Tag: circa 1925
member name: Peter Wimsey
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November 07, 2009 08:12 AM EST --
Two of my Gather friends, Dave Sandborg and Kris M., commented on the recent documentary about the National Parks by Director, Ken Burns.
The documentary notes the role of the railroad companies and, . . .
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June 14, 2008 05:36 PM EDT --
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I recently posted a set of linen postcards containing views of New Orleans.
The linen postcards date from the 1930's to about 1950.
Here is a collection of views that are about twenty . . .
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September 09, 2009 01:42 PM EDT --
Like many growing cities at the turn of the twentieth century, Dallas wanted to create cultural institutions that would enrich the community and illustrate the quality and prosperity of the place.
The . . .
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May 30, 2009 11:39 PM EDT --
The low bridge, now called "Burnside Bridge", is one of three that cross the Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland
It is ironic that this bridge, the scene of terrible slaughter, was built . . .
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October 09, 2009 07:00 AM EDT --
Several months ago, I posted a pristine linen postcard featuring the Great Smokey Falls on the Wolf River of Wisconsin.
Big Smokey Falls On The Wolf River In Wisconsin
In the article, I referred . . .
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May 19, 2009 09:06 AM EDT --
I love Annapolis, Maryland - the wonderful old city with riverscapes and bay views on every side.
Over the years, I have had several occasions to visit the ancient capitol building, . . .
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June 04, 2009 10:35 PM EDT --
I confess that I am not well-traveled in the state of Arizona, having visited there on only a few occasions.
Nevertheless, I have some acquaintance with the range of natural wonders in that . . .
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June 20, 2009 12:42 AM EDT --
Delaware County, New York, encompasses a largely-wooded area about 160 miles west and north of New York City. The county borders the Delaware River which forms a boundary between the states . . .
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July 04, 2009 03:32 AM EDT --
For the Fourth of July, I am posting a series of photographic images taken of the Statue of Liberty that adorns the harbor of New York City.
A gift of the people of France in celebration of our nation's . . .
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October 08, 2009 07:26 AM EDT --
The city of Brockton grew up along the Salisbury river, about twenty miles south of Boston in Plymouth county. The town was originally named "Bridgewater".
The area around Brockton was part . . .
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August 19, 2009 07:59 AM EDT --
Poor Edgar Allan Poe drank himself into troubled relationships and failed literary appointments in several cities.
After his death, monuments and museums were created in three places in which Poe had . . .
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July 15, 2009 07:58 AM EDT --
I have a white-border postcard, circa 1925, featuring the library in Freeport, Illinois.
Freeport is located in northwest Illinois, about 20 miles south of the Wisconsin border. The town . . .
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November 03, 2009 05:47 AM EST --
Daniel Boone is one of the early American heros about whom there seems to be a lot of confusion. I have heard his name, and that of Davy Crockett, used inter-changeably.
An unscientific sample . . .
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