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Tower of London Postcard
A postcard depicting a wide view of the Tower of London. The Tower of London was established in 1066 by William I of England, popularly known as William the Conqueror and sometimes known as William the Bastard, to keep hostile Londoners at bay. This…
Festung Ehrenbreitstein on the River Postcard
A postcard depicting Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, which is located on the river across from the town of Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was built in 1834 as a defense fortress after the destruction of a previous fortress by the French in…
Patio de la Universidad-Antigua, Guatemala Postcard
A postcard depicting the patio of the University of Antigua. Built in 1763 to house the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, the building was turned into a public school in 1832. At that point, the university was moved to its current location in…
Hameau de la Reine Postcard
A postcard depicting the boudoir of the Hameau de la Reine, also known as the Queen's Hamlet, which was constructed in 1783 to allow Queen Marie Antoinette, escape from court life. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile…
Interior Iglesia San Francisco, Antigua, Guatemala Postcard
A postcard depicting the inside of La Iglesia de San Francisco de Antigua Guatemala, also known as San Francisco el Grande and the San Francisco Church, which was built by Diego de Porres in 1702. It is the home of the Franciscans of Guatemala, who…
Kaiser Wilhelm-Denkmal in Koblenz Postcard
A postcard depicting one of 63 equestrian statues dedicated to Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia, formally named Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig. Also known as William I, this monarch was both the King of Prussia and the first Emperor of Germany. This monument is…
Reims Cathedral During 1st Bombardment Years Postcard
A postcard depicting the broken vaults and stained glass windows of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims, or Our Lady of Reims, during the years in which it was bombarded by the German Army in World War I. Originally the site of the coronation of the…
Ligne de la Mure Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of a pierced rock and a shepherd herding sheep from the La Mure railway line, which was built in 1882 to haul coal and was electrified in 1903. Until 2010, the line itself operated as a tourist attraction, but a landslide…
Trier St. Paulinuskirche Postcard
A postcard depicting St. Paulinus' Church, a Baroque church in Trier, Germany. It was constructed in 1753 and is the third structure to be built on that site. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher…
Mark IV Tank Postcard
A postcard depicting a British tank from the Mark series used during World War I. The insignia indicates that the tank was captured by German forces. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in…
General View of the Harbor Postcard
A postcard depicting an illustrated aerial view of a Lake Geneva harbor. The lake is located on the north side of the Alps and is shared by Switzerland and France. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a…
Trier Postcard
A postcard depicting four illustrations of sights in Trier, Germany. The first is a view of the city, which is a border city between Germany and France and was founded in 17 B.C.E. The second is a view of the Main Market, or Hauptmarkt. The third is…
St. John's Chapel in the White Tower, Tower of London Postcard
A postcard depicting the interior of St. John's Chapel in the White Tower of the Tower of London. The Tower of London was established in 1066 by William I of England, popularly known as William the Conqueror and sometimes known as William the…
Trier Hauptmarkt Postcard
A postcard depicting the center of medieval Trier, Germany, the Hauptmarkt. Known as Main Market in English, Hauptmarkt was established at the current site in 958, when it was moved from a previous location across the river following Viking…
Trier Black Gate Postcard
A postcard depicting the Porta Nigra, or Black Gate, a Roman public building of huge stone blocks erected around 180. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In…
Evening Loch Leven Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of Loch Levan, located in Kinross, Scotland. The loch is the largest natural shallow body of water in lowland Britain. It is home to more breeding ducks than anywhere else in inland Europe.This postcard is part of a…
Upper Falls, Glen Nevis Postcard
A postcard depicting Steall Falls, one of the three highest waterfalls in Scotland, which runs through Glen Nevis in Fort William, Highland, Scotland. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in…
Antwerp Butcher's Hall Postcard
A postcard depicting the Bloedberg, or Butcher's Hall, in Antwerp, Belgium. The second hall was built in 1250, but when the first was built is unknown. It was originally founded as an indoor trade market, because Antwerp was one of the economic…
Temple of Love Postcard
A postcard depicting the Temple of Love in the Queen's Hamlet at the Palace of Versailles, which was constructed in 1783 to allow Queen Marie Antoinette escape from court life. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile…
Burial Island from the Massacre of Glencoe Postcard
