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[Postcards/Photo Packets General - US]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Advertising -US]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Buildings/Businesses - US]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Hotels/Motels - US]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Military and Planes]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Natural Disasters]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Transportation - US]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Travel - US]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Western - US]
[Postcards/Photo Packets - Non - US]
Post Cards/Photo Packs - General - US
(28) POSTCARD: Florida Beach-Condition: Excellent- Photograph w/ cartoon figures superimposed. "Oh Boy! This is the life on the beach in Florida!" Circa 1950.
Price: $3.50 + shipping.
(39) POSTCARD: Train with Crate of Oranges, St. Petersburg, FL.-Condition: Good- tiny tear on one side, no bent corners.- Colored drawing, circa 1940.
Price: $2.00 + shipping.
(40) POSTCARD: Entrance to Silver Springs, FL.-Condition: Very Good- Colored tinted photo, circa 1940's.
Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(41) POSTCARD: Silver Springs, FL., swimmers and glass-bottom boats.-Condition: Very Good- Colored tinted photo, circa 1940's.
Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(42) POSTCARD: Castle Rock, MI.-Condition: Very Good- Colored tinted picture of old car in front of rock. Circa 1930's.
Price: $5.00 + shipping.
(769) POSTCARD: The Grill Room - Marshall Field & Co. - Chicago-Condition: Very Good.- Tinted Illustration, 1912. Posted. Handwritten Message on Back reads: Have just had lunch here. Had a lovely time with Courtney and Edna. We were out at the country club which was very pleasant. Leave soon for Cedar Falls. Do write soon. Florence Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(787) POSTCARD: Amish Family - Lancaster, PA-Condition: Very Good.- Colored Illustration - Circa 1918. Amish Family sitting in Cart. Not Posted. Small amount of foxing on back. Price: $6.00 + shipping.
(807) POSTCARD:Shooting the Chutes - Coney Island, NY.-Condition: Good +. Circa 1908 - Colored Illustration. Shows an audience experiencing the thrills of riding the Chutes in all their Victorian Finest. It was done to represent a night picture with the moon in the background and the chute itself illuminated. Rest of picture is darker than on scan. Not Posted. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(809) POSTCARD:Comic Card - John T. McCutcheon Series - A Boy In Springtime.-Condition: Very Good . 1905 - Colored Illustration. Caption under cartoon says: Dog gone it! this kind o' life ain't the kind o' life for me. I'm gonna run away and be a soldier, 'nd get killed, 'nd then you be ma'll be sorry she treated me this way. Hand written message on front reads: Dear Gaynor, How does this strike you? Don't know if I'll be able to get home Saturday night or not. I will let you know later, am afraid tho I can't. Love, Bud. Posted. Price: $8.50 + shipping.
(1088) POSTCARD: Lake Lucerne Drive - Orlando, Florida - 1907. - Condition: Good. - Black and White Photo. Posted. Message written on the front. Back side was for address only. Lucerne drive was a dirt road at this time. There are 2 corners with creases. Price: $3.00 + shipping.
(1269) POSTCARD: US Veterans Adm. Home - Mountain Home, Tennessee - C1935. - Condition: Very Good. - Colored picture. Not Posted. Picture is a sunrise scene of Hospital Group and Doctor's Quarters. Price: $3.50 + shipping.
(1647) POSTCARD: Horseshoe Cave - Turner Falls, Oklahoma - C. 1960. -Condition: Very Good. - Not Posted. Photo of the famouse horseshoe curve near Turner Falls in Oklahoma. The road was actually built in the 1920's using convict labor who had set up a camp near by. For more information on the building of the Horseshoe Camp see Highway 77. Price: $3.00 + shipping.
(1761) POSTCARD: Comic - With Drawings of A Dog and a Puppy - C. 1907 to 1915. -Condition: Very Good. - Not Posted. Illustration of Puppy holding a picture of a dog with Father printed under his picture. Card says "My Darling Papa". A pre cursor to Father's Day Cards! Father's Day was the conception of Sonora Dodd who in 1909 decided to instigate the celebration to honor her father. She held the first Father's Day Celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June in 1910. Price: $5.00 + shipping.
(1913) POSTCARD: Norris Dam by Night - Tennessee - Linen. - Condition: Excellant. - Not Posted. Picture is of the TVA Dam constructed on the Clinch River in North East Tennessee. The project was begun in October 1933 and finished in March 1936. It is a straight concrete gravity-type dam, 1860 feet long, 265 feet high, and 208 feet thick at the base, equipped with two 50,000-kilowatt generators. Total cost of construction, including acquisition of reservoir lands, was about $36 million. The project relocated approximately 2900 families and caused the removal of over 5,000 gravesites. Price: $2.50 + shipping.
