Thanksgiving Joys, embossed postcard, c. 1920s
Category: Postcards from a Cigar Box
A bunch of random postcards dating from the early 1900s found in a Cremo cigar box
Fighting Ostriches
Fighting Ostriches of Cawson Ostrich Farm, Pasadena, California
The Ghost of Easter Past
I could find no reference on this other than it was a Victorian era postcard, so we ill go with that…
Tourists at the Pyramids, 1914
Couple of postcards showing a group of tourists by the still mostly covered sphinx in 1914
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Motels, 1930s
Motels (or Motor Hotels) were designed with the traveler in mind, usually allowing for the patron to park their vehicle right outside of the door to their quarters. Rooms included large radios, phones with long cords that reached across the room. Apart from the amenities, the style of motel rooms has changed very little.
Capital Cottages Salem, Oregon
A distinctive Automobile Tourist Hotel, designed and operated for the tired travelers comfort, and offering these conveniences: Steam heat, hot and cold water, showers, Simmons Beds, Beauty Rest Mattresses, equipped kitchenettes, Children’s Playgrounds.
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Halloween Postcards, 1900s
Halloween postcards from the early 1900s
Easy Correspondence Card, 1944
If you’ve worked in an office environment, you’ve probably seen the ready made “complaint” forms, well they are nothing new…
Seasons Greetings, 1908
Chicago Skyline, 1933
Skyline, Seen from Chicago Harbor
Text from back of card: Prominent Buildings shown in this view are the Pure Oil Building, Carbide Building, Mather Tower, 333 Building, London Guarantee & Accident Co. Building, Wrigley Buildings, Tribune Tower and Medinah Athletic Club.
New Union Station, Kansas City
New Union Station, Kansas City, Mo.
Cost of Building $6,000,000.00.
Cost of Terminal $44,000,000.00.
From Drawing by Teachener-Bartberger Eng. Co. Kansas City, Mo.
Union Station made headlines on June 17, 1933, as four lawmen were gunned down by gang members attempting to free captured fugitive Frank Nash. Nash was also killed in the gun battle. The “Kansas City Massacre” highlighted the lawlessness of Kansas City under the Pendergast Machine and resulted in the arming of all FBI agents. (Wikipedia)