below shows the Hudson Town Hall and the Unitarian Church.

The second view shows Hudson's first motorized fire apparatus which was a 1913 Grout truck from the Grout Automobile Company in Orange Massachusetts.

Be sure to check out the other postcard books I have reviewed on my earlier blogs and look for a postcard on your hometown among the 10,000 postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!!! Discover your hometown history.

Old Antique Vintage 1940s Mississippi Hotel Postcards

2008-12-05T19:14:00.006-05:00

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Today I will end our current trip through Mississippi with a couple of large hotels. The first stop is the Eola Hotel in Natchez Mississippi and is a great multi view postcard. This is a 1940s MWM (Mid West Map Company in Aurora Missouri) linen post card showing the Main Lobby, an exterior view, the Palm Room and has the slogan "Where the old South still lives". The fine print along the bottom of the postcard indicates your room might be a little "sticky" in July and August.

The second postcard is also a 1940s MWM linen post card and shows the Hotel Pinehurst in Laurel Mississippi. The printed message on the back brags that "Laurel is known as a Chemurgic city and has over 6000 people on its industrial payroll". Both of these postcards can be found in my Mississippi listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Visit the past now.

1940s Old Antique Vintage Postcard Angelo's Place Gulfport Mississippi

2008-12-02T19:57:00.003-05:00

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Angelo's Place was one of the finest restaurants in Gulfport Mississippi and was located on US Hwy 90 facing the Gulf of Mexico. Owned and operated by Angelo Xidis, the building was built entirely of steel, tile and glass and combined the kitchen and dining room. This postcard shows the beautiful fireplace with real live oak trees on each side and incorporated into the building. This was the place to see and be seen in the 1940s. This E. C. Kropp linen postcard can be found in my Louisiana listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website at Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great way to visit all of those famous places you have heard about.

Old Antique Vintage 1940 Postcards of Grenada & Greenwood Mississippi

2008-11-30T16:39:00.006-05:00

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Small town Mississippi is still our destination today with the first stop shown on a 1940s Colourpicture dual view postcard of Confederate Square in downtown Grenada Mississippi, the county seat of Grenada County.

Our next postcard is a 1939 Curt Teich postcard with a great view of the swimming pool in Greenwood Mississippi which is the county seat of Leflore County. Located on the Tallahatchie River and Yazoo River, the city was a major shipping point to New Orleans, Vicksburg, Memphis and St. Louis prior to the Civil War. Both of these postcards are available in my Mississippi listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! See it like it was.

Old Antique Vintage 1940s Postcards Brookhaven & Tupelo Mississippi

2008-11-28T20:10:00.006-05:00

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Today I have two more Mississippi school post cards to share with you and the first is a 1942 Curt Teich linen postcard of the Brookhaven Elementary School in Brookhaven Mississippi. This is an impressive school for a town of approximately 5,000 people at the time and may be one of the reasons the size has doubled since then.

The second school is a beautiful art deco style design Grammar school in Tupelo Mississippi and is shown on a 1940 Curt Teich postcard. Tupelo was also a town of around 5,000 people at the time which has grown to over 34,000 today. Both of these postcards can be found in my Mississippi listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great hobby for all ages.

Columbus Mississippi Schools 1930s Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2008-11-26T14:23:00.005-05:00

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Schools were the pride of towns, cities and states from 1900 on with the relentless pursuit of a public education for all Americans. Postcards were a popular way to document the progress of this effort and show the world that you town was progressive and a great place to live and raise a family. The first view is a 1940 Curt Teich linen postcard showing the Franklin Academy in Columbus Mississippi with the Auditorium in the foreground.

The second post card is a 1936 Curteich linen postcard and shows the Whitfield Auditorium at the Mississippi State College for Women, the first state supported college for the higher education of women in the United States. Both of these postcards are available in my Mississippi listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your ticket to a broader education.

Brownsville Texas 1930s Old Antique Vintage Postcard

2008-11-25T16:30:00.005-05:00

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Young people today often hear their parents or grandparents talk fondly about how things "use to be" and "everything was much simpler" but probably do not pursue what we are talking about. If you have some old antique postcards, pull them out show the younger generation exactly what you are talking about. The postcard below should get the attention of anyone who has traveled to another country in the 21st century of just how much things have changed. This is a 1930s E. C. Kropp post card showing the U. S. Custom house and the Gateway bridge between Brownsville Texas and Mexico. This postcard is available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! See the way it was.

