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Japanese Bridge, Fairmount Park Postcard
The postcard depicts the Japanese bridge at Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens, located in West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shofuso, also known as Pine Breeze Villa, is designed in traditional 17th century-style Japanese…
Bombardment of Reims Cathedral Postcard
A postcard depicting the front gate 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 French kings, photographs of the…
Interior of the Chapel of Louis XVI Postcard
A postcard depicting the interior of the Chapel of King Louis XVI of France, also known as the Chapelle Expiatoire, in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The chapel was erected in 1814 on the interment site of Louis XVI, also known as Louis Capet, and…
Frédéric III Postcard
A postcard depicting an equestrian statue of Frédéric III that appears to have fallen from its base. It is not clear which Frédéric III is being depicted in the postcard.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a…
Le Boudoir 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…
Guillaume I Postcard
A postcard depicting an equestrian statue of Guillaume I that appears to have fallen from its base, but has no other identifying information. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford,…
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…
Nassau in the Bahamas Postcard
A postcard depicting two views from Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. Originally known as Charles Town, the city was razed by the Spanish in 1684. The city was rebuilt in 1695 and renamed Nassau. It is now the capital city of the Bahamas and is a…
The Citadel Postcard
A postcard depicting an exterior view of the Citadelle Laferrière, also known as The Citadel, a large fortress in Nord, Haiti. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century by Henri Christophe, a leader of the Haitian slave rebellion, and was one…
Nassau, Bahamas Postcard
A postcard depicting a female tourist debarking from a horse-drawn carriage in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. Originally known as Charles Town, the city was razed by the Spanish in 1684. The city was rebuilt in 1695 and renamed Nassau. It is now…
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…
Wood Engraved View of Antwerp Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of an alleyway in Antwerp, Belgium. Founded sometime between 150 and 270, Antwerp is the most populous city in Belgium.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford,…
Buachaille Etive Postcard
A postcard depicting a painting of Buachaille Etive, or "Shepherd of the Glen," one of the Munro mountains in Glen Coe, Scotland. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30…
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…
Dunstaffnage Castle, Argyll Postcard
A postcard depicting Dunstaffnage Castle, which is located on a rocky outcrop near Loch Etive in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is part of a series of defenses located at that spot since the seventh century, when the Kings of Dalriada arrived from…
Scottish Troops Postcard
A postcard depicting Scottish troops marching in front of a castle. 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…
Kilchurn Castle on Loch Awe in Argyll Postcard
A postcard depicting a painted view of Kilchurn Castle, located on Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Kilchurn Castle was built in the mid-1400s by Sir Colin Campbell. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a…
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…
The Old Market Postcard
A postcard depicting the Old Market in Charleston, South Carolina. Originally called the Centre Market, market was established in the 1790s and is now known as the City Market. The market and its surrounding district was added to the U.S. National…
Murray Boulevard, Showing Fort Sumter Hotel and Docks Postcard
A postcard depicting a view down Murray Boulevard in Charleston, South Carolina, with Fort Sumter Hotel on one side and the docks on the other. Fort Sumter Hotel was built in 1923 and was converted into condominiums in the 1980s.This postcard is part…
Beauty Spot, Magnolia Gardens Postcard
A postcard depicting Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina. Magnolia Gardens, which introduced hundreds of varieties of the plant to the United States, has an extensive collection of camellia plants, and continues to…
Scene in Hampton Park Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of the Sunken Gardens, which were built in 1901 for the Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, a business fair. After the fair was over, Charleston, South Carolina, established Hampton Park, where the Sunken Gardens…
Charleston Harbor Postcard
A postcard depicting Charleston Harbor in Charleston, South Carolina. The harbor was the site of two major Civil War events: the Battle of Fort Sumter and the attack on the USS Housatonic, a Union warship, by the H. L. Hunley, a Confederate…
Cooper River Bridge Postcard
A postcard depicting the Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina. Officially known as the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge, the bridge opened in 1929 to cross the Cooper River. The Cooper River Bridge was closed in 2005 and replaced by the…
Exchange Building Postcard
A postcard depicting the Exchange Building in Charleston, South Carolina. Also known as the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, the Custom House, and The Exchange, this structure was constructed from 1767 to 1671 and served a variety of civic…
Old Powder Magazine During Revolutionary War Postcard
A postcard depicting the Powder Magazine in Charleston, South Carolina. This structure was constructed in 1713 to store gunpowder during the American Revolutionary War. The Powder Magazine now serves as a museum located at 79 Cumberland Street.This…
Corner of Four Laws Postcard
A postcard depicting showing the Corner of Four Laws at the intersection of Broad Street and Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina. At the intersection are four historic sites: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, the U.S. Post Office and…
