Yeah, not only is it powering the windmill, it is turning our poor Dutch damsel's skirt, bonnet and kerchief into sails!! The message is pretty clear- new school electric wind kicks old school natural wind in the butt- and a clever use of the continuous but broken horizon. It is a beautiful card though, and I like the challenge to find the other 3 quarters!
A heartfelt thanks and farewell to my readers. My last post (the thousand and first!) will be on November 7, 2012. The blog will remain online, but there won't be any new posts as I need to make time for other things. There is a chance I'll be back, but if so it won't be for awhile. I hope you'll take the time to peruse the archives.
How To Find Things
There's treasure in the archives, so here's how to browse and find what you want:
1. Enter a search word or phrase in the box below - anything from Princess Grace to Prohibition or Graf Zeppelin.
2. Or, go down to the bottom of the page and browse the "Cloud of Tags". The number next to the tag indicates how many posts have that tag. Clicking on it will bring up all of them. (I realize now that it doesn't always bring up all of them. If there are a lot, then it will only bring up the most recent ones, but if you click on older posts at the bottom then it will bring up more.)
3. You can also go through the archives by date. Just click on the triangle next to the year or month to open the list.
I love antique postcards because they preserve evidence of everyday life as well as celebrations and sad events. Looking at an old postcard is like holding a single piece of a puzzle; we have to imagine the rest.
I will try to put up a postcard every day. If you have a special request for a particular city or place, let me know!
THAT is just wonderful! thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh wie schön, mit der Windmühle und dem holländischen Mädchen.
ReplyDeleteReklame kann so nett sein.
Love the graphics on this. Just think, there have to be 4 in this series. There's a challenge for you. Find the last 3.
ReplyDeleteFascinating that we went from wind power to electric power and now wind power is coming back gangbusters!
ReplyDeleteEvelyn in Montreal
What a lovely graphic - I must admit, at a glance I didn't get the concept that the fan was powering the windmill . . .
ReplyDeleteYeah, not only is it powering the windmill, it is turning our poor Dutch damsel's skirt, bonnet and kerchief into sails!! The message is pretty clear- new school electric wind kicks old school natural wind in the butt- and a clever use of the continuous but broken horizon. It is a beautiful card though, and I like the challenge to find the other 3 quarters!
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous !! I love the vintage image as well.
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