Goldthwaite Texas 1907 Old Antique Vinatge Postcards

2008-11-24T14:57:00.006-05:00

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Strategy is important when you are buying post cards and many different opportunities will be available to you as a collector. Shown below are three of four circa 1907 postcards of Goldthwaite Texas which I bought together because I was familiar with the town since I grew up near there and had never seen postcards on it before. Located near Brownwood Texas, it is the county seat of Mills County, was established in 1885 after the arrival of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and was named for the man who auctioned off the town lots. It had 1,200 people by 1898, 2,800 people by 1928, declined to 1,324 by 1931 and was 1,802 in 2000. The small size was certainly a factor is limiting the number of postcards. These post cards were ordered and sold by Clements Drug Store which can be seen (second store from the right) in the last view below. I was fortunate that the postcards had been kept together for almost 100 years and when I sold them, they all went to the same customer. Having all of three of them tells a much better story of their origin and increases the value of each one. When you get a chance, buy the group! I have over 10,000 postcards available on my website Moody's Postcards so start or add to your collection today.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! 100 years ago was the Golden Age of Postcards.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards 1940s Duluth Superior Minnesota Harbor

2008-11-23T15:37:00.004-05:00

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My last two articles have covered iron ore mining and grain harvesting in Minnesota so today I am bringing the two together. Both of the post cards shown are 1940s E. C. Kropp linen postcards of the port facilities at the Duluth Superior Minnesota harbor. This is a land locked harbor that had 54 miles of docks and was second only to New York in tonnage at that time. The first postcard shows grain being loaded in a freighter.

The second post card shows the freighter John & Cowle at the giant iron ore loading docks. Both of these post cards are available in my Minnesota listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The hobby that illuminates history.

Old Antique Vintage Mining Postcards Hibbing Minnesota

2008-11-22T13:14:00.009-05:00

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The last article covered the wheat harvest in Minnesota so today I wanted to touch another engine of the Minnesota economy which is iron ore mining. The first postcard shows a typical surface plant of the underground Godfrey Mine in Hibbing Minnesota. The information on the back of the 1937 Curteich postcard says the mine was four miles east of Hibbing, had two levels, was 270 feet deep and covered 200 acres.

The next view is a circa 1916 E. C. Kropp postcard showing a Great Northern railroad mallet type train engine drawing 120 ore cars near Hibbing Minnesota. Both of these post cards are available in my Minnesota listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Explore 20th century America.

Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcard Hallock Minnesota

2008-11-19T15:01:00.004-05:00

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We often talk about the good old days but I'm not sure if the circa 1908 Albertype postcard below confirms or disputes that. I guess it all depends if you are the owner sitting in the buggy overseeing the work or if you are one of the hands stacking the thrashed grain. I counted at least 6 horse drawn thrashing machines, there are 15 workers on the ground and you can see cut grain as far as the eye can see. It wasn't fast but they got the job done and created a lot of jobs. This postcard can be found in my Minnesota listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Expand your knowledge one postcard at a time.

Old Antique Vintage 1908 Corpus Christi Postcard

2008-11-18T18:26:00.004-05:00

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Postcard sellers have some fairly standard terms they use when describing post cards but everybody is subject to their own peculiar words to describe the unusual traits. I would describe the postcard below as a "multi view" since it has four views on a single postcard. If it had only two views, I would use "dual view". As I started looking at this card, I saw four pictures so assumed it showed four different sights in the city of Corpus Christi Texas. But then I noticed that the top two images were of the same house even though one was titled "On the Bluff" and the other specified "Residence of J. G. Kenedy". The bottom images show the Seaside Hotel and Alta Vista Hotel also in Corpus Christi Texas. I am sure the captions are all correct but it seems odd that when the postcard was laid out that they couldn't find another residence or hotel picture to use. This is a circa 1908 C. E. Wheelock & Company postcard and it can be found in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Millions of images await you.

Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcards of Kalamazoo Michigan

2008-11-16T13:13:00.010-05:00

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Kalamazoo Michigan was settled by Native Americans thousands of years ago but it wasn't until fur traders came to the area in the late 1700s that Europeans settled there. During the War of 1812, the British had a prison camp in the area and in 1831 the village was laid out and named Bronson after Titus Bronson who built the first house there. He was later run out of town and the town was renamed Kalamazoo in 1836. The town is on the Kalamazoo River and about half way between Detroit and Chicago. The population was 39,437 in the 1908 census and was 81,300 in the 2000 census. The first view is a circa 1908 Hugh C. Leighton Company post card showing the Elks' Temple which is a little unusual looking and has a sign on the front that says "Cafe".

The second view is a circa 1906 Souvenir Postcard Company post card showing the beautiful Public Library with two horse and buggies in front, a bicycle, two ladies and a dog posing on the steps. Prior to March 1907, only the address could be placed on the back of the postcard so manufacturers usually left a white space on the front for a brief message. Both of these postcards are available in my Michigan listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great way to see and enjoy all the beautiful buildings in your home town that were torn down in the name of progress.

