tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post1284366860473631014..comments2024-03-29T08:44:51.719+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Easter Greetings from the Past (Sepia Saturday) DawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-80383055724894632152021-04-08T19:20:14.026+02:002021-04-08T19:20:14.026+02:00I particularly like the first two and the last pos...I particularly like the first two and the last postcards. I have developed a real enjoyment of old 'cartoon' figures.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-75558836054774359912021-04-05T22:17:40.099+02:002021-04-05T22:17:40.099+02:00Meike, I also have a postcard album from Gerda'...Meike, I also have a postcard album from Gerda's brother Gustaf, who was also in America during the same years. His collection is bigger and has view cards as well, and continues into the 1930s. On my 'Greetings from the Past' blog I have an ongoing, but very much intermittent (sometimes years in between!) project of exploring those more systematically. Not sure I'll ever get the project finished, but never mind... Anyway, this Easter weekend seemed a good time to take a plunge into time-travelling by postcard again, so that's what I've been doing!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-66443568523999915782021-04-05T19:38:32.295+02:002021-04-05T19:38:32.295+02:00A fascinating little glimpse of the past, and how ...A fascinating little glimpse of the past, and how different designs and symbols went in and out of fashion ober decades and centuries. I think it is wonderful that you have kept the postcard album!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-77848921197751148292021-04-05T17:28:03.219+02:002021-04-05T17:28:03.219+02:00Liz, back in the early 1900s, postcards seem to ha...Liz, back in the early 1900s, postcards seem to have been used much like we use email or text messages today :) I know that here in Sweden, mail used to be sorted aboard the trains, in a special carriage; and between some places one could send a card in the morning and receive a reply in the afternoon. (And judging by postmarks on some of the American cards in my collection, mail between Chicago, Ill. and Galeton, Pa, did not take more than a day either.)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-69333060359431994902021-04-05T17:14:25.186+02:002021-04-05T17:14:25.186+02:00Thanks Mike, I was wondering what that instrument ...Thanks Mike, I was wondering what that instrument was called! Postcards were indeed a way for both family and friends to keep in touch back then.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-13940448330331030322021-04-05T17:11:02.823+02:002021-04-05T17:11:02.823+02:00Ginny, the old postcard albums are indeed a treasu...Ginny, the old postcard albums are indeed a treasure - even if the stamps have been removed from most of the cards (I'm not sure by whom!)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-53653041934100896142021-04-05T17:09:11.623+02:002021-04-05T17:09:11.623+02:00Thanks La N, and Happy Easter to you, too!Thanks La N, and Happy Easter to you, too!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-64061449453036173222021-04-05T17:08:35.787+02:002021-04-05T17:08:35.787+02:00Thanks for stopping by Inger, and I'm glad you...Thanks for stopping by Inger, and I'm glad you found it inspiring :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-18305333561196307782021-04-05T17:06:53.777+02:002021-04-05T17:06:53.777+02:00Thanks Sandra. I agree, they're all special!Thanks Sandra. I agree, they're all special!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-71920684144360375342021-04-05T12:55:12.396+02:002021-04-05T12:55:12.396+02:00I love these old post cards. Pity we no longer hav...I love these old post cards. Pity we no longer have them. People don't communicate very much socially by writing and sending letters and cards. I have a collection of very old ones from my great aunts - very elaborate - but the writing is all in German and I cannot read it. They seemed to send them to friends very often.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-14456266015165230472021-04-05T03:39:41.109+02:002021-04-05T03:39:41.109+02:00All wonderful cards. The little girl on left in th...All wonderful cards. The little girl on left in the second set is playing a bowed psaltery, a folk instrument that is not common to see in cards like these. The illustrators used lots of symbolism that has been been forgotten in our century. My grandmothers saved similar postcards from the same era with greetings for Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. which I still have. I think it was a way for aunts, uncles, and cousins to keep in touch.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-14672734937294194022021-04-05T00:40:39.147+02:002021-04-05T00:40:39.147+02:00Glad to see how much you are reaping the benefits ...Glad to see how much you are reaping the benefits of these historical reminder she kept!Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-60416421936313022592021-04-04T22:40:57.709+02:002021-04-04T22:40:57.709+02:00The old postcards for special holidays and occasio...The old postcards for special holidays and occasions are so quaint and lovely. They are some of my favorites and you have shown us a neat selection of them here. Happy Easter! :) La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-22008334123395666612021-04-04T17:25:27.784+02:002021-04-04T17:25:27.784+02:00I love old postcard and never thought to post them...I love old postcard and never thought to post them on my blog. I may have to change that, thanks for the inspiration and Happy Easter to you and yours.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-32806829868070718122021-04-04T16:10:48.993+02:002021-04-04T16:10:48.993+02:00these are perfect for Sepia Saturday and today Eas...these are perfect for Sepia Saturday and today Easter. i am so glad you showed us these Easter cards. i tried to pick a favorite but all of them are wonderful...MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com