Two for Tuesday: Hadrian’s Wall
One can only imagine how, in the 19th Century, expeditions would leave Europe to search for undiscovered places in the...
Category: History
Ramona’s Home, Camulos Ranch
Ramona was an 1884 novel by Helen Hunt Jackson which described the travails endured by our young half-Scottish half-Native American...
Matsue Castle
This postcard (with matching stamp, no less) arrived recently from Emi in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Naturally, she is very proud...
Budva, Montenegro
This card arrived a few days ago from Ana, hostess of My World of Postcards, who spent part of her...
American Soldiers Marching Down the Rue Royale
“American Soldiers marching down the Rue Royal, July 14th, 1918, in the parade celebrating the Independence Day of France. In...
Use Celluloid Starch
I’m not trying to sell you anything for Postcard Friendship Friday, but I’m sure that this salesman had a very...
The Spirit of ’76
“‘The Spirit of ’76,’ also known as ‘Yankee Doodle,’ described as the most inspiring patriotic picture in America, hangs in...
Finnish Girl with Kantele
…at least, I’m pretty sure it’s a kantele, which falls into the category of zithers, or lap-harps. It’s related (according...
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