Old Antique Vintage 1914 Postcard of Owosso Michigan

2008-11-15T16:46:00.006-05:00

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Owosso Michigan is a city in Shiawassee County named after Chief Wasso, a leader of the Ojibwa Indians. The town was incorporated as a city in 1859 with a population of about 1,000, had a population of 9,639 in 1908 and had grown to 15,713 as of the 2000 census. The old 1914 Curt Teich postcard of the day shows downtown along West Main Street with the streetcar tracks down the middle of the street. The first streetcar line was built in 1893, ran between Owosso and Corunna and was steam powered but converted to electricity a couple of years later. Around 1908, the Jackson to Lansing line of the Michigan Electric Railways was finished. This postcard can be found in my Michigan listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A fun way to discover your home town's history.

Old Antique Vintage 1920s Paris Texas Postcard

2008-11-11T15:33:00.012-05:00

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Today I want to share a Paris post card with you and this one is not in France, but Texas. The first settlers arrived in the 1820s, the town was founded in 1844 when it was designated the county seat of Lamar County and by the Civil War had about 700 residents who relied on cattle and farming. The original town name was Pinhook but was changed to Paris and yes it was named after Paris France. The first railroad was the Texas and Pacific which arrived in 1876 followed by the Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad and the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad in 1887, the Texas Midland Railroad in 1893 and the Paris & Mount Pleasant Railroad, the Pa-Ma Line, in 1910. By then the population was 11,269 growing to 15,649 by 1930, 21,636 by the 1950s and was just under 26,000 in 2000.

This 1920s E. C. Kropp postcard shows the Masonic Temple with the Chamber of Commerce on the street level. This postcard is available in my Texas listing along with an additional 10,000 postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your key to fascinating history.

Old Antique Vintage 1905 Postcards Ypsilanti & Lansing Micigan

2008-11-06T19:50:00.006-05:00

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Schools are a very popular subject on old postcards because towns wanted to show off their public education facilities. Our first example is a 1904 view of the Michigan Industrial School for Boys in Lansing Michigan and yes, there were Industrial Schools for Girls too. The students are lined up in front of the school and all are in the school uniform.

Our second school post card is a 1906 view of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti Michigan. Before I started collecting postcards, I had not heard of "normal" schools but soon found out that they were schools for teachers which were in high demand due to the rush to build public schools in every town. This particular post card was printed by the Rotograph Company in Germany which produced very high quality cards. Both of these postcards can be found in my Michigan listings along with an additional 10,000 post cards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The educational hobby.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards Arthur Livingston Picturesque America 1905

2008-11-04T12:22:00.007-05:00

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Arthur Livingston was a premier postcard publisher from New York and among his better productions was the "Greetings from Picturesque America" series of 50 undivided back postcards around 1905. These are very easy to spot with a vignette of a lady holding an American flag with an Eagle behind her and a scroll in her right hand that says "Greetings from Picturesque America". Most of these post cards had significant white space on the front for the sender to put their message since only the address could appear on the backs until March 1907. The first example shows the Georgia Railroad Bank in Augusta Georgia.

The second post card shows the beautiful interior of St. Paul's Church in Augusta Georgia.

The third example shows the Hampton Terrace Hotel in Augusta Georgia. Many other cities were also represented in the series of 50. These postcards can be found in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! An exciting hobby that teaches history.

1908 Old Antique Vintage Postcard of the Palmer Massachusetts Fair

2008-11-02T19:15:00.008-05:00

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Postcards showing local or state fairs are very popular among postcard collectors and our post card of the day illustrates that the fairs were very popular in the early 1900s just like they are today. Special acts were brought in then as now and, if you look at 9 o'clock on the post card below, you will see rigging for some sort of circus act or show. This is a circa 1908 postcard showing the Palmer Fair in Palmer Massachusetts, a town of about 8,500 people at that time. There are several tents set up but there is no indication of what they were used for. There appears to be a horse show or sale going on in the background but most of the people seem to just be milling around. In the lower right corner are four large horse drawn wagons that have rows of seats on each side that hold about five people. I am sure somebody figured a way to make some money taking people around the fair grounds and providing them with a superior view. Keep your eyes open for fair postcards and remember that more activity they show the better they are as far as price is concerned. This postcard can be found in my Massachusetts listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! An exciting way to look at history.

Old Antique Vintage Postcard of Downtown Dalton Georgia 1947

2008-10-31T20:16:00.004-05:00

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I just could not resist this view of downtown Dalton Georgia on a 1947 Curt Teich postcard. The Dalton Hotel is in the right foreground and the First National Bank is just down the street. This is the typical small southern town and reminds me of the town in Texas where I grew up. I have been forever grateful for #1, where I grew up and #2, when I grew up and would not have it any other way if I could choose. You can find this postcard in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards.

CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great way to go back home.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Detroit Michigan in 1904 & the 1940s

2008-10-30T19:38:00.006-05:00

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Detroit Michigan has a rich variety of homes and buildings and I want to highlight a couple of them today. The first is a bird's eye the Henry Ford Hospital shown on this 1940s Tichnor postcard which gives you some idea of the size and scope of this massive complex. The description on the back of the post card describes it as "One of the largest and most complete hospitals in the Country. Located on West Grand Blvd, a short distance from the General Motors Building."

