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Showing posts with label Earthquake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earthquake. Show all posts
Thursday, September 6, 2012

Dr. Bine Returns Home

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There are a lot more Vienna postcards from Dr. René Bine that I haven't posted, but I think it's probably time to move on to his ...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Tram Tuesday - San Francisco at Night

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Looking at this postcard, you might think this is a cable car rather than a streetcar, but it's hard to tell since any overhead wires ar...
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Friday, March 11, 2011

San Francisco Earthquake

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Today if we turn on the television or read the news on the internet, we'll see up-to-date information on the terrible destruction of the...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Last Known Survivor of the San Francisco Earthquake Dies

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This weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Jeanette Scola Trapani died; she was thought to be the oldest survivor of the 1906 ...
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

California Street after the 1906 Earthquake

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This card was sent from Petaluma, California on May 4, 1906, which shows just how quickly postcard printers reacted to the disaster of Apri...
Friday, September 25, 2009

Badly Shook Up

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This postcard shows a scene in Yosemite, but it was sent from Oakland, California. The message reads: Dear friend. We are saved but badl...
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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!
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