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The Playground, Mayo Park, Rochester, Minnesota, ca. 1910

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 22:21:04 +0000

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of at the playground.

Five girls pose on playground equipment in Mayo Park, Rochester, Minnesota, circa 1910.

Caption on the front of this real photo postcard: "The Playground. Mayo Park. 143."

Printed on the other side: "Bert Crowell, Rochester, Minn."

Postmarked in Rochester, Minn., May 14, 1910, and addressed to "Miss Hilda Swanson, #85 Cambridge Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Macalaster Park, c/o James Beddie."

Handwritten message: "Rochester, Minn. Dear Aunt Hilda, I have not heard from you for a long time, but I had a card from Myrtle today and she said you had gone to St. Paul to live. Mama has been sick all the time lately. She seems to have a cold all the time. She has been lying down all morning. I hope she gets better. How are poor little James and William. Mama says that she wishes you would write soon and tell her. With love and kisses, Beth."

A Thanksgiving Greeting from the United States Capitol

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 22:58:02 +0000

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A couple of turkeys arrive at (or depart from?) the United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., in this illustration from a Thanksgiving postcard dated 1910.

The postcard is addressed on the other side to "Mrs. Geo Hamlin, 9 Dean[e] St., Portland, Me.," and postmarked in New York City on November 23, 1910.

Handwritten message: "Rena & Geo out for a ride. Best love to both of you & hope you have a happy Thanksgiving. Kitty."

Rena (1882-1974) and George Hamlin (1882-1958) were both twenty-eight years old and had been married for about three years when they received this postcard. It's possible that Kitty, the sender of the card, was Catherine Lewis, Rena's mother.

For some other turkey motorists, see Thanksgiving Day Fugitives and A Wingless Steed Will Take the Winner to a Fine Thanksgiving Dinner.

Clear the Track for Merry Christmas!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:48:10 +0000

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"Clear the track for Merry Christmas. HBG."

A Christmas postcard illustrated by H. B. Griggs (HBG).

Addressed on the other side to Mr. Paul Cadwallader, Sharonville, Ohio, R.R., and postmarked in Cozaddale, Ohio, on Dec. 16, 1910.

Handwritten message: "Hello Old Boy. How are you? Why don't you write. Have been very busy with my entertainment and did not have time. HRB."

Thanksgiving Greetings from the Pole

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 03:57:04 +0000

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Young polar explorers wear warm clothes to celebrate Thanksgiving at "the Pole" in this postcard illustration from 1910. But which pole--North or South?

Frederick Cook claimed that he reached the North Pole in 1908, and Robert Peary said that he arrived there in 1909. Around the same time, Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott were attempting to be the first to reach the South Pole.

In the 1900s and 1910s, polar expeditions received widespread attention in newspapers and magazines in the same way that the later news media covered the race to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s. The publisher's generic caption about "the Pole" gave the postcard a longer shelf life since it applied equally to whichever direction--North or South--a polar expedition was going.

Printed on the other side of the postcard: "Thanksgiving Series No. 10"

May Your Thanksgiving Blessings Be Ripened by a Sunshiny Heart!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 03:55:02 +0000

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"May your Thanksgiving blessings be ripened by a sunshiny heart! H.B.G."

A Thanksgiving postcard illustrated by H. B. Griggs (H.B.G.). For other postcards by Griggs, see:

-- 'Rah, 'Rah, 'Rah, Thanksgiving!!!
-- Were It Not for Friday's Pain
-- Thanksgiving Nightmare
-- May Love Always Serve Your Thanksgiving Feast

Addressed on the other side to Mrs. Laura Pease, 107 Stone St., Spokane, Wash., and postmarked in Charles City, Iowa, on November 14, 1910.

Handwritten message: "Have not heard from you for a long time. How are you all. We are all well. I wrote to you two or three weeks ago and got no answer. Love to all. A.J.M."

Printed on the verso: "L.&E. Serie 2263."

Halloween—A Witch Out for Mischief

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 04:22:02 +0000

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Bats, an owl, and a black cat accompany a witch as she rides her broomstick over a snow-covered landscape in this illustration from a postcard dated 1910.

For a similar postcard, see Halloween—Witch and Black Cat on a Broomstick.

All Halloween Greetings—Jack-o'-Lantern Scarecrow and Witch with Crescent Moon

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 06:05:02 +0000

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"All Hallowe'en Greetings."

A postcard addressed to Dessie Cable, 31 Linden Ave., Sewickley, Pa., and postmarked on Oct. 29, 1910, in Johnstown, Pa.

Handwritten message: "Hello Dessie, How's the weather there? We have snow and it's very cold. My address is 935 Bedford St. Moved again. Rose. Ans. soon."

Halloween—Witch with a Black Cat on a Pumpkin

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 06:17:00 +0000

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A Halloween postcard addressed to Mrs. Chas. Studt, Lilly, Pa., and postmarked at Conemaugh, Pa., Oct. 29, 1910.

Handwritten message on back: "Dear Grandmother, I wish you were down to get some taffy & fudge and nuts. I hope you are well and I will be up soon. Roy.

Printed on back: "Raphael Tuck & Sons' 'Hallowe'en' Series of Post Cards No. 174."

For another postcard sent to the same person in 1910, see Halloween—Witch with Jack-o'-Lantern.

Halloween—Witch with Jack-o'-Lantern

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 06:17:02 +0000

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A Halloween postcard addressed to Mrs. C. Studt, Lilly, Pa., and postmarked at Conemaugh, Pa., Oct. 31, 1910.

Handwritten message on back: "With love, from Kit."

Printed on back: "Raphael Tuck & Sons' 'Hallowe'en' Series of Post Cards No. 174."

For another postcard sent to the same person in 1910, see Halloween—Witch with a Black Cat on a Pumpkin.

Donkey Photography—"Look Pleasant"

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 06:14:02 +0000

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"Look pleasant" is what the horse/photographer is saying as a donkey and boy pose for a photo.

This is a postcard addressed on the other side to Mrs. Emma Cranford, Lisbon, Ohio, R.F.D. No. 2, and postmarked Wilson, Pa., June 27, 1910.

Handwritten message: "Sun. eve., just closing. All well and have been busy all day. Will write you a letter tomorrow. Got cherries and were fine and many thanks till better paid [I'm not sure of the meaning of this run-on sentence]. Love, Alice & Jno.

Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Greeting

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 04:46:34 +0000

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"Uncle Sam. Thanksgiving Greeting."

Uncle Sam is carrying a turkey and a flag on this patriotic Thanksgiving postcard mailed in 1910.

A Jolly Halloween with Witchy Woman, Scarecrow Man, and Screechy Owl

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:32:38 +0000

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A quirky Halloween postcard addressed to R. D. Bell, Bellwood, Penna., and postmarked Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 2, 1910.

Electrical Department, Luna Park, 1910 (Cropped)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 20:41:07 +0000

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For more information, see the full version of this real photo postcard (below).

Electrical Department, Luna Park, 1910

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 20:41:09 +0000

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The caption on this photo tells us that these fellows worked in the Electrical Department at Luna Park in 1910. But was it the original Luna Park at Coney Island?

And what location in the park did they choose for their photo? Looks like they may be sitting on a flume or water-chute, and there's a water wheel behind them, so perhaps it's some kind of water ride.

Mouse over the image above for a closer view of the men.

I May Drop In On My Way Home

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:35:31 +0000

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"I may drop in on my way home." Newspaper: "The Leader. Grand Fall Opening."

Thanksgiving Nightmare

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 20:08:50 +0000

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"May your Thanksgiving never end in dreams like these!"

Postcard postmarked Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 22, 1910.

The foods of Thanksgiving haunt a boy's sleep in this nightmarish scene by illustrator H. B. Griggs (HBG).

For two other Thanksgiving postcards by Griggs, see 'Rah, 'Rah, 'Rah, Thanksgiving!!! and Were It Not for Friday's Pain (below).

Landing a Pike—How We Do Things at Harrisburg, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:24:48 +0000

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In the early twentieth century, Wisconsin photographer Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr., created a series of tall-tale postcards featuring oversized fruits, vegetables, and fish. Johnson also used the image of the fish on this postcard for another one of his cards (see below for the other postcard and a side-by-side comparison of the fish from each card).

Quit Your Lion

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 23:22:28 +0000

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Even if ewe didn't do it on porpoise, please quit your lion! (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)

Punning humor from a 1910 postcard with an illustration of a lion (which itself is lyin' or reclining) that substitutes for the word lyin' (as in fibbing).

We Are Having a Hot Time

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 03 May 2016 15:24:06 +0000

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Printed on the back of this postcard: "Th. E., L. Theochrom-Serie No. 1210|6. Printed in Germany."

Postmarked Baltimore, Md., Apr. 7, 1910, and addressed to Miss Ella Killinger, Mongul, Franklin Co., Pa.

Handwritten message: "How is your five o'clock beau. Just the same I guess. With love to all and from the girls. Our address is 2334 E. Monument St., Balto., Md. From Ellen Truer."

Anyone know what a "five o'clock beau" might refer to? A boyfriend that you only see after work perhaps?

1er Avril

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:20 +0000

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"1er Avril" (April 1st.).

A French real photo postcard for April Fools' Day, called poissons d'avril (April fish) in France. This hand-tinted card was postmarked on March 31, 1910.