The second building is a 1904 view of the castle like Museum of Art, which is a real work of art in itself, shown here on a Detroit Publishing post card. Both of the postcards can be found in my Michigan listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your front row seat to the rest of the world.

Old Antique Vintage Postcard 1906 Woodward Dancing Pavilion

2008-10-29T19:32:00.004-05:00

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I have written about dancing pavilions on old vintage postcards on several occasions before but have located another one that I want to share with you. This is a circa 1906 view of Woodward's Dancing Pavilion at Paw Paw Lake in Michigan. All of the previous dancing pavilions were high and dry but this one is built out over Paw Paw Lake and is 40 x 150 feet or 6,000 square feet in size. Dancing began at 8:30 every day except Sunday and I am sure a good time was had by all. I would also bet that obesity wasn't a problem then either. This postcard can be found in my Michigan listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your ticket to many evenings of entertainment.

Old Antique Vintage 1906 Postcard Coney Island NY Globe Tower

2008-10-25T15:01:00.008-05:00

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The 1906 S. Langsdorf & Company old antique postcard shown here played a part in a huge fraud that began in 1906 with plans by Samuel Friede to construct the Globe Tower on the property of Steeplechase Park on Coney Island New York. Coney Island, due south of Brooklyn, was the ultimate amusement park destination in 1906 and actually consisted of three amusement parks including Steeplechase Park, Luna Park and Dreamland Park. With access for New Yorkers by auto, streetcar, railroad and a steamship landing, there was no shortage of patrons for the diverse attractions available including roller coasters, which by the way, were invented there. Steeplechase Park was opened in 1897by George C. Tilyou and Captain Paul Boyton opened Sea Lion Park the same year and the boom began in earnest. In 1903 Sea Lion Park was bought by Frederick Thompson and Elmer Dundy. They renamed it Luna Park, installed 250,000 lights and it became an overnight success. This opportunity attracted William Reynolds who built Dreamland Park in 1904 and added one million more lights to the Coney Island skyline.

This success and the wonderland excitement created the atmosphere that would make it possible for Samuel Friede, the inventor of Globe Tower, to pull of one of the larger swindles of the time. Friede began by leasing a small plot of Steeplechase land on Surf Avenue from George Tilyou which would be the location of the base of the tower. Eight huge pedestals would support a massive globe that would be 700 feet high with eleven floors and the largest building in the world. A transportation center with a parking garage, railroad station, subway and link to the steamship pier would be underground at the base of the globe with elevators to carry patrons to all levels of the globe. The first level would be 150 feet above ground level with the other floors 50 feet above each other. The first floor would contain a restaurant, skating rink, casino, bowling alley and other amusement park fair. Another floor would contain the Aerial Hippodrome with non-stop circus acts as well as a miniature railroad. The floors would increase in their snob appeal as you moved up with other floors containing a revolving restaurant surrounding a ballroom, more restaurants, a hotel, an observation area, a U. S. Weather Bureau and at the top would be revolving searchlight. Donald Trump would be proud!

An ad was placed in the New York Herald in May of 1906 offering investors a chance to get in on this investment in the Globe Tower that was projected to cost $1,500,000 and was expected to pay up to 100% interest annually. Not unlike current times, investors flocked to the project and plunked down their hard earned dollars with visions of a fortune in their future. There was a ceremony for laying the cornerstone on May 26, 1906 with the usual pomp and circumstance. By the end of the year, the foundations were still not laid and investors began to get nervous so on 17 February 1907 another ceremony was held and the first piece of steel was installed. Promises were made to be 50% complete by 15 May and 100% complete by the end of 1908. By 1908 the fraud was evident, the dream was dashed and there was no government bailout. BUT, we did get some very nice postcards. This postcard along with 10,000 additional vintage postcards are available on my website Moody’s Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The only catch is that it might be habit forming.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Excelsior Springs Health Resort

2008-10-23T13:28:00.005-05:00

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Health resorts abound today with luxury many of us can only imagine but this is not a new phenomenon. Today, most of these resorts are privately owned and operated. Excelsior Springs Missouri is a popular spa destination today and can trace its founding to 1880 when a farmer used the spring water from the bank of Fishing River to treat his daughter for Tuberculosis with excellent results. Another farmer sucessfully treated his rheumatic knees and a recuring sore from the Civil War and the rush was on. The town of Excelsior was formed in August of 1880 and grew quickly as word spread of the healing qualities of the springs. Our first post card is a 1925 Curt Teich view of The Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs.

The next postcard was published by C. E. Wheelock and is a circa 1908 view of Sulpho Saline Spring house. Springs continued to be found in the area until 20 different mineral springs gave the town the distinction of having the world's greatest collection of mineral waters which provided four distinct types of treatment.

