Wild Postcards

“Waterfalls dot the picturesque landscape of scenic North Georgia.”  That’s true; you can’t throw a stone around here without hitting a waterfall. “Pictured are Tallulah Falls, Toccoa Falls, Anna Ruby Falls, Amicalola Falls.”  Up at Amicalola Falls this last weekend, the grandsons participated in a fishing tournament for the kids, and Number Two Grandson, age [...]

This early postcard, probably around 1910-1915, features the Aare River gorge (Aareschlucht) near Meiringen, Switzerland.  Satellite imagery from the area is quite stunning, and the view from the ground today is equally as beautiful as it was a hundred years ago. The first path to and through the gorge was built in 1888 and, naturally, [...]

“This view taken below Niagara Falls shows the American Falls on the left and Bridal Veil on the right. Under the falls lies the Cave of the Winds, formed by thirty feet of projecting limestone. This so-called cave is 100 feet in height and 60 feet in depth.” According to the back of the postcard, [...]

This Curt Teich card (number 0B-H2338, produced in 1940) still has gorgeous colors. It came to me from the collection of Kay Anthony. According to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park website, “World renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality of its remnants of [...]