It's surprising to see all block printing instead of cursive writing on a long note from this era. His lettering, especially the D's and M's, and free-style capitalization, seem sort of eccentric.
Great card, loved the message, lots going on. Sort of putting the pressure on poor Albert to respond though- since he wrote it on 5/17/37, which was a Thursday, and it is post marked the 19th, chances of getting something back by Saturday are pretty slim.... Perhaps he meant NEXT Sat!
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!
It's surprising to see all block printing instead of cursive writing on a long note from this era. His lettering, especially the D's and M's, and free-style capitalization, seem sort of eccentric.
ReplyDeleteTs and Ls are capitalized no matter where they are in the word. It is peculiar.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat postcard to own. I like how he marked where he was staying. I am glad the building is still standing.
ReplyDeleteThat is afine building and I love reading these old cards it's like the person is alive. I wonder why they travelled so much?
ReplyDeleteGreat card, loved the message, lots going on. Sort of putting the pressure on poor Albert to respond though- since he wrote it on 5/17/37, which was a Thursday, and it is post marked the 19th, chances of getting something back by Saturday are pretty slim.... Perhaps he meant NEXT Sat!
ReplyDeleteI adore buildings with the rounded corners and the turret at the top has so much style.
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