The last postcard is a 1911 Curteich view of the entrance to the Lithia Water Spring #1 where you can buy 1 glass or 10 gallons and they "Shipped to any point". Lithia was actually water with Calcic-Bicarbonate. All of these postcards can be found in my Missouri listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards on Camping in Michigan & Alabama

2008-10-20T14:04:00.009-05:00

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Fall is definitely in the air here in Georgia so it is a good time to go camping and enjoy the cooler temperatures and autumn leaves. Camping post cards are a popular subject so we will start in Sault Saint Marie Michigan before the lakes freeze over with this 1922 Curt Teich postcard. Lots of tents are already up in this camp site overlooking the boat channel which at that time saw an average of 100 vessels passing each day.

The second postcard is a 1920s Auburn Post Card Manufacturing Company product and shows Camp Nutt on the Escatawpa River near Citronelle Alabama which is about 30 miles North of Mobile Alabama. This camp shows several tents set up and a covered eating area. Both of these post cards are available on my website Moody's Postcards in the Michigan and Alabama listings. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! See how they did it in the "good old days".

Old Antique Vintage Postcards 1930s Union Pacific Trains

2008-10-19T16:12:00.005-05:00

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Railroad trains and depots are a very popular post card topics and the diversity among the railroad postcards available is huge. The first 1930s vintage Albertype postcard shows Union Pacific Railroad train "No. 3" passing Granite Canyon Canon Station in Wyoming being pulled by two engines.

The second 1930s Albertype postcard shows Union Pacific Railroad train 1822, "No. 4 Atlantic Express", on the Fort Steele Bridge in Wyoming. This train appears to be stopped as the engine smoke is going straight up and there are 3 men standing on the between the second and third car back. You can also see a track in the foreground running under the bridge. Both of these postcards can be found in my Wyoming listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Take a trip back in time.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards Monroe & Ruston Louisiana

2008-10-17T19:33:00.007-05:00

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It is amazing how many different postcards can take you back to your childhood or bring back memories of a friend or relative from long ago. Both of the post cards today are very popular subjects for that very reason. The first is a 1946 Curteich linen view of the Ruston Hospital in Ruston Louisiana. People are always looking for the hospital where they were born or their children or relatives were born or it might be where they worked at one time. Fortunately, hospitals were always a favorite subject for towns to show off their public buildings so most hospitals have been pictured at one time or another.

Another all time favorite is the local swimming pool, or natatorium as they are sometimes called especially when they are enclosed. In fact, this 1939 Curt Teich linen postcard showing the Municipal Natatorium in Monroe Louisiana is the first time that I have seen "natatorium" used on swimming pool in the south and the pool is not enclosed. These are always popular because many fun filled days were spent at local swimming pools. Both of these postcards can be found in my Louisiana listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your ticket to the past.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards with Town Views

2008-10-16T19:59:00.005-05:00

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Town views are very popular postcard subjects because people are looking for the town they grew up in or where their parents came from. The first one today is a 1936 Curt Teich bird's eye view of Ryan Street looking South from Pujo Street in Lake Charles Louisiana.

The second town view is a circa 1908 post card of Central Street showing downtown Winchendon Massachusetts with lots of shoppers out and about for a town of only 5,678 in that time frame. Both of the postcards can be found in my Louisiana and Massachusetts listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your time machine awaits.

Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcards Fairhaven Massachusetts

2008-10-15T10:55:00.008-05:00

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Today I want to show you two beautiful stone buildings in Fairhaven Massachusetts. These circa 1908 post cards were printed in Germany and the back shows H. S. Hutchinson & Co. in New Bedford Massachusetts but the actual publisher is not shown. The first postcard shows the Unitarian Parsonage with an impressive combination of wood and stone.

The second post card shows an all stone Unitarian Parish House which has enough similar characteristics to the Parsonage to convince me that the two buildings were done by the same architect. Unfortunately, I could not find a postcard on the Unitarian Memorial Church to see if it had the same style.Both of these postcards are available in my Massachusetts listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Expand your horizons.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Augusta Georgia 1906-1908

2008-10-10T18:21:00.006-05:00

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In today's fast paced world we often forget the "good old days" at the turn of the last century. Postcards will quickly reconnect you with the way it was and our first post card shows the Union Railroad Station in Augusta Georgia. This is a circa 1908 Illustrated Post Card Company product showing the rather large depot which reminds us that the railroad was the primary mode of people and goods within the country because it was fast, efficient, widely available and much faster and more comfortable than a horse and buggy or stage coach.

The second Augusta Georgia post card is a circa 1906 Raphael Tuck & Sons card and shows a "sand bar ferry" across the Savannah River which could carry several buggies or wagons as well as horse back riders. You can see a railroad bridge in the background but the ferry was the way for everyday traffic to cross the river. Both railroad depots and ferries are very popular subjects in the postcard world. Both of these vintage post cards are available in my Georgia listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your ticket to the "good old days".

