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I Surrender My Heart and My Love for Thee

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:50:46 +0000

Although this postcard--with a postmark dated February 13, 1911--is intended to convey a patriotic sentiment, the idea of Cupid kneeling down and holding up what appears to be a still-steaming heart makes it feel too much like a sacrificial offering to me.

To My Valentine
To the banner above
I surrender with glee,
My heart and my love;
Dearest Sweetheart for thee.

Ewe Need to Stop Monkeying Around

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:55:40 +0000

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Trimmed real photo postcard. No date or location information.

Wake Up, America!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:58:50 +0000

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The sheet music for "Wake Up, America!" appeared in 1916, the year before the United States entered World War I. The cover shows Uncle Sam kneeling next to the Brooklyn Bridge with the Statue of Liberty in the background. He's preparing for war by placing a battleship in New York Harbor. The song urged Americans to "get ready to answer duty's call" in case "we are called to war."

A 1916 recording of "Wake Up, America!" is available on the Library of Congress's National Jukebox site.

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"Wake Up, America!" This is the song that inspired all America. Lyric by George Graff, Jr. Music by Jack Glogau. Leo Feist, Inc., New York.

Chorus:

Wake up, America, if we are called to war,
Are we prepared to give our lives
For our sweethearts and our wives?
Are our mothers and our homes worth fighting for?

Let us pray, God, for peace, but peace with honor,
But let's get ready to answer duty's call,
So when Old Glory stands unfurled,
Let it mean to all the world,
America is ready, that's all!

Leap Year 1908—Be My Chauffeur on the Auto of Life

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:38:58 +0000

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"Leap Year 1908. Be my chauffeur on the auto of life. D. P. Crane, '08."

Leap Year postcards (above and below) from a 1908 series by illustrator Donn P. Crane .

Barbecue Man

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:15:17 +0000

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A "Guild Color Processing" slide.