A postcard depicting the burial island where the MacDonalds of Glencoe were massacred by the soldiers of William III of England, who in 1691 offered bribes and threats to bring peace to the Scottish Highlands. This postcard is part of a collection of…
Scheldt in Antwerp Postcard
A postcard depicting an aerial view of the Scheldt, a river in Antwerp, Belgium. The river runs from northern France through western Belgium and southwestern Netherlands. The tallest building in the postcard is the Cathedral of Our Lady, a Roman…
Geneva Harbor and Mont-Blanc Postcard
A postcard depicting an illustrated aerial view of Lake Geneva harbor, with Mont Blanc in the distance. The lake is located on the north side of the Alps and is shared by Switzerland and France.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept…
Under the Tower Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of the City of Antwerp, Belgium. The tallest building in the postcard is the Cathedral of Our Lady, a Roman Catholic cathedral founded in 1521.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a…
Kühtai with Gaiskogl Postcard
A postcard depicting a hunting lodge and chapel at Kühtai, a mountain pass in the Austrian Alps, in front of the Gaiskogl mountain in Tyrol, Austria. Built in 1622, it became a haven for skiiers around 1909, when the sport became popular.This…
Château de Chillon Postcard
A postcard depicting an illustrated view of swans and Château de Chillon, a castle on Lake Geneva in Veytaux, Switzerland. The lake is located on the north side of the Alps and is shared by Switzerland and France. Mont Blanc can be seen in the…
A Stone Bridge and Thatched Cottage Postcard
A postcard depicting a painting of a thatched cottage and stone bridge, likely in a Scottish glen.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took…
Texas State Capitol, The Texas State Flag, and Blue Bonnets, the Texas State Flower Postcard
A postcard depicting the Texas State Capitol, the Texas State Flag, and the Texas State Flower, which is the blue bonnet. The was constructed between 1885 and 1888 in Austin, Texas.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile…
Texas Long Horn Steer Postcard
A postcard depicting Old Texas, a Texas Longhorn steer with horns measuring over 8 feet. Old Tex is on display at the Buckhorn Curio Museum, now called the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum, in San Antonio, Texas.This postcard is part of a collection of…
Aerial View of Bethlehem Steel Company Postcard
A postcard depicting Bethlehem Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc. in Beaumont, Texas. Founded in 1857, Bethlehem Steel Company was the second-largest steel producer and largest shipbuilder in the country. The Beaumont Yard was one of the major sources for…
The Gateway To Dallas Postcard
A postcard depicting Dallas, Texas. The postcard shows the Triple Underpass, where Main Street, Elm Street, and Commerce Street converge.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida,…
Turning Basin and Port Houston Postcard
A postcard depicting the Turning Basin Terminal, a complex of 37 wharves, and Port Houston in Houston, Texas. The original port was located at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou. The modern Port of Houston officially opened in…
Tom Miller Dam and Lake Austin Postcard
A postcard depicting the Tom Miller Dam and Lake Austin in Austin, Texas. Named in honor of Austin mayor Robert Thomas Miller (1893-1962), the Tom Miller Dam began operation in 1940 and forms Lake Austin, formerly known as Lake McDonald.This postcard…
Aerial View of Corpus Christi Postcard
A postcard depicting an aerial view of Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi was founded in 1839 and is best known for its roles in the Texas Revolution, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War.This postcard is part of a collection of…
Law West of the Pecos Postcard
A postcard depicting the Law West of the Pecos in Langtry, Texas. The "Law West of the Pecos" was a nickname for Judge Roy Bean (1825-1903), a Justice of the Peace for Val Verde County. This postcard shows his courthouse, which also served as a…
Sheep on the Range Postcard
A postcard depicting sheep on the range in San Angelo, Texas. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers…
See 20 Million Roses in Bloom Postcard
A postcard depicting roses in bloom in Tyler, Texas, which is also known as "The Rose Garden of America." This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took…
Galveston's Municipal-Owned Beach, "Stewart Beach" Postcard
A postcard depicting Stewart Beach, the municipal owned beach of Galveston, Texas. Stewart Beach was established under the tenure of Mayor Brantly Harris, with the aid of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935.This postcard is part of a…
The Famous Buckhorn Museum Postcard
A postcard depicting the Buckhorn Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Now called the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, the museum was founded by Albert Friedrich in 1881. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher…
Grapefruit Cluster, 64 on One Limb Postcard
A postcard depicting a grapefruit cluster in the Lower Rio Grande River Valley. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special…
Turkey Trot Postcard
