Tag Archives: Amelia Ayles

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by moore5145

Clapsaddle girl trying to sneak a piece of pie! Mailed November 23, 1910. A postcard that was sent to Amelia from my mom’s aunt Elsie. Mailed November 25, 1909. There’s a big hole at the corner from someone taking the … Continue reading →

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Jack Lantern

Posted on October 27, 2012 by moore5145

“A Busy Jack Lantern.” This card was one of Amelia’s, and features a mischievous boy hiding behind a tree with the jack o’lantern on top, making it look like a person. A passerby is so frightened that his hat flew … Continue reading →

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Turned into Pumpkins

Posted on October 18, 2012 by moore5145

Here is a Halloween superstition I haven’t seen too often on cards. “If you laugh at a witch on Hallowe’en, you’ll be turned into pumpkins, like the man in this scene.” That is one scary looking witch, with the quintessential … Continue reading →

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Spooks

Posted on October 9, 2012 by moore5145

October is the season of Halloween postcards. This artist signed HBG Halloween postcard was one of Amelia’s. “I’m not afraid of spooks, are you? I’m just pretending they are true.” The little boy on the card looks like he is … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Wise that Visit

Posted on June 13, 2012 by moore5145

This card isn’t chastising people who don’t write, but instead people who don’t visit! This threatening owl was sent to Amelia in 1906 from Eva, who I am guessing was a friend of hers. The message on the front starts … Continue reading →

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Ox-ygeen and Gas-oleen

Posted on March 23, 2012 by moore5145

This postcard from Amelia’s collection is a play on words, showing the difference between a farmer with his ox and men in an automobile. It says “Ox-ygeen and Gas-oleen “In the Land of the Sky” North Carolina. The Land of … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Real Photo Postcards

Posted on February 24, 2012 by moore5145

We are all familiar with real photo postcards. Sometimes the subject matter is not printed on the front, but referred to in a message on the back. Sometimes the location is stated on the front of the card. But what … Continue reading →

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Covent Garden Market

Posted on January 17, 2012 by moore5145

One of Amelia’s cards was of the Covent Garden Market. It was sent to her by a friend in 1910. Since this card was postmarked in London I figured that’s where it was and bam! I found Covent Garden, London’s … Continue reading →

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Hotel Biscayne

Posted on November 20, 2011 by moore5145

This Hotel Biscayne in Ocean City postcard was one of Amelia’s. It was sent to her in November 1911, one month after Woodrow Wilson stayed here. In a 1905 newsletter, the Westminster, it advertises the hotel as facing the ocean, … Continue reading →

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Friendship Firehouse, Woodbury, NJ

Posted on October 2, 2011 by moore5145

It is not surprising that a Woodbury postcard would be in Amelia’s collection, since she lived in Woodbury. This card shows the Friendship Fire House, which still stands today. Woodbury was incorporated as a city in 1854, and has been … Continue reading →

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