Typical Charleston Home Postcard
A postcard depicting a typical home in in Charleston, South Carolina. 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…
Gateway of Simonton House Postcard
A postcard depicting the sword gate at the Simonton House in Charleston, South Carolina. While the gateway was added between 1815 and 1820, the house itself was built in 1776This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell,…
Moonlight Scene on Battery Postcard
A postcard depicting The Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. The Battery is a defensive seawall and promenade named for a Civil War-era defense artillery battery located at the site.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile…
Famous Middleton Oak, Middle Gardens Postcard
A postcard depicting the famous Middleton Oak tree at Middleton Gardens in Dorchester County, near Charleston, South Carolina. Now called Middleton Place, the site was formerly a plantation owned by a series of planters.This postcard is part of a…
Rainbow Row Postcard
A postcard depicting Rainbow Row, a series of 13 historic houses in Charleston, South Carolina. During the 1930s and the 1940s, the houses were painted pastel colors, coining the name Rainbow Row.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards…
Point of Battery and Statue, Showing Junction of Ashley and Cooper Rivers Postcard
A postcard depicting The Battery at the junction of Ashley River and Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina. The Battery is a defensive seawall and promenade named for a Civil War-era defense artillery battery located at the site.This postcard is…
Views of the Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina Postcard
A postcard depicting 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 for the conversion of The…
Aerial View of Cooper River Bridge Postcard
A postcard depicting an aerial view of the Cooper River Bridge and Ocean Highway in Charleston, South Carolina. Officially known as the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge, the bridge opened in 1929 to cross the Cooper River. The Cooper River Bridge was…
Cypress Gardens, Semi-Tropical Wonderland Postcard
A postcard depicting Cypress Gardens in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The land was originally part of the Dean Hall rice plantation in 1750. During the Great Depression, after years of disuse, Benjamin Kittredge opened the property to the public as…
Epiphany Ceremony Held Annual on January 6th Postcard
A postcard depicting a ceremony held each year on January 6 for the Epiphany in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Epiphany, also known as Three Kings' Day, is a Christian holiday celebrating the baptism of Jesus of Nazareth. Known for its large Greek…
Scene at the Sponge Exchange, Largest in the World Postcard
A postcard depicting men unloading sponges at the sponge exchange in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Sponge harvesting in Tarpon began in 1852 when Walter Lowe sailed to Anclote Key to secure cargo containing sponges. The Anclote and Rock Island Sponge…
Preparing for Sponge Diving Postcard
A postcard depicting a diver suiting up to go sponge diving in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Sponge harvesting in Tarpon began in 1852 when Walter Lowe sailed to Anclote Key to secure cargo containing sponges. The Anclote and Rock Island Sponge Company…
Overlooking Part of Sponge Exchange and Sponge Fleet Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of the sponge exchange and sponge fleet in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Sponge harvesting in Tarpon began in 1852 when Walter Lowe sailed to Anclote Key to secure cargo containing sponges. The Anclote and Rock Island Sponge…
Tarpon Avenue Looking East Postcard
A postcard depicting a view of Tarpon Avenue, the main street in Tarpon Springs, Florida, looking east. The earliest Americans settlers to Tarpon came following the American Civil War. The town was first promoted by Hamilton Disston (1844-1896) as a…
Hotel Villa Plumosa Postcard
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Hotel Villa Plumosa, am historic hotel in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Located at the corner of West Orange Street and Grand Boulevard, the hotel was incorporated in 1937 by Crawford Staley and his wife, Marion L.…
Interior, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Postcard
A postcard depicting the interior of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, located at 36 North Pinellas Avenue in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The church was first built in 1907, but was later replaced by the current building in 1943 in the Neo-Byzantine…
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Postcard
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Greek Orthodox Church, located at 36 North Pinellas Avenue in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The church was first built in 1907, but was later replaced by the current building in 1943 in the Neo-Byzantine…
Beautiful Spring Bayou "The Venice of the South" Postcard
A postcard depicting cars along the Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The earliest Americans settlers to Tarpon came following the American Civil War. The town was first promoted by Hamilton Disston (1844-1896) as a town for relaxation and…
Church of the Good Shepherd Postcard
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Church of the Good Shepherd, which was founded under the leadership of Reverend Henry deLafayette Webster in 1885. After the original building was destroyed in a fire in 1908, the present building was built…
Diver Coming Up with Sponges Postcard
A postcard depicting a diver surfacing with a net full of sponges in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Sponge harvesting in Tarpon began in 1852 when Walter Lowe sailed to Anclote Key to secure cargo containing sponges. The Anclote and Rock Island Sponge…
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…