A postcard depicting the Turkey Trot parade in Cuero, Texas. Unlike other turkey trots, actually turkeys run the race in Cuero, rather than people.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford,…
New Pecos River High Bridge on Southern Pacific Lines Postcard
A postcard depicting the new Pecos River High Bridge carrying the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). The original bridge was completed in 1892, but was replaced by a new one in 1944.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile…
Main Entrance, A. & M. College Postcard
A postcard depicting the main entrance of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas. The college was established as the first public higher education institution in Texas in…
Toll Gate, New Jersey Turnpike Postcard
A postcard depicting a toll gate on the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP). The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United States.This postcard is part of a collection…
Laurel Hill Cut Postcard
A postcard depicting Laurel Hill Cut on the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP). The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United States.This postcard is part of a…
Delaware Memorial Bridge Postcard
A postcard depicting the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the Delaware Turnpike in New Castle, Delaware, to the New Jersey Turnpike in Pennsville Township, New Jersey. The bridge opened its eastbound lanes in 1951 and its westbound lanes in…
New Jersey Turnpike Near Southern Terminus Postcard
A postcard depicting the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP)'s southern terminus in Pennsville Township, New Jersey, just a mile east of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still…
New York at Night Postcard
A postcard depicting the New York City skyline at night. Near the center of the photograph is the Empire State Building, which was long considered the tallest structure in the world at 102 stories and 1,252 feet high. Built by architects Shreve, Lamb…
Beginning of the New Jersey Turnpike at the Delaware River Postcard
A postcard depicting the beginning of the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) at the Delaware River in Pennsville Township, New Jersey. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway…
George Washington Bridge Postcard
A postcard depicting the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River in New York City, New York. The bridge crosses the Hudson River between Fort Washington in New York City, New York, and Fort Lee, New Jersey. The George Washington Bridge was once…
Pulaski Skyway Crossing Postcard
A postcard depicting the Pulaski Skyway crossing over the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Pulaski Skyway is a bridge-causeway crossing the Passaic River and the Hackensack River to connect Newark to Jersey City. The New…
Newark Airport Postcard
A postcard depicting Newark International Airport along the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP). Originally called Newark Metropolitan Airport, the airport opened for service on October 1, 1928. It was renamed Newark International Airport in the 1970s and…
Famous Tri-Level Crossing at Woodbridge Postcard
A postcard depicting the tri-level crossing of the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) with the Garden State Parkway (GSP) in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily…
New Jersey Turnpike's Delaware River Bridge Postcard
A postcard depicting the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge, which connects the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) to the Pennsylvania Turnpike's East-West Mainline. Construction for the bridge began on January 15, 1954, and the bridge opened on May 25,…
Hackensack River Postcard
A postcard depicting the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) as it crosses the Hackensack River in Kearny, New Jersey. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United…
Painted Desert Postcard
A postcard depicting the Painted Desert in Adamana, Arizona. The first known Europeans to discover the desert were part of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's (1510-1554) expedition party in 1540.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by…
Hieroglyphics Showing the Original Stork Postcard
A postcard featuring hieroglyphics showing the Original Stork, near Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as…
Branding Calves on the C. C. Ranch Postcard
A postcard showing ranchers branding calves in Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the "Gateway to the…
Petrified Bridge Tree Postcard
A postcard shows petrified bridge tree, near Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the "Gateway to the…
Sandstone Formations in Petrified Forests Postcard
A postcard showing sandstone formations in petrified forests, just outside of Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was…
In First Petrified Forest Postcard
A postcard showing a petrified forest just outside of Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the "Gateway…
State Capitol Postcard
A postcard depicting the Arizona State Capitol, located at 1700 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona. building, the original 1901 home of the Arizona State Government, is now the Arizona Capitol Museum, as the government has grown and moved…
Castillo de San Marcos Brochure
A brochure describing the history of the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. Located at 11 South Castillo Drive in St. Augustine, Florida, the fort was designed by Ignacio Daza and constructed from 1672…
Grant's Tomb and the New Hudson River Bridge Postcard
A postcard depicting Grant's Tomb, now known as the General Grant National Memorial, and the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River in New York City, New York. Grant's Tomb is a memorial to and the interment site of President Ulysses S. Grant…
Camellia Blossoms from Charleston Gardens Postcard
A postcard depicting a man holding a variety of camellia blossoms from gardens in Charleston, South Carolina, including Middleton Gardens and the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Magnolia Gardens, which introduced hundreds of varieties of the plant…
Cathedral of St. John-the-Baptist Postcard
A postcard depicting the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, South Carolina, which was built in 1907 on the site of a former cathedral that burned down in 1861. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell,…
Hygeia Baths, Rhode Island and Boardwalk Postcard
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Hygeia Baths, a three-level structure that featured saltwater baths during the golden era of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The baths were destroyed during a hurricane in 1944, and saltwater swimming pools…
Historic Dock Street Theatre Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina, the first building in America built exclusively for theatre performances. Although the building was likely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1740, theatre was rebuilt…
Madison Street and Stuart's Hotel Postcard
A postcard depicting Madison Street and Stuart's Hotel in Thomasville, Georgia, which opened in 1888 when Thomasville was at its peak as a winter resort town. It was run by Charles Thompson Stuart, and later by his son, Ardie Stuart, until it burned…
St. Andrew's Parish Postcard
A postcard depicting Old St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, a colonial cruciform church. It is the oldest church south of Virginia that is still used for worship.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by…
Museum of Natural History Postcard
A postcard depicting the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City, New York. Founded in 1869, the museum boasts a large collection of gems and was home to many pioneers in the fields of anthropology,…
Alabama Postcard
A postcard depicting the "Alabama," the official state song, surrounded by illustrations. Julia Tutwiler (1841-1916), a humanitarian and educator, wrote the song after a visit to Germany, where she had been studying new educational methods for girls…
Roosevelt Dam Postcard
A postcard depicting theodore Roosevelt Dam in Roosevelt, Arizona. The dam was constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior between 1903 and 1911. Located on the Salt River, the Roosevelt Dam is part of the Salt…
Navajo Blanket Weaver Postcard
A postcard depicting a Navajo Basket Weaver near Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the "Gateway to the…
Hieroglyphics Postcard
A postcard featuring hieroglyphics painted two miles outside of Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the…
Ossian's Cave Postcard
A postcard depicting Ossian's Cave, located on the River Braan in Scotland. It was built as a hermit's cave by the Dukes of Atholl in the 1750s.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford,…
St. Michael's Episcopal Church Postcard
A postcard depicting St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The church opened in 1761, but was built on the site of the first Anglican Church built south of Virginia, making it the oldest church edifice in the City of…
Tombeau du Roi at La Citadelle Postcard
A postcard depicting the interior of the Citadelle La Ferrière, also known as The Citadel, a large fortress in Northern Haiti. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century by Henri Christophe, a leader of the Haitian slave rebellion, and was one…
Coliseum Postcard
This postcard depicts the outside of the Colosseum (also known as the Coliseum) in Rome, Italy. Built in the first century during the Flavian dynasty, it housed games such as hunts and gladiator fights, and remains the largest ampitheatre in the…
Panorama of Feftung Longwy-Hauf after the World War I Bombings Postcard
A postcard depicting a panorama of the destruction of Longwy, France, following the Battle of the Ardennes during World War I. The battle was part of the Battle of Frontiers, a series of battles fought on the eastern border of France at the start of…
Hygeia Swimming Pool Postcard
A postcard depicting the interior of the Hygeia Baths, a three-level structure that featured salt water baths during the golden era of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The baths were destroyed during a hurricane in 1944, and saltwater swimming pools…
Cathedral Spires Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of the cathedral spires in Yosemite National Park, located on the eastern side of the canyon through which Bridalveil Creek flows. The spires are just opposite El Capitan, and are part of Yosemite Valley, a 3,000-year-old…
The Tomb of Francis Marion Postcard
