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Children’s Books for Christmas
This is a 1907 Christmas advertising postcard from Stearn & Co., a Cleveland store specializing in children’s toys and women’s clothing. The store claimed to have a good selection of children’s books deposited by the Good Saint Nicholas from his … Continue reading
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Kodak Girl Velox Postal
This postcard, which features the “Kodak Girl” and advertises Kodak’s Velox paper, is one of my favorites. There are preprinted Kodak advertising messages on both the front and back of the postcard touting the ease and fun of making and … Continue reading
Home Harmony and The House Beautiful
Here are six postcards from a set published by Grand Rapids Furniture Record Co., copyright 1912. These cards were made to be sent by furniture retailers to their customers. The back of each postcard had a calendar for one month … Continue reading
French New Year “Carte Postale” Postcard
Bonne Année — Happy New Year I especially like this French New Year postcard because it is a postcard showing a postcard. The postcard (Carte Postale) held by the lady has the greeting “Le gui est un Porte-Bonheur” (Mistletoe is … Continue reading
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International Women’s Day — March 8
March 8 is International Women’s Day. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women to a celebration for women’s economic, political, and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political … Continue reading