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

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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.

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Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Georgia's Water Attractions

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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

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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

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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.

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Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Unusual Texas & Missouri Churches

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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.

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Old Antique Vintage Postcards of Waxahachie & Sherman Texas Court Houses

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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.

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Old Antique Vintage El Paso & Dallas Texas Hospital Postcards

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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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