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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.