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Michigan Bank Interiors

2008-10-08T19:19:00.003-05:00

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Most post cards of buildings show the exterior so the ones that take you inside are of great interest to postcard collectors. The first old antique post card below was mailed in 1911 and shows the interior of the New Exchange Bank in Mt. Pleasant Michigan. It shows two enclosed teller windows on the right and a drinking fountain on the left built into the marble wall. Mt. Pleasant was a town of 3,972 people at this time which would explain the modest size of the bank.

The second vintage postcard was printed in 1923 by Curt Teich Co. and shows the much larger main banking room of the Grand Rapids National Bank in Grand Rapids Michigan. There are at least 9 teller windows visible, a down stairway in the right foreground and even the ceiling appears to be covered in marble. Both of these old postcards are available in my Michigan listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A postcard image is worth at least a thousand words.

Michigan Old Antique Vintage Hotel Postcards 1906 & 1912

2008-10-06T18:58:00.007-05:00

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Early 1900s hotel post cards make a great category to collect because they are plentiful, reasonably priced and usually beautiful. The first post card below is a circa 1906 view of the Park Hotel and Bath in Mt. Clemens Michigan which is unusually large and would probably be a four or five star hotel today.

The second postcard shows the somewhat smaller but beautiful and sizable four story Hotel Marquette in Marquette Michigan. This one is an E. C. Kropp postcard that was mailed in 1912. Both of these postcards are available in my Michigan listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Visit the world and enjoy the views.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Birmingham Alabama

2008-10-04T19:54:00.013-05:00

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We are going down south today to look at airports and country clubs. Our first stop is a 1931 Curt Teich linen post card with a great aerial view of Birmingham Alabama's "Million dollar airport". Considering this is from 77 years ago, the cost, size and number of airplanes is amazing but the security looks a little lax.

Our second stop in Birmingham is the Club Rex, a beautiful country club and one of several in the city in the 1940s. Shown is the back side of the country club and a spacious swimming pool for the members. Both of these post cards are available in my Alabama listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Visit the places on your "bucket list" today.

Old Antique Vintage Tulia & Texas City Texas Postcards

2008-10-02T11:28:00.007-05:00

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Today we are going back to my home state to visit a couple of small Texas towns. The first post card is a 1940s interior view of the Longhorn Inn showing the lunch counter complete with deer and cow horns on the wall and deer skins on the ceiling. What else would you expect in at the Longhorn Inn at 322 Texas Avenue in Texas City Texas? This is an exceptional postcard with lots going for it including small town, lunch counter, local business and lots of activity.

Our second small town is Tulia Texas with a population of 1,216 in the 1910 census and that is the year this post card was mailed. This is C. U. Williams postcard #7773 and is a great picture of the High School with a barbed wire fence around it to keep the kids in and cows out. C. U. Williams is one of my favorite publishers because his pictures are only found on his postcards and always have a great scene selection, focus and angle. They are easy to recognize by the unique lettering of the titles. Both of these post cards are available in my Texas listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The hobby where you can go back home.

Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Lowell and Boston Massachusetts

2008-09-30T14:35:00.005-05:00

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This is the third installment of massive buildings from the early 1900s in Massachusetts. The first example today is a circa 1908 view of Memorial Hall in Lowell Massachusetts. I could not find any information on the building but it appears to be constructed of large granite blocks, has stained glass windows and looks like a church to me.

The second post card is a circa 1920s view of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association building on Huntington Avenue in Boston Massachusetts. It was built especially for public exhibitions of American manufacturers and mechanic arts and was also used for Grand Opera and other events. Both of these post cards are available in my Massachusetts listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Visit your hometown as it was 100 years ago.

1905 Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Lawrence Massachusetts

2008-09-29T10:27:00.005-05:00

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This is the second of three articles covering massive buildings of the early 1900s in the state of Massachusetts. Today we will cover two circa 1905 impressive public buildings in Lawrence Massachusetts. The first post card shows the two huge turrets on the front of the Armory and the imposing "Don't mess with me" castle construction style.

The second building is the Public Library which rambles over a city block and is constructed of large stone blocks. It offers a very safe appearance and invites you to come inside for a quite comfortable place to lose yourself in a great book. Both of these post cards are available in my Massachusetts listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The hobby with millions of possibilities.

1905 Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Fall River Massachusetts

2008-09-26T10:59:00.005-05:00

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This article and the next two will generally cover massive buildings from the early 1900s in the state of Massachusetts. The first of these shown below is the Boy's Club in Fall River Massachusetts. The 1910 census indicated that 119,295 people resided here at this time which made it the third largest in the state behind Boston and Worcester. This is a postally used circa 1905 postcard with proper writing on the front since only the address could appear on the back until March 1907. While the size of the Boy's Club is not massive, the building has the stone mass and look of a fortress.