A postcard depicting the tomb of General Francis Marion (1732-1795), a General during the American Revolutionary War. His burial site is located on the Belle Isle Plantation near Pineville, South Carolina. Marion led irregular troops, who fought the…
New Jersey Turnpike Postcard
A postcard depicting the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP). The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United States.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards…
Great Organ in the Chapel of Colleen Moore's Dollhouse Postcard
A postcard depicting the organ from the chapel of Colleen Moore's (1899-1988) dollhouse, which was exhibited at the Gimbel Brothers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is made of ivory and gold, and was functional with electricity. Moore was a silent…
Foyer of Dock Street Theatre Postcard
A postcard depicting the foyer of the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina, the first building in America built exclusively for theatre performances. Although the building was likely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1740, theatre was…
Chrysler Building Postcard
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Chrysler Building in New York City, New York. Built in the art deco-style, the building was the tallest in the world for 11 months, before the Empire State Building surpassed it.This postcard is part of a…
Massachusetts Turnpike East of Millbury Interchange Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of the Massachusetts Turnpike looking east, eight miles east of the Millbury Interchange in Millbury, Massachusetts. Construction began on the Massachusetts Turnpike in 1955, but plans for the east-west highway had been in…
Rodin Museum, The Parkway Postcard
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1929 by French architects and landscape designers, the museum houses one of the most comprehensive collections of Auguste Rodin's (1840-1917) work outside…
Skyline Boulevard on Mt. Penn Postcard
A postcard depicting a view from Mount Penn, showing Skyline Boulevard in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the distance. Some designate Mt. Penn as the southern end of the Reading Prong group of mountains.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards…
Dress Parade at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina Postcard
A postcard depicting a dress parade outside of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston. Built in 1820, the original citadel stood on what is now Marion Square. In 1842, Governor John Peter Richardson III (1831-1899) called…
Fort Moultrie and Grave of Oceola, the Indian Chief Postcard
A postcard depicting the grave of Osceola (1804-1838), a Seminole chief, in Fort Moultrie near Charleston, South Carolina. Born Billy Powell, Osceola took refuge in Florida as a child, after his tribe was defeated in the Creek Wars. In 1836, Osceola…
The Obelisk in Central Park Postcard
A postcard depicting The Obelisk in Central Park in New York City's Manhattan borough, which is also known as Cleopatra's Needle. The obelisk was built in 1450 B.C.E. by Thutmose III (1481-1425), the pharaoh that ruled over Ancient Egypt. Over three…
Church Street, Showing Huguenot and St. Philip's Church Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina, on which stand two of the oldest churches in the United States. St. Philip's Episcopal Church opened in 1723, after moving from its original 1680 site, which is now the site…
Old Slave Market Postcard
A postcard depicting Elijah Green (ca. 1838-), a former slave, sitting in front of the Old Slave Mart, located at 6 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Green was said to have been born in 1838 and was one of the few ex-slaves still living…
Business Section in Midget City on U.S. 17-92 Postcard
A postcard depicting the business section of Midget City, which was a tourist attraction of miniatures located on U.S. 17-92 halfway between Orlando and Sanford, Florida. The attraction has since closed, and little is known about it.This postcard is…
Beautiful Suwannee River Postcard
A postcard depicting a view down the Suwannee River, a federally designated "wild river." The Suwannee is almost 266 miles long, running from the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, making it the only unspoiled…
12 Miles South of Miami on U.S. Route One Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of the exterior of Sherrard's Dixie Belle Inn, an inn and restaurant located 12 miles south of Miami on U.S. Route 1. The business has since closed.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile…
New Convention Hall Postcard
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Municipal Auditorium Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1931 in the Art Deco architectural style, the building hosted numerous political conventions, sporting events, and musical…
New York Post Office - 8th Ave. & 31st St. Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of the exterior of the General Post Office Building on Eighth Avenue in New York City, New York. Built in 1912, it is main post office in the city and is now called the James A. Farley Post Office Building. In 1982, the…
The Four Winds Postcard
A promotional postcard for The Four Winds, a hotel with locations in Miami, Florida, and Detroit, Michigan, that has since closed. The postcard shows a woman hugging a statue of Budai, a Chinese deity often mistaken for Gautama Buddha.This postcard…