(1921) POSTCARD: Downtown Moline, Illinois - Circa 1945 - Condition: Very Good. - Not Posted. Picture of downtown looking east. Wonderful street view of businesses and cars. Pontiac Dealership is in the forefront. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
Post Cards/Photo Packs - Advertising - US
(792) POSTCARD: The Kentucky Colonel - Hi You All.-Condition: Very Good. Colored Illustration . Not Posted, but has an address stamped on the back. Circa 1968. Kentucky Card - Ky. 20. Price: $6.00 + shipping.
Post Cards/Photo Packs - Buildings/Businesses - US
(43) POSTCARD: Atlantic City Auditorium-Largest Convention Hall in the World!-Condition: Very Good.- Colored Picture, circa 1930's.
Price: $5.00 + shipping.
(239)PHOTO PACKET: United Nations Headquarters, NY.-Condition: Excellent - Beautiful Interior and Exterior shots of the UN. Circa 1964. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(757) POSTCARD: State Historical Library - Madison, Wisconsin-Condition: Good-. B&W Photo, 1909. Posted. Handwritten Message on back: I am sorry we are not going to get to see you. Wish you & Ma & Dad could be here it's such a beautiful city. The University Buildings are all so lovely also the grounds. Bottom right corner has been creased.Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(760) POSTCARD: YMCA - Lincoln, Nebraska-Condition: Very Good.- Tinted Illustration, Circa 1910. Not Posted but has handwritten message on back. Message is about receiving a number of cards. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(768) POSTCARD: Siegel, Cooper & Co. - The Big Store - Chicago-Condition: Very Good.- B&W Photo, 1915. Posted. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(789) POSTCARD: Anheuser - Busch - Group of Principal Buildings - Brewing Plant-Condition: Very Good.- Colored Illustration - Circa 1910. Not Posted, but has addresses written on the back. Smudge mark on back left side. Price: $8.00 + shipping.
(1259) POSTCARD: New Central Library - St. Louis, Missouri - June 9, 1911. -Condition: Very Good.- Colored. Posted. Handwritten message reads: 97 degrees Sunday. Today was 95 degree in my rental____ room. I've lost all the ambition I ever had. Three or four are overcome by the heat every day. Was too warm to go to Barnam & Baileys Circus last week. Price: $4.50 + shipping.
(1260) POSTCARD: Civil Courts Bldg. - St. Louis, Missouri - Circa 1935. -Condition: Good.- Colored. Not Posted. Has a bent corner on lower left. Information on the back states that the building was completed in June 1930 at a cost of $4,528,00. Price: $2.50 + shipping.
(1505) POSTCARD: Brick Church in Historic Deerfield, MA - 1980. -Condition: Good Plus.- Posted. Colored photos of church. Printed history on back of card. Also a handwritten message. The card was sent to Mr. and Mrs. James Doran in Camp Hill, PA. Price: $2.50 + shipping.
(1641) POSTCARD: Civic Center - Denver, Colorado - 1935. -Condition: Very Good. - Not Posted. View from the Capitoal Dome of Denver. Buildings in view include the Civic Center, Greek theatre, City and County Building, Library and Voorhees Memorial. Back has printed information on the Civic Center. Also has handwritten date of January 19, 1935 with "from Bertha". Was meant for Mrs. C. T. Taylor, although never sent. Price: $3.50 + shipping.
(1760) POSTCARD: Abraham and Straus - Brooklyn, NY - C. 1901 to 1907 (Undivided Back). -Condition: Very Good. - Not Posted. Picture of the factory with "A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year" printed in cursive on the side of the card. Evidently was a company Christmas Card. Abraham and Straus was founded in 1865 as Wechsler & Abraham. In 1893 The Straus Family who was connected to Macy's Department Stores bought Joseph Wechsler's interest and the company acquired the name of Abraham and Straus. In 1995 the name was dropped. In 1893 an article stated that there were about four and 1/4 miles of shopping floor within five stories, a basement and a cellar. It also stated that the firm had the largest private electric plant in the world! There were 1,600 employees and had an average of 40,000 shoppers visit each day! Quite a store for the times. Price: $6.00 + shipping.
(1762) POSTCARD: The Emporium - San Francisco, California - C. 1908 to 1915. -Condition: Good Plus. - Not Posted. Picture of front of Emporium with carriages, horses, and street cars. I think this was done after the Earthquake in 1906. The building looks the same before the quake and after the quake. It was destroyed by fire during the San Francisco earthquake and it took two years to rebuild. The store was originally started in 1896. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(1857) POSTCARD: The Pelican - Restaurant = Clearwater Beach, Florida - C 1980. - Condition: Very Good. - Not Posted. Pictures are of exterior and interior views. Price: $2.50 + shipping.