The second post card shows the High School which is massive and also has the heft of a stone fortress. This postcard also has proper writing on the front but there is no writing on the back since it was not mailed. This memo on the front is most interesting since it says "Given by a Mrs Young in memory of her son. Cost over half million. White Stone." Both post cards are available in my Massachusetts listings along with 10,000 more postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! Your window to the past.

1908 Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Cambridge Massachusetts

2008-09-25T15:45:00.009-05:00

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Cambridge Massachusetts is home to Harvard and our first post card is a Metropolitan News Company circa 1906 view of Gore Hall at Harvard College. In 1764, a fire at Harvard Hall destroyed the library but Harvard Hall was rebuilt and the college began to replace the lost books. By the 1830's, the new Harvard Hall was full but since it was not fireproof, work was begun on a new fireproof library using funds from a gift by Christopher Gore. In 1841, the library was transferred to very impressive, and modern looking even by today's standards, Gore Hall where it remained until 1913 when the library was demolished.

The second post card is a circa 1908 view of the Weld Boathouse which was built with funds George Weld gave to Harvard for its construction in 1906. Located on the Charles River in Cambridge, it is very close to Harvard Yard and is still in use today. Both of these post cards can be found in my Massachusetts listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The hobby that documents history.

Top Seven Reasons You Should Collect Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2008-09-24T18:51:00.005-05:00

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Everyone needs a hobby to escape the increasingly fast pace and mounting pressure of today’s world. You simply must take time to do something relaxing that will give you an escape from your job, problems, the TV and especially that cell phone or Blackberry. Vintage postcards can provide the perfect relief valve from life’s pressure cooker and improve your health and peace of mind. Here are 7 reasons you should collect old antique postcards.

#1 Over the years I have been a collector of many things beginning with coins and moving on to stamps, guns, arrowheads, toy guns, broken bank notes, Confederate bank notes, national currency, duck prints, furniture, bears, bottles, sports cards, autographs and even 1.2 million pre prohibition whiskey labels. They were fun for a while but just didn’t have the diversity, availability, affordability, history and attraction that postcards do. Now they are all gone, except the whiskey labels that I don’t know what to do with. Today, I only have postcards.

#2 Diversity! I honestly believe that you can find a postcard on any subject you wish to collect. I have looked at millions of postcards and believe me; whatever you want is out there.

#3 Availability! According to the International Postal Union, over 140 BILLION postcards were mailed from 1907 through 1919 and millions more were bought and collected but not mailed. In the early 1900s, the New York City post office would handle up to 30,000 postcards a day and in 1909, Americans alone bought over 1 BILLION postcards.

#4 Affordability! Postcards can be bought for pennies to thousands of dollars with the vast majority in the under $10 range with more closer to a dollar than $10.

#5 History! In the early 1900s, there were clubs for exchanging postcards by mail and collections were put in albums and proudly displayed in the parlor for guests. They were also used to teach children about far away places and show them animals, birds, ships, Indians, presidents, disasters, maps and state capitols they never had a chance to see.

#6 You Decide! I started with early Yellowstone postcards because I worked there during the summers of 1959-1962 and I wanted to see what it looked like in the early days. But, once you start looking at postcards, you will see something else you like such as bear postcards. Then fantasy postcards with frogs having breakfast in bed or four beetles toasting wine glasses at a picnic or a rabbit dancing with a chicken while a band of chickens play instruments on an Easter card. I like postcards that make me smile and there are tons of them out there like the ones below. Those smiles will make you forget your problems!

#7 Your Roots! Postcards of the town where you grew up, the hospital where you were born, your elementary or high school, the city swimming pool, the town where you parents grew up, or Ellis Island where your grand parents arrived from Europe will take you back to a different and simpler time. Remember, you are what you were then. These postcards are called “views” and they are windows to your past and a perfect gift for the genealogy buffs.

Now turn that TV and cell phone off and get on the computer and see what is available out there by checking out over 10,000 old antique vintage postcards on my website Moody’s Postcards AND read more about postcards on Moody’s Postcards blog. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! The only thing you will regret is not starting earlier.

Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcards of Thermopolis Wyoming

2008-09-22T12:30:00.007-05:00

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Several blogs back I covered a couple of post cards from Thermopolis Wyoming and today I must return there to show you the town and one more of its unusual uses for the local hot springs. This town view is a circa 1908 view of what is probably the majority of the town and even Herard's Pharmacy, on the left side of the street, seems to be having a slump in business despite his self proclaimed status as the busiest place in town. The town had a population of 1,524 in 1910, grew to 2,095 around 1930 and as of 2000 had 3,172 people.

The second postcard shows the FREE State Baths available at Big Horn Hot Springs which are open to the public based on an 1896 treaty with the Shoshone and Arapaho Indian tribes. It appears to be very busy in this view and that is understandable based on the lack of bathing facilities in the frontier days. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! It will lead you to exciting discoveries as you research your postcards which is very easy on the internet. These postcards are available in my Wyoming listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards.

