Thursday, December 1, 2011

Galveston, Texas

This is a tiny postcard folder circa 1920s from Galveston, Texas. Galveston actually had a larger population then (53,000) than it does now (47,743). The city was devastated by a hurricane in 1900, but was making a comeback about the time this postcard was published. Despite Prohibition, there was plenty of drink and complementary vices for visitors to Galveston.






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4 comments:

  1. Karen S.December 1, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    All such lovely postcrds, what fun they were having in a marvelous time...there sure were a lot of people both swimming and just viewing at the pool....Of course now I have the song Galveston going through my head!

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  2. Archie TechtDecember 1, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    I have always been interested in seeing Galveston for some reason, perhaps due to old time images like this, since I hear the modern day city is fairly unpleasant. I do have a friend that says the surfing is pretty good there though, not exactly something I associate with Texas!

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  3. AnnDecember 1, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    just love these!!
    there is just somthing special about old postcards..the color ,the paper..all of it!!

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  4. Postcard RoundupDecember 3, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    I don't come across those early folders that often....they're great!

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