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Showing posts with label Washington D.C.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washington D.C.. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Looking for Bears

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These time saver cards can be pretty amusing.  The first one is from Sayner, Wisconsin, but appears to have been sent from Boulder Junction,...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Capital Transit, Washington, D.C.

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You could probably get these postcards at the information booth at Union Station back in the old days. Capital Transit was formed  in 1933 w...
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Monday, September 20, 2010

Union Station - Washington, D.C.

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For some reason I love this card - the perspective, the sign, the columns, and mostly just the space. The card was sent to Merton Chapin in...
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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Streetcar Sunday - Washington, D.C.

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Once again, it's Streetcar Sunday! This card was sent in 1918. Note the cancellation stamp, which says "food will win the war....
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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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