Tag Archives: 1908

Princess Theater, Chicago

Posted on June 30, 2018 by moore5145

The Princess Theater in Chicago had its grand opening on June 1, 1908. “A Stubborn Cinderella,” with the great actor John Barrymore, was the opening show. In the theater one could find new scenery, flowers, and pretty women in costumes … Continue reading →

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Happy for Family Photo

Posted on February 2, 2017 by moore5145

What I love about the card below is the three different facial expressions of the children. The boy on the right makes the card, it looks like he’s thinking “I’m too cool for this.” The girl in the middle looks … Continue reading →

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C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A

Posted on March 8, 2016 by moore5145

One of F. Earl Christy’s many college series features a man and woman with a school banner. The only card I have from this series is Columbia, but I have also seen online University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and … Continue reading →

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Bradner Smith & Co.

Posted on February 28, 2016 by moore5145

This postcard from 1908 shows a delivery wagon from Bradner Smith & Co. The company is still in existence today, the below excerpt is from their LinkedIn page: “Bradner Smith & Company is a leading provider of graphic papers, serving … Continue reading →

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Jollies and Follies

Posted on June 9, 2014 by moore5145

An early series done by Dwig is his Jollies and Follies set, published by Tuck. The cards are all weather related, and feature Dwig’s beauties on moons, suns, stars, or a globe. “Cloudy and threatening, but it may pass over” … Continue reading →

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Dwig Pipe Dreams- Summer Days

Posted on September 18, 2013 by moore5145

Dwig’s “Pipe Dreams” series published by Raphael Tuck & Sons is a similar art style to his Facts and Fancies series. It doesn’t look like a typical Dwig. This is series no. 122 and there are a total of 6 … Continue reading →

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Savannah Pansy Girl

Posted on April 25, 2013 by moore5145

This PCK pansy girl card shows multi-views of Savannah, Georgia. Savannah was the first city in Georgia, which was founded in 1733 as America’s 13th colony. The views starting with the upper right petal and going clockwise are Bull Street from … Continue reading →

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Senegalese Village

Posted on April 9, 2013 by moore5145

This postcard is of the Senegalese Village at the Franco-British Exhibition in London in 1908. It was published by Valentine & Sons. The sender wrote on the back above “Official Franco-British Exhibition” that 12 cards were sent- maybe 12 cards … Continue reading →

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Excelsior Stove

Posted on January 27, 2013 by moore5145

This is an advertising postcard that was mailed in 1908 showing a stove from Excelsior Stove & Manufacturing Company, based in Quincy, Illinois. Excelsior also had branches in Oklahoma City, St. Paul, and Paris, Texas. Their policy in a booklet … Continue reading →

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National Santa Claus- England

Posted on December 15, 2012 by moore5145

In the first blog post I ever did I showed my Ireland National Santa Claus. The National Santa Claus Series is published by Ullman, and done by Charles Twelvetrees. As I mentioned before, there are 6 cards in the series. … Continue reading →

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