Along with yesterday’s view of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Walt was kind enough to send along this real photo postcard of Okmulgee Tech, now known as the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The “DOPS” stampbox on this postcard was used from 1925 to 1942; I would guess that this postcard was produced closer to [...]
“This image is a photo of the UT Tower taken after the 2006 National Championship. It is the Central Administration Building of the University and on special occasions of academic achievement and athletic victories, the tower is lit up orange. Photo by Dr. Marvin L. Hackert.” This postcard arrived yesterday from Kathryn in Austin, Texas, [...]
This is a leather postcard, one of four that I picked up while vacationing in New England. All four are addressed to Miss Grace Hoare of Lowell, Massachusetts, who received them around 1907. My notes don’t say what I paid for them — they might have cost next to nothing, or I might have been [...]
Here’s a card that Great-Grandpa Phil received 101 years ago from his teacher, Florence M. Fortney, who praises his “punctual attendance, correct deportment, and diligent attention to studies.” This card is much thinner than a postcard, but thicker than paper; I estimate that it’s about half as thick as typical photo paper of today. As [...]
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