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Showing posts with label Huffsmith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Huffsmith. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Ven You See Von Feller Vinking

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Thanks to Cora Huffsmith, I have more Dutch stereotype cards to post. I hopes you loves zem. The sentiment on most of these is very sweet...
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Friday, July 29, 2011

Joy-Riding with the Huffsmiths

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This is not a picture of the Huffsmiths, but the card was sent to Cora Huffsmith of Dushore, Pennsylvania (current population 663). The ...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Ayer's Sarsaparilla

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Ayer's Sarsaparilla  claimed to cure all sorts of ailments and purify the blood. Sarsaparilla was made from a trailing vine called smila...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Dutch Stereotype

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Back in about 1910, cards that provided a humorous stereotypical view of Dutch (and sometimes Germans) were very popular. As far as I can te...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Hayride

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You can hardly see it, but there's a stamp at the top of the card that says, "Greetings from Eldredsville, Pa." The card was c...
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Monday, July 5, 2010

Recipe for Fireworks

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The message L.M.B. sent to Cora Huffsmith in 1912 reads: Pocahontas, Iowa Dear Cora:- I'm here at last, and like the place real well. ...
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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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