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March 22, 2008 10:35 PM EDT -- . . . . On April 9, 1909, Aunt Blanche sent an Easter card to Miss Garnet Morris. Aunt Blanche posted the card in Centerville, Pa, and it was recieved by Garnet Morris in Spartansburg, . . . more
June 14, 2008 09:26 AM EDT -- . . . . . Among the never-used postcards in my collection are a number of linen cards(named for the textured paper that resembles fabric) in very good condition. These cards include . . . more
October 03, 2008 07:59 AM EDT --      *  I have come into possession of an unusal photograph of what appears to be a college sports team.  The athletes are not sporting any kind of insignia or regalia, . . . more
August 22, 2007 03:13 AM EDT -- . . . As I noted in my article related the wedding of Tina Luke ( Discovering A Family History on Gather ) I devoted several weeks of "retirement" from Gather to  scanning . . . more
July 25, 2008 09:14 AM EDT -- . .   . . This article was first published in January of 2007. I removed the article in July of the same year. I am re-posting it  here, with slight editorial revisions, . . . more
August 28, 2008 01:18 PM EDT -- In a recent article, I described my acquisition of some old photos in Texas. Boys In Texas Several month ago, my businss required several visits to Austin, Texas. Outside of the city, . . . more
September 14, 2008 06:47 AM EDT --  Note: The author of this article has inferred a degree of relationship, recreated the thoughts and emotions of the chief character, and made other intuitive assumptions about the circumstances . . . more
September 28, 2008 09:53 AM EDT -- Among the cards in my growing collection are three score or more linen postcards from the 1940's and the early 1950's. I have hesitated to post some of these cards because I do not . . . more
August 03, 2008 09:56 AM EDT --    A few months ago, I was in Nashville, Tennessee for a business meeting.   I skipped lunch, and headed to the edge of town where I had noticed a few antique shops . . . more
September 07, 2008 08:03 AM EDT --     * More than a year ago, Ron B. made a reference to the Dixie Hotel /Hotel Carter near Times Square. This hotel has an iteresting history.  Completed just . . . more
August 02, 2008 10:19 AM EDT -- This article was published originally on May 25, 2007, and removed about one month later.  It was the penultimate offering in a series of writing exercises related to unknown persons in vintage . . . more
August 27, 2008 08:21 PM EDT -- Several month ago, my business required several visits to Austin, Texas. Outside of the city, I passed a few antique shops where I stopped to browse through bins of old letters and photos. Over . . . more
March 26, 2008 12:08 PM EDT --  . . . . The monumental General Post Office Building in Manhattan was erected on Eighth Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets in 1912,  It opened for postal business in 1914. The . . . more
May 31, 2008 06:22 AM EDT -- . . . . Tuesday was going to be a big day; there were many people on the move. Auntie writes to her niece, Miss Mattie Jones, to tell her that she and Evalyn would take the early train. . . . more
June 21, 2008 01:03 PM EDT -- . . . . . . . . About eighteen months ago, a lifetime on Gather, I published a poignant vintage photgraph of two young men. At that time, I posted these haunting images as writing . . . more
November 08, 2008 09:11 AM EST -- It was September of 1913, and James Carey was back home in La Rue, Ohio.  La Rue is a small town, northwest of Columbus. Not long before, James had spent part of his summer in another small town, . . . more
October 12, 2008 09:37 AM EDT -- Mrs. Weatherall lived in Albion, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest of Erie and near to Lake Erie. During the cold damp weater in February of 1908. Mrs. Weatherall was glad that her Mother came . . . more
October 25, 2008 10:23 AM EDT -- The United States became a colonial power after the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War. Control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands was ceded to the United States.  . . . more
November 09, 2008 08:33 AM EST -- Mr. and Mrs. William Southerland had moved to Reno, Nevada.  They were eger to make friends, and enjoyed having folks visit their home for meals and conversation. Many folks grew to appreciate . . . more
November 18, 2008 10:31 AM EST -- On a recent business trip to the midwest, I pulled off the interstate to get gas and  to browse the wares of a small antique shop. I purchased a small collection of vintage postcards containing . . . more
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