Post Cards/Photo Packs - Hotels/Motels - US
(762) POSTCARD: Park Hill Hotel - Hendersonville, NC.-Condition: Very Good.- Tinted Illustration, Circa 1915. Not Posted. Published by the Southern PostCard Co. in Asheville, NC. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(763) POSTCARD: A Mimosa Inn - Tryon, NC-Condition: Very Good.- Tinted Illustration, Circa 1920. Not Posted. Published by Asheville PostCard Co. Built in 1903, the Mimosa Inn has been a landmark and social gathering place in this area for more than a century. In 1903 the Mimosa Hotel expanded by adding a separate 10,000 square foot 2 story "casino" building which included two bowling alleys, club rooms with billiard and pool tables and a ballroom with a vaulted ceiling which took up the entire second floor. In 1916 the main hotel building burned to the ground, leaving only the 4 chimneys standing. In an effort to carry on the tradition the "casino" was remodeled into what is now the Mimosa Inn.Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(781) POSTCARD: Victoria Hotel - Norfolk, Virginia-Condition: Very Good.- Colored Photo, 1908. Posted. Handwritten Message on back: Jan. 25. Dear Sister, This is one of the places I have seen and will tell you about when I see you. Love, Lena. The Victoria was built in 1904 on East Main Street. It was gutted by fire in 1945, and torn down in 1954 under the downtown redevelopment project. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(1264) POSTCARD: Grove Park Inn - Asheville, NC - C1935. -Condition: Very Good.- Not Posted. Colored picture of lobby of Grove Park Inn. Printed Information about the Inn on the back. Mentions that it is fireproof. Built from granite boulders hewn from Sunset Mountain, The Grove Park Inn opened in 1913. It was modeled after the grand old railway hotels of the West. Note lines on photo caused by scanner and not on the postcard. Price: $3.50 + shipping.
(1648) POSTCARD: Best Western - Americana Lodge - Sacramento, California - C. 1960 -Condition: Very Good. - Not Posted. Glossy photo of back of the lodge with a swimming pool. Has a few people at the pool. Shows sign for the lodge also. Price: $3.00 + shipping.
(1763) POSTCARD: Bannerhaven Tourist Home - Banner Elk, North Carolina - C. 1950. -Condition: Very Good. - Has been Posted. Photo of tourist home on front. Printed description on the back. This is a Dextone Post Card. There is a hand written message on the back. Price: $3.50 + shipping.
(1842) POSTCARD: Tyler Motor Court - Orlando, Florida - C. 1940. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Picture of Motor Court on the front with a picture of a gass station. It was located on South Orange Blossom Trail. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(1846) POSTCARD: Edgewater Drive Motel - Clearwater, Florida - C. 1960. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel with car at the office. Price: $2.50 + shipping.
(1847) POSTCARD: El Don Motel - Columbia, Missouri - C. 1956. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel with cars. Price: $2.50 + shipping.
(1848) POSTCARD: Wil-Mair Motel (Restaurant and Tavern) - New Port Richey, Florida - C. 1958. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel with cars. There is a date of 8-25-65 written on front and back. Postcard however is older. Price: $2.50 + shipping.
(1849) POSTCARD: Prom Town House Motor Inn - Omaha, Nebraska - C. 1960's. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of swimmers in an indoor and outdoor pool. Note written on back has date of stay. Price: $2.50 + shipping.
(1850) POSTCARD: The Savery - Des Moines, Iowa - C. 1960. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Picture of Hotel with 2nd picture of addition. Note written on back has date of stay. The Savery Hotel (1919) at 401 Locust Street in Des Moines, Iowa. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Price: $3.00 + shipping.
(1851) POSTCARD: Circle C. South Motor Inn, North Platte, Nebraska - C 1970. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel with cars. Price: $2.00 + shipping.
(1852) POSTCARD: Arroyo K. Lodge - Arroyo Grande, CA - C 1970. -Condition: Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel with cars, one room, and pool. Upper left corner has a crease. Price: $2.00 + shipping.
(1853) POSTCARD: Ft. Williams Motel - Sylacauga, Alabama - C 1960. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel. Price: $2.00 + shipping.
(1854) POSTCARD: San Gabriel Motel - San Gabriel, California - C 1958. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel and pool area. Price: $2.00 + shipping.
(1856) POSTCARD: Sudbury Court - Marengo, Iowa - C 1950. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Picture of front of motel. Dates of stay written on the front. Postcard is older than the dates. Price: $2.00 + shipping.
(1858) POSTCARD: Rainbow Motel - Parkston, South Dakota - C 1960. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel. Dates of stay written on the front. Postcard is older than the dates. Price: $2.00 + shipping.
