Belfast, Northern Ireland had horse-drawn trams in 1872, but by 1905 (about the time this photo was taken), they had changed to electric pow...

The USS Oregon was built in San Francisco and launched in 1893. I have delayed this post for a long time because I intended to go down to To...

One of the best things about the exaggeration cards is that they often have interesting messages on the back. The message, to Mrs. Emma...

Herman and Eva Althaus moved their family across country from Illinois to settle in Roseburg, Oregon in about 1909. Herman had a plumbing sh...

Just five servings a day, that's all you need. Both of these cards show giant vegetables from Oregon being delivered by rail car. For so...

There were a number of elegant hotels in Portland at the turn of the century, catering to wealth visitors. The Perkins Hotel stands out from...

Steven from Facing West kindly sent me these Oregon postcards some time ago. I had trouble finding information on the monument below until J...

Thank goodness for tall trees; it makes building bridges like this a lot easier. This photo of the bridge and three young women (?) was take...

Lena sent these giant almonds to her father, F.M. Barnum,  in Merrill, Oregon for his 55th birthday.  Merrill is a small town, current popul...

Sepia Saturday 's theme this week has to do with launching men into space. This is as close as I could get. This photo was taken sometim...

Bring out the giant shortcake and the giant bowl of whipping cream! Here's the back of the card, which Mike sent to Mrs. Oscar Bentso...

Soon I will run out of giant fruit and vegetable cards to post on this blog. Some people may consider this a blessing. But the message on th...

As with yesterday's card, this is likely another Oregon school - I just don't know where. All we know is that the teacher's nam...

I don't know much about this one-room schoolhouse, except that it was in a town in Oregon that starts with the letter B. Any thoughts? ...

Last week's Sepia Saturday post featured women on the beach, so my post was also beach themed. This week's theme is a little closer...

This section of Broadway in Portland has never been my favorite.  It seems stark and traffic oriented, although it looks a little more appea...

I bought this card for several reasons: 1. It makes a bus depot look stylish. 2. It's in Portland, where I live 3. The message on the ba...

Most postcards that feature the inebriated also include a streetlight. There's often a moon too, but not in this case. Then there'...