Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Lincoln Park Zoo Zebras
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Moonlight Over Seneca Lake
Postmarked 1945
Seneca Lake is one of the Finger Lakes, and it is the closest one on the west of Cayuga Lake. Watkins Glen, New York, is at the Southern tip of Seneca Lake, and that is the first town we visited when we came to Central New York for the first time, to visit the Farm Sanctuary and attend the Zoop! fundraiser.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Postcards that Stink (Literally)
One of the hazards of old and vintage postcards is that they sometimes smell from being stored or occasionally from cigarette smoke. A lot I purchased from e-bay had this issue, and I wasn't sure what I was going to do. I didn't want the smell to contaminate my other cards, nor did I want to send stinky cards to trading partners.
I looked online, and one suggestions was to put two or three postcards on a baking sheet and leave outside in the sun. I might have done this in Phoenix, but in Ithaca, where it is humid and likely to rain, it didn't seem like a sound plan. Additionally, it would have taken forever working on just two or three cards at a time.
Next, I tried putting a dryer sheet in the plastic bin with the postcards. That seemed to help a little, but it primarily masked the musty scent rather than removing it. On George's suggestion, I put baking soda in a small open container and then put that in the plastic bin. Not too much luck there. I thought maybe the baking soda needed more opportunity to breathe, so I placed in in tea filters (what you buy in the grocery store for loose tea). That helped, but too slow for my taste. My last and current attempt had me putting baby powder in the tea filter. The powder particles are smaller than the holes in the filter, so I double-filtered it. This seems to be working fairly well.
Have you had this problem? What have you tried and how were the results?
I looked online, and one suggestions was to put two or three postcards on a baking sheet and leave outside in the sun. I might have done this in Phoenix, but in Ithaca, where it is humid and likely to rain, it didn't seem like a sound plan. Additionally, it would have taken forever working on just two or three cards at a time.
Next, I tried putting a dryer sheet in the plastic bin with the postcards. That seemed to help a little, but it primarily masked the musty scent rather than removing it. On George's suggestion, I put baking soda in a small open container and then put that in the plastic bin. Not too much luck there. I thought maybe the baking soda needed more opportunity to breathe, so I placed in in tea filters (what you buy in the grocery store for loose tea). That helped, but too slow for my taste. My last and current attempt had me putting baby powder in the tea filter. The powder particles are smaller than the holes in the filter, so I double-filtered it. This seems to be working fairly well.
Have you had this problem? What have you tried and how were the results?
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Merry Easter
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Greetings from Ardmore
I will admit that I paid more for this postcard than I have any other, but when it came up on ebay, I had to have it.
As far as I can tell, these are the images in the letters:
A = courthouse
R = Turner Falls
D = Lake (Murray?)
M = Horseshoe Curve, HWY 77 (near Arbuckle Mountains)
O = ?
R = Tucker Tower
E = Tucker Tower (?)
As far as I can tell, these are the images in the letters:
A = courthouse
R = Turner Falls
D = Lake (Murray?)
M = Horseshoe Curve, HWY 77 (near Arbuckle Mountains)
O = ?
R = Tucker Tower
E = Tucker Tower (?)
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Undivided Backs
In the early 1900s, postcards were much different than those we see today. The front side included an image, and the back side, due to postal regulations, had to include the heading "Post Card" or "Postcard." Beneath that heading, the space was reserved solely for the address of the recipient. Where did the message from the sender go? At this time, it was accepted to write on the picture, or front, side of the postcard. Otherwise, the card could not be sent through the postal service.
This postcard, postmarked 1908, illustrates this tradition. I was especially excited to find this card because the recipient was at University of Chicago. The address, 6032 Ellis Avenue, now is Burton-Judson Courts, the dorm where I lived my first year at UC.
This postcard, postmarked 1908, illustrates this tradition. I was especially excited to find this card because the recipient was at University of Chicago. The address, 6032 Ellis Avenue, now is Burton-Judson Courts, the dorm where I lived my first year at UC.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
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