(1860) POSTCARD: Tyler's Motor Court - Orlando, Florida - C 1940. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Picture of front of motel. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(1861) POSTCARD: Tyler Plaza Motel - Orlando, Florida - C 1958. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel with cars. Price: $3.50 + shipping.
(1920) POSTCARD: Palomino Motel - Orlando, Florida - C 1956. -Condition: Very Good. - Has Not been Posted. Photo of front of motel with cars. Back of card states it is an attractive well managed motel on shaded landscaped ground. And it was air conditioned! It was owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Champion, owner of Palomino horses and Brahman Cattle. As of December 1945 W. C. Champion also had a fertilizer company and is mentioned in the Orange County Board meeting as placing a bid for supplying fertilizer.Price: $4.00 + shipping.
Post Cards/Photo Packs - Military and Planes
(782) POSTCARD: Air Wisconsin - deHavilland Dash 7 - Propjet-Condition: Very Good.- Colored Photo, Circa 1960's or 70's. Not Posted. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(783) POSTCARD: US Fifth Army Ducks Beachhead - Anzio, Italy - 1944-Condition: Very Good.- Black and White Photo, Courtesy US Army Photo. Not Posted. Small amount of foxing on back. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
(784) POSTCARD: Troop Laden Duck on Invasion Road - So. France - June 12, 1944-Condition: Very Good.- Black and White Photo, Courtesy US Army Photo and General Motors. Not Posted. Price: $4.00 + shipping.
Post Cards/Photo Packs - Natural Disasters
(1758) POSTCARD: Anchorage Earthquake Damage - 1964 -Condition: Very Good.- Not Posted. Photo of the Mt. McKinley Apartment Building with significant damage due to the 1964 Earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska. The Earthquake hit on March 27, 1964 (Good Friday) and is the most powerful one ever recorded in North America. Price: $4.50 + shipping.
(1759) POSTCARD: Anchorage Earthquake Damage - 1964 -Condition: Very Good.- Not Posted. Photo of the Turnagain Residential Area overlooking Cook Inlet, with significant damage due to the 1964 Earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska. The Earthquake hit on March 27, 1964 (Good Friday) and is the most powerful one ever recorded in North America. Price: $4.50 + shipping.
Post Cards/Photo Packs - Transportation - US
(1504) POSTCARD: St. Charles Streetcar- New Orleans, LA - 1984. -Condition: Very Good.- Posted. Colored photo of the streetcar with church in the background. Printed information about the streetcar on the back. Also a handwritten message stating surprise over the fact that people actually use the streetcar! Oversize measuring 6" by 4 1/4" Price: $4.50 + shipping.
Post Cards/Photo Packs - Travel - US
(1506) POSTCARD: Wildwood by the Sea - New Jersey - 1965. -Condition: Very Good.- Posted. Colored photo of different views. Includes Hunt's Pier. Shows Party Boat, Marine Pier, Shuffleboard Courts and Rio Motel. Also a handwritten message. Card was sent to Mrs. Wm. Lentz in Harrisburg PA. Price: $3.00 + shipping.
(1507) POSTCARD: Wishing Well - Atlantic City, NJ - 1960. -Condition: Good Plus.- Posted. Colored photo of family standing around the famed Wishing Well at the Inlet Fishing Pier. Printed description on back states that many fishermen throw in pennies for luck and proceeds go to charity. Also a handwritten message. Card was sent to Mrs. Wm. Lentz in Harrisburg PA. Price: $3.00 + shipping.
(1692) POSTCARD: Hangman's Tree Historic Spot - C 1959 - Placerville, California. -Condition: Very Good.- Not Posted. Colored photo of building with three wonderful vintage cars parked in front. States on the back that the stump of an old oak tree known as Hangman's Tree was there. Price: $3.00 + shipping.
(1693) POSTCARD: Red Rocks Trading Post - C 1958 - Park of Red Rocks - Colorado. -Condition: Very Good.- Not Posted. Colored photo of building with a wonderful vintage car parked in front. Printed description states it is located about 15 miles from Denver and has an outdoor theatre with wonderful natural acoustics. Price: $3.00 + shipping.
(1841) POSTCARD: Jenny Wade House & Monument - Gettysburg - C 1935. -Condition: Good +.- Not Posted. Colored pictures of home, monument and insert of picture of Jenny Wade. Description on back says she was the only citizen of Gettysburg who was killed during the battle. Interesting note: there was a spelling error in the description. It added a small "e" to the beginning of Gettysburg (eGettysburg). Price: $3.50 + shipping.
Post Cards/Photo Packs - Western - US
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