M. Born and Co. produced this trade card around 1880.

Another great postcard from Brian at Paper Sponge . This is a beautiful night-time view of Michigan Avenue in Chicago.  The Water Tower is s...

Annie Crawford lived in Battle Creek, Michigan. Her siblings, who lived in Chicago seem to have had some difficult times. The message to M...

As in many other cities around the world, Chicago started out with horse-drawn streetcars in 1859.  Many cities transitioned from the horse-...

Who cares about the Knickerbocker Hotel? What I care about is that Ma forgot the potato chips. How could she? The message from Ma (who for...

The front of the card points to a place where Mutti (Mom) had stayed in Chicago. The message on the card sent to Hanna Heycke and Margarete ...

Fadgl is a catchy name, don't you agree? Well, it turns out that the contraption (aka the auto train) was manufactured by the Fageol bro...

The double-deck motorbus was primarily designed to appeal to sightseers, but also as an alternative to the streetcar.  This card is from abo...

Water Street was the produce hub of Chicago. In the 1800s, it was the main business street, running parallel to the Chicago River. In earli...