Old Antique Vintage Rock Springs Wyoming 1908 Postcards

2008-09-17T17:32:00.014-05:00

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Today we will visit Rock Springs Wyoming on two circa 1908 C. U. Williams postcards which have multiple town views. The first of these shows three churches including the Mormon Church, Finish Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Congregational Church.

The second C. U. Williams post card gives us two birds eye views of the railroad yards which appear quite extensive. Rock Springs in the early days was a large coal mining town and in 1908 had a population of 5,778 while today it has approximately 18,708 residents.

The last postcard is a 1948 Curteich linen postcard showing a bird's eye view of the town at that time with the snow covered Rocky Mountains in the background. Today, coal mining has given away to the energy boom's demand for oil and natural gas which is also plentiful in the area. All of these post cards are available in my Wyoming listings along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! A great hobby the whole family can enjoy.

Thermopolis Wyoming Old Antique Vintage 1908 Postcards

2008-09-17T17:32:00.006-05:00

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Today we are going back to the wild west with a visit to Thermopolis Wyoming to see how things were 100 years ago. The first circa 1908 post card shows three stage coaches absolutely full of people out in the middle of nowhere but my guess is they are headed to or from some of the many hot springs in the area.

The second circa 1908 postcard shows a man and woman in a small boat hooked up to one of the two wires stretched over the river. Again we have to draw our own conclusions but my best guess is he is waiting on those 3 stage coaches full of tourists so he can charge to ferry them to the local sights such as the Hot Spring Falls spilling into the Big Horn River in the background. Both of these antique postcards can be found in my Wyoming listings on my website along with 10,000 additional postcards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER!! It will provide you with endless supply of fantastic views of days gone by.

Old Antique Vintage Hammonton New Jersey Postcards

2008-09-14T12:58:00.032-05:00

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I have some great news for New Jersey post card collectors in general and for Hammonton New Jersey postcard collectors in particular. On Monday 22 September 2008, Arcadia Publishing will be releasing their latest "Postcard History Series" book, "Hammonton", and it has 127 pages of Hammonton New Jersey full size vintage postcards that will blow your mind. I have been dealing in postcards for many years and this collection of postcards is nothing short of amazing. The authors, Grayce Pitera and Kristin Colasurdo, have provided descriptions with interesting and detailed information about each post card which showcases their vast knowledge of the town and surrounding area.

Hammonton New Jersey is half way between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, about 30 miles each way, in Atlantic County. According to the 1910 census, the population was 5,088 which grew to 7,656 in 1930 and was 12,604 in 2000 with almost 46% of the residents of Italian ancestry which is the second highest percentage in the United States. Of special interest to me was the chapter on the company town of Amatol New Jersey and the postcards which reveal the bomb making facility built by the government in East Hammonton in 1918 but today is gone except for one building. The book covers all aspects of Hammonton including the Pennsylvania & Reading railroads, residences, factories, parks, lakes, town and people. Shown below are two of the postcards found in the book with the first being a "butterfly lady" with four local scenes shown in the wings. This style postcard is hard to find, especially on small towns.

This second postcard from the book shows one of the many "May Day" real photo postcards which are also hard to find but a very popular topic for postcard collectors. The bottom line is this is a fabulous book showcasing an awesome postcard collection with a detailed accurate explanation of the images. The book will be available at area bookstores, independent and on line retailers or through Arcadia Publishing's website and is priced at a very reasonable $19.95.

Don't forget to check out my New Jersey postcard listing and over 10,000 additional post cards available on my website Moody's Postcards.

Columbia Missouri 1920s Old Antique Vintage Postcards

2008-09-12T13:51:00.006-05:00

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Missouri is the show me state so I am going to show off a couple of nice Missouri vintage postcards. The first is 1920s E. C. Kropp post card of the beautiful six story Hotel Marquette in Cape Giradeau Missouri.Cape Giradeau is located in Cape Giradeau County but Jackson is the county seat. Located on the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri, the town had a 1910 population of 8,475 which grew to 10,068 by the 1930s and today is just over 35,000.

The second Missouri postcard is a 1930s view of the Post Office in Columbia Missouri which today is the fifth largest city in Missouri, is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Missouri was a slave state with Southern sympathies but did not withdraw from the Union and Columbia remained untouched by the Civil War primarily because the city was pro Union, while the rural areas were pro slavery, and Union troops were stationed in Columbia during the war. Columbia has had steady growth with a population of 9,662 in 1910, 14,275 in the 1930s, 84,531 in 2,000 and today is almost 100,000. I am inclined to believe that this post office is no longer adequate. Both of these post cards can be found in my Missouri listings along with 10,000 additional post cards on my website Moody's Postcards. CATCH POSTCARD FEVER! Go to my website and see what your home town looked like 50 to 100 years ago.