Postcards In The News (Us)

Postcards in the News (US)

First up:

Are you getting tired of the word 'passion' yet?

Poway (SoCal) teen turns passion into successful postcard business

http://www.pomeradonews.com/2014/10...rd-business/

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

The History of Wisconsin ...

... as told in postcards, but as disseminated by DVD ?!?

"Yesteryear's Washington Island" is by former Door County resident Richard Lauder "... [who] has also produced similar DVDs featuring the early postcards of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Ephraim, Sister Bay, Baileys Harbor/Jacksonport, and Clark Lake."

"It's a rich, visual tour of Washington Island, tracing the many ferries of the Washington Island Ferry Lines, scenes at Gills Rock and Northport, Detroit Harbor, Jackson Harbor, Washington Harbor and its steamship and West Harbor and the early island's resorts,"

http://www.ppulse.com/Articles-Insi...re-Here.html

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

SPF of Bradford PA 'returns' from Cardiff UK

Peter Evans, the returnee (and de-accessioner?), is a senior library assistant at Cardiff Central Library in Wales.

The SPF (Souvenir Photo Foldout) included images of:

- Bradford PA: Armory Building, Hotel Holley, City Hospital, Carnegie Library, Post Office, Kinzua Bridge;

- Regional PA: Allegheny River, Quaker Run, Red House, Seneca Indians.

Also included were stand-alone postcards of the Nurses' Home, Elks Club and Presbyterian Church in Bradford.

Yes, Virginia, you can [right-click] and grab a sadly LoRes copy of the other-worldly "Oil scene in 1880 between Olean NY and Bradford PA".

http://www.bradfordera.com/news/art...9f53f0a.html

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.08 ... US ... Westport CT

... an exhibit of 25 Westport historical postcards ... feature Westport in the 19th and early 20th centuries ... from the collection of ... Gordon Joseloff.

http://www.westportnow.com/index.ph...ments/50633/

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.19 .. US .. Denver PA

AUCTION of the Danny and Kathy Danielsen postcard collection

http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/pr...a-auct.phtml ... nice write-up #1

http://www.antiquetrader.com/antiqu...es-oct-25-26 ... nice write-up #2

http://www.morphyauctions.com/ ... the auctioneer

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.14 .. US .. Stirling IL

A short blurb about local history buff & postcard collector Allen Dir.

http://www.saukvalley.com/2014/10/1...tor/ab2gpjo/

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.15 .. US .. Virginia Roadside Attractions

"Spending the Night on Virginia's Main Street", by Tim O'Gorman.

"... book features ... more than 350 vintage postcards of [Virginia roadside attractions] ... from 1920 to 1964 ..."

Reviewed at:

http://www.villagenewsonline.com/node/16314

Another book by the same author:

"Spending the Night on the Pike: A Postcard History of Motels Along Us Highway 1 from Richmond to Petersburg 1920-1975"

And you can buy the older one at:

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Boo...=14077380644

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.22 .. US .. Lansing MI

"Michigan Agricultural College: Campus Life 1900-1925" by Stephen Terry

Bill Castanier wrote the book review at:

http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lan...re-here.html

"Most of the postcards in the book are [RPPs], captured by amateur photographers using specialized cameras, such as the 1903 Kodak 3A Folding Pocket Camera that shot postcard-sized images."

http://www.thunderbaypressmi.com/ti...781933272443 publisher's book page

http://www.thunderbaypressmi.com/ publisher's home page

http://www.abebooks.com/products/is...81933272443/ buy it here

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.22 .. US .. Anchorage AL

"9-year-old Anchorage boy's project sends postcards to child refugees"

http://www.ktva.com/9-year-old-anch...efugees-561/

Not too often that Americans get to send a postcard overseas at the domestic rate ;)

http://www.anyrefugee.org/ Any Refugee

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.23 .. US .. New Haven CT

Yale's Peabody Museum c1909

https://twitter.com/yalepeabody/sta...691540611072

Okay, not quite 'the news', but why pass-up a good postcard?

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.23 .. US .. Andover MA

Bill Dalton <BillDalton@AndoverTownie.com> wrote this lovely bio-profile of local postcard collector Henry Richardson (1914-2005), whose collection will be the basis of a series of articles exploring local history thru postcards.

http://www.andovertownsman.com/news...0f51a92.html

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.24 .. US .. Raleigh NC

Postcards of local sites are blogfodder for Karl Larson (aka Raleigh Boy), a graphic designer at North Carolina State University.

This week: the Edenton Street United Methodist Church.

http://goodnightraleigh.com/2014/10...raleigh-n-c/

http://goodnightraleigh.com/author/Karl/ ... older posts

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.29 ... US .. El Monte CA

"... Youth Voices students from three local High Schools ... [each] design[ed] a postcard that defines their city as they see it ... explore and photograph a historical landmark or unique location iconic to local residents ..."

http://www.kcet.org/socal/departure...ostcard.html

Neat!

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.11.01 .. US .. Marion MA

"A Picture Postcard History of Marion, Massachusetts"

"... compiled largely by ... Sippican Historical Society Museum Curator Pete Smith ..."

source http://rochester.wickedlocal.com/ar...7/12424/NEWS

museum http://www.sippicanhistoricalsociety.org/

buy the book http://www.abebooks.com/products/is...80932027955/

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

2014.10.15 .. US .. Who's Who from Riceville IA ?

"W.H. Martin, born in Riceville [Iowa] in 1865 ... is considered to be the father of the exaggerated postcard."

"... operated a photography studio called Home View Company in Riceville, making stereoscopic photos ..."

"... In 1908, he began crafting tall-tale postcards ... within one year, the Martin Postcard Company was allegedly turning out over 10,000 postcards per day ..."

"... in 1912, Martin sold ... changed the name ... the North American Postcard Company ..."

http://globegazette.com/mcpress/new...29cafae.html

Q/ We ain't got no exaggerated postcards thread?

A/ We do now: https://goscf.com/t/40444

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey