tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74140535106288124732024-03-04T20:27:08.107-08:00Pat's Postcard PostingsMy Favorite Postcards From 50 Years of CollectingAlice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-68906109577573728602014-03-06T09:14:00.001-08:002014-03-06T13:13:40.941-08:00Clarence Day, Jr. ~ Life With Father<i></i><br />
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<i>Judging from the above caption, this postcard must date from around 1944 </i><br />
<i>when the play, </i>Life With Father <i>was running on Broadway in the Empire </i><br />
<i>Theatre. </i><br />
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<i>How generous of the </i><i>Empire to stamp and mail this post card for audience</i><br />
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Clarence Day (1874-1935), author of a set of short stories, <i>Life With Father,</i><br />
died shortly after completing them in December of 1935. They were published<br />
posthumously in the <i>New Yorker</i> magazine in 1936.<br />
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Had he lived, Clarence Day would have enjoyed the phenomenal success<br />
of these autobiographical tales about his own boyhood growing up in upper<br />
middle-class New York City in the 1890s.<br />
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Headed by a domineering (yet lovable) father , this madcap clan of redheads<br />
was inspiration for a play based on the stories, also entitled <i>Life With Father. </i><br />
It was brought to life for the Broadway stage in 1939 by Howard Lindsay<br />
and Russel Crouse. <i>Life With Father</i> enjoyed a record-breaking run from its<br />
1939 opening at the Empire Theatre, to its closing at the Alvin Theatre in 1947. <br />
A Hollywood film followed in 1947, and a television version in 1954.<br />
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Day's stories poked fun at Victorian mores regarding child rearing and the<br />
changing role of women in society during the late-19th Century. Day himself<br />
was a champion of the suffrage movement.<br />
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Clarence Day, Jr., a quintessential New Yorker, was born there in 1874. After<br />
his graduation from Yale, where he edited the campus humor magazine, The Yale<br />
Record, Day returned to the City to work on Wall Street in his father's brokerage<br />
firm. An attempt to launch a Naval career was scuttled because of chronic bouts<br />
of arthritis, which kept him a semi-invalid for the rest of his life. Clarence Day<br />
died in New York in 1935 at the age of 61.<br />
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The New York Public Library is home to the Clarence Day Papers, an archival<br />
collection of his short stories, essays, and magazine columns.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Day">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Day</a><br />
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<i><br /></i>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-48102014751143416632012-08-13T16:40:00.000-07:002012-08-13T16:40:19.226-07:00Nijinsky & Pavlova<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i> </i>Vaslav Nijinsky in <i>Le Spectre de la Rose,</i> c. 1911</div>
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Nijinsky, the Legend - Russian Ballet History</div>
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Anna Pavlova (February 12, 1881 - January 23, 1931)</div>
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Anna Pavlova, Théatre des Champs Elysées, Paris, 1927</div>
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<br />Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-32582584006353034512012-02-25T13:22:00.038-08:002012-03-02T12:46:37.207-08:00Mozart Concerto by Dufy, Ed. Stehli<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLv9013Vly506eujg49vn1dsHoQKR-2TqWbZzb6b1QkIzizyhW_eE7uTXoMt1JgNgdXWcYJrWsu2-dCUnEmDUXmb2Tzbh-OdJtA6uKPBENLbNZrMfD_D6N4rlhH8SF7nbstg4nCO2teThZ/s1600/Dufy:Mozart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLv9013Vly506eujg49vn1dsHoQKR-2TqWbZzb6b1QkIzizyhW_eE7uTXoMt1JgNgdXWcYJrWsu2-dCUnEmDUXmb2Tzbh-OdJtA6uKPBENLbNZrMfD_D6N4rlhH8SF7nbstg4nCO2teThZ/s640/Dufy:Mozart.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Mozart Concerto by Raoul Dufy (1877-1953)<br />
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Postcard No. 6017<br />
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RAOUL DUFY, THE GREAT FRENCH FAUVIST PAINTER & DESIGNER<br />
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<a href="http://www.historyofpainters.com/dufy.htm">www.historyofpainters.com/dufy.htm</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-80989950753250239412012-01-14T08:15:00.000-08:002012-01-14T08:15:37.745-08:00I Gatti di Venezia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHP15tfHWt06HId7d_NkKzit_ip0_URzsw7vMCcxtnmtZoZbXdrjXU2IsKhs6bFIEK9cMOq1cITepOnIwWIr9BUuIrMwDBQQqHk5GXxl1wv0xX4jMhailljMfWXUWtzKh6_FYdbxufvtP0/s1600/PPP%253AGatti%253AVenezia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHP15tfHWt06HId7d_NkKzit_ip0_URzsw7vMCcxtnmtZoZbXdrjXU2IsKhs6bFIEK9cMOq1cITepOnIwWIr9BUuIrMwDBQQqHk5GXxl1wv0xX4jMhailljMfWXUWtzKh6_FYdbxufvtP0/s640/PPP%253AGatti%253AVenezia.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> -Renzo Narduzzi, "Ponte dei Gesuiti", Venezia; Filippi Editore Venezia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-20380626770917372392011-12-20T08:06:00.000-08:002011-12-20T17:58:19.778-08:00"Glædelig Jul!" by Carl Røgind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0G0IvxxH1q6cddZLIAc0V3duuIeepfPEshlGf0aYy-WtmVrDU9hXxmQ3qHL_xQafi2wEIv1VvnfHZSqpuBh1nwS3AFEIKWxKvkWunWNVSi8mQr2aK-xr_eyRgYhXAjsAIOD75qAJR9rx/s1600/Gl+Jul+redo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0G0IvxxH1q6cddZLIAc0V3duuIeepfPEshlGf0aYy-WtmVrDU9hXxmQ3qHL_xQafi2wEIv1VvnfHZSqpuBh1nwS3AFEIKWxKvkWunWNVSi8mQr2aK-xr_eyRgYhXAjsAIOD75qAJR9rx/s640/Gl+Jul+redo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br />
GLÆDELIG JUL! by Carl Røgind (1871 - 1933) Danish Illustrator<br />
Nissen og Katten på Gave-Uddeling<br />
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- Postcard ca. 1910 Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-71497448033393468202011-12-06T13:40:00.000-08:002011-12-28T05:38:55.074-08:00Postcards of Paola, Kansas, c. 1912<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTQaG3d5JBLCRTlO81mJuU6U73ffUAA4lsoohgWh-Up_Jfrb6WWBjEIqVJL1kFBkAuAoFaVpAFzgdbELqFhYmypvCfQGTmH8HOiA9dC9n63Ez9xn5qq95KEwlGFryhZq9NlJhL2m0osZZ/s1600/Paola+Park+redo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTQaG3d5JBLCRTlO81mJuU6U73ffUAA4lsoohgWh-Up_Jfrb6WWBjEIqVJL1kFBkAuAoFaVpAFzgdbELqFhYmypvCfQGTmH8HOiA9dC9n63Ez9xn5qq95KEwlGFryhZq9NlJhL2m0osZZ/s640/Paola+Park+redo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> ~ City Park, Paola, Kansas, c. 1912 ~<br />
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Note Henson-Woodman Hardware & Stoves across the street.<br />
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Real Photo Postcards (RPPC), in popular use from around 1903 to 1930,<br />
provided an opportunity for everyone to produce their own cards for mailing.<br />
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The photograph was taken by a special Kodak camera that could make postcards<br />
using special postcard-sized film. The image would be developed directly from<br />
the negative onto postcard backs. The picture postcards produced were good<br />
quality photographs, in both matte or shiny finishes.<br />
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The blank side was divided like any commercially-made postcard, with places<br />
for the address and the message provided. Postcard stamps in 1912 were 1¢. <br />
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If you can remove old black and white photographs from family albums, you<br />
might discover that some are in fact postcards ~ a ready-made card with a<br />
custom photograph taken by your grandparents or great-grandparents!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Watch a video about the history of Paola, Kansas, </div><div style="text-align: center;">produced by the Chamber of Commerce, courtesy of YouTube. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss4VKYqNH5Y">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss4VKYqNH5Y</a> </div> Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-85136701695045217402011-11-27T14:00:00.000-08:002011-11-27T14:00:07.587-08:00Vintage Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhTrqQVbpqZ9FH3RZd-Xa7sIDb3QJWPepDboQS-JRMBzZKEoBcJTxzziFB018U3GKqqMdJv795PfFQ01EwWi1gkTp727ZStozyQdUQJHn72X5XjLb0yALanCL-krEZM64DsL3stfs6a0S/s1600/Vintage+Thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhTrqQVbpqZ9FH3RZd-Xa7sIDb3QJWPepDboQS-JRMBzZKEoBcJTxzziFB018U3GKqqMdJv795PfFQ01EwWi1gkTp727ZStozyQdUQJHn72X5XjLb0yALanCL-krEZM64DsL3stfs6a0S/s640/Vintage+Thanksgiving.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> ~ GOOD WISHES FOR THANKSGIVING DAY ~<br />
Embossed ~ Printed in Saxony c.1910, No. 870 Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-36679051194613597652011-11-12T07:01:00.000-08:002011-11-12T14:31:31.747-08:00"Airs Above the Ground" The Spanish Riding School of Vienna<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3wkCtX9KvX8V45C7chN_QbV9cJszXqfakkNO-xhIawbzQAbtiJ-OeVCGxym-PqdVKhZSii2lLYONw1iv3QwM5cicSwyyJXTCL6f-H7TP0ygfTMaboMFnH9y-kdn2X8AF9TBkK2H-XyEy/s1600/Lipizzaner+Stallions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3wkCtX9KvX8V45C7chN_QbV9cJszXqfakkNO-xhIawbzQAbtiJ-OeVCGxym-PqdVKhZSii2lLYONw1iv3QwM5cicSwyyJXTCL6f-H7TP0ygfTMaboMFnH9y-kdn2X8AF9TBkK2H-XyEy/s640/Lipizzaner+Stallions.jpg" width="460" /></a></div> Spanish Riding School Vienna/ Spanische Hofrietschule Wien<br />
-Postcard photos by Hans H. Rau, Vienna,<br />
from a folio "Das schöne Wien", c. 1970. <br />
<br />
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna presents a thrilling equestrian spectacle<br />
featuring the high-stepping maneuvers of the world-famous Lipizzaner stallions. <br />
These "Airs Above the Ground", originally used on the battlefield as defensive<br />
postures, became the centerpiece of this fantastic equine ballet.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35lAzC3bhBVaojJgx7sCZ9_Qux85ZhZTOKSTaq6wSRv12owzApuY6oKq_OXIllHKJR9fQjeKzm9i9bWldeFkaAsUtLWjWwHepikTGEmlGAJxI_BHx1aw7iaQs9-5LbpkrPbraXEg_tACW/s1600/Lipizzaner+Parade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35lAzC3bhBVaojJgx7sCZ9_Qux85ZhZTOKSTaq6wSRv12owzApuY6oKq_OXIllHKJR9fQjeKzm9i9bWldeFkaAsUtLWjWwHepikTGEmlGAJxI_BHx1aw7iaQs9-5LbpkrPbraXEg_tACW/s640/Lipizzaner+Parade.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> - Postcard folio photo by Hans H. Rau, Vienna, c. 1970 <br />
If you plan to visit Vienna, click on the link to the Vienna Ticket Office website<br />
for a performance schedule: <a href="http://www.viennaticketoffice.com/detail_en.php?ID=77">www.viennaticketoffice.com/detail_en.php?ID=77</a> .<br />
<br />
Wein Museum has an extensive collection of historical postcards, and is looking to<br />
augment its collection with examples dating from 1945 to the present, including<br />
the work of Hans H. Rau. When you access the website, click on Collections,<br />
then click on Topography and Urban Development, and then click on Picture<br />
Postcards: <a href="http://www.wienmuseum.at/en/collections">www.wienmuseum.at/en/collections</a> . <br />
Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-54877311111471291222011-10-05T18:54:00.000-07:002011-10-05T18:54:03.660-07:00Victorian Scraps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgpsvGOk47g-VlRKFOrKG3mgp5Qimku5l4L3lbLldVHaZ1jSWpC1fOBqtWk6jbq6h3wSn-tvzRWo3A41E6gplo-KkBFnF64LeS-me3HVDm87CYhjgIYqFE5QeY5UlPC6eDVj-VXFXxf63/s1600/Postcard%253AVictorian+Scraps-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgpsvGOk47g-VlRKFOrKG3mgp5Qimku5l4L3lbLldVHaZ1jSWpC1fOBqtWk6jbq6h3wSn-tvzRWo3A41E6gplo-KkBFnF64LeS-me3HVDm87CYhjgIYqFE5QeY5UlPC6eDVj-VXFXxf63/s640/Postcard%253AVictorian+Scraps-1.jpg" width="408" /></a></div> Victorian Scraps from The Victorian Sticker Postcard Book,<br />
Collection of Elke Dröscher, © 1982, Harenberg Kommunikation,<br />
Dortmund, West Germany, © 1985, English text Copyright,<br />
Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<br />
<br />
Victorian scraps, those charming embossed die-cut images of animals, fruit,<br />
flowers, children, Santas, and Valentine hearts have been inspiring crafters<br />
since the 19th-century, are still being produced today.<br />
<br />
Scraps come in sheets connected by tabs where one can find the name of the<br />
firm producing them, and the country of origin, often Germany or England.<br />
<br />
When cut out individually, scraps can be put into books devoted to collections<br />
of them (scrapbooks, if you will), or incorporated into handmade greeting cards,<br />
or used in découpage decorating.<br />
<br />
Here is an excellent website called Victorian Scrap Papers that displays hundreds<br />
of these precious images, and provides links to even more. <br />
<br />
They can't help but inspire. Happy scrapbooking!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.victorianscrappapers.com/">www.victorianscrappapers.com</a> Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-43917878862699591122011-08-27T20:00:00.000-07:002011-08-27T20:06:34.073-07:00Badminton anyone?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT9aMWSK45KHf-8gulLkJyFVddyYmu7nOJWCldvc-xq04PBVEs6GWwE3zJot6zj6r_WttfeQVakChWhpA-K7VdTQX102n_X-clH68Iv28tDpcn2CJHKfS83To53XTjarymu1Oe9BVCchf/s1600/Badminton+Anyone%253F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT9aMWSK45KHf-8gulLkJyFVddyYmu7nOJWCldvc-xq04PBVEs6GWwE3zJot6zj6r_WttfeQVakChWhpA-K7VdTQX102n_X-clH68Iv28tDpcn2CJHKfS83To53XTjarymu1Oe9BVCchf/s640/Badminton+Anyone%253F.jpg" width="422" /></a></div> THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART <br />
Kansas City, Missouri <br />
<br />
<i>SHUTTLECOCKS</i><br />
<br />
Claes Oldenburg, American, born Sweden, 1929, and<br />
Coosje van Bruggen, American, born The Netherlands,<br />
(1942-2009), Gift of the Sosland Family; aluminum,<br />
fiberglass re-inforced plastic, urethane paint, 1994.<br />
© Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen<br />
Photo: Attilio Maranzano<br />
<br />
This shuttlecock (one of four) looks as if has just landed out-of-bounds<br />
in a giant-sized badminton game, on a lawn whose scale befits such a match. <br />
<br />
Claes Oldenburg and his late wife Coosje van Bruggen have been turning<br />
everyday objects into whimsical public art installations from Kansas City to<br />
Korea for decades. Oldenburg, age 82, was on hand last Saturday to witness<br />
the unveiling of his latest creation-- a 51-foot high paint brush, erected in<br />
Lenfest Plaza in Philadelphia.<br />
<br />
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in downtown Kansas City is a cultural gem<br />
and a major institution on the American art scene. Go!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson-Atkins_Museum_of_Art">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson-Atkins_Museum_of_Art</a><br />
<br />
Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-64297377269027659642011-08-03T11:44:00.000-07:002011-08-03T12:44:49.237-07:00Volendam, Netherlands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8nj5iyZESU6k_vyEIPUY6lyyeZM4Jl87DwCrq1gOwTkqIt9Ml6lsQuL-GW1yMt0Ox8zeJZZVN6XY457cG8S26GJ7BSxZeqDPFGlLIMNg_4acWytOFrmiz1KoyBZFuM2jKWBEv17dMGPG/s1600/Volendam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8nj5iyZESU6k_vyEIPUY6lyyeZM4Jl87DwCrq1gOwTkqIt9Ml6lsQuL-GW1yMt0Ox8zeJZZVN6XY457cG8S26GJ7BSxZeqDPFGlLIMNg_4acWytOFrmiz1KoyBZFuM2jKWBEv17dMGPG/s640/Volendam.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Two Volendam maidens in traditional "Klederdracht"<br />
-Postcard postmarked 1912, addressed to Miss Irene Van Zanten<br />
of West 9th Street, Holland, Michigan, U.S.A.<br />
<br />
Historic Volendam, Netherlands has been a tourist destination for decades. <br />
It is about a 40-minute drive north of Amsterdam on N247 Highway, and is<br />
a popular day trip for Amsterdamers and foreign visitors alike.<br />
<br />
If you prefer, there are also organized tours of Volendam and region departing<br />
from Amsterdam: Click on the link for "Marken, Volendam and Windmill Tour",<br />
Amsterdam Tours and Canal Cruises, Tours and Activities in Holland.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://amsterdamcitytours.rezgo.com/details/3865/marken-volendam-and-windmill-tour">amsterdamcitytours.rezgo.com/details/3865/marken-volendam-and-windmill-tour</a><br />
<br />
The two Dutch girls in this postcard are wearing the traditional "Klederdracht", or<br />
costume of the Volendam region. If you go there, you too can try on a dress and<br />
lace cap and have your picture taken!<br />
<br />
The website VVV Volendam is all about things to do in Volendam. Click on the<br />
British flag for the English translation.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.vvv-volendam.nl/ni">www.vvv-volendam.nl/ni</a><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">For more Dutch-themed postcards, visit:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Postcards of a Pleasant Peninsula</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.circumspicemichigan.blogspot.com/">www.circumspicemichigan.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN is dedicated to Michigan postcards. There, you </div><div style="text-align: left;">will find recent postings of two cards from Holland, Michigan, with links to related </div><div style="text-align: left;">websites.</div> Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-48060909951834957132011-07-20T09:50:00.000-07:002011-08-17T07:43:35.684-07:00Salzburg Postcard Montage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CmaApDEc1udhDPi7IwFRyArpzBAr5JSy1p1R0vvrc9SN6k6hCVIJbN9qzqiJpTqtVBjZ15G_bMlGgLpK1NRrrWjDZz-L6Hztv8V5Bf84UO7udTFy3mGdguZJDp4a2cET4amGukcZbhaD/s1600/Scan+112010003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CmaApDEc1udhDPi7IwFRyArpzBAr5JSy1p1R0vvrc9SN6k6hCVIJbN9qzqiJpTqtVBjZ15G_bMlGgLpK1NRrrWjDZz-L6Hztv8V5Bf84UO7udTFy3mGdguZJDp4a2cET4amGukcZbhaD/s1600/Scan+112010003.jpg" /></a></div> Salzburg Postcard Montage<br />
-Postcards from the 1970s <br />
<br />
Salzburg... The Festival City, Mozart's hometown, and locale of <i>The Sound of Music.</i><br />
<br />
<i></i>The <i>Salzburger Festspiele </i>starts on July 27, 2011... don't put off a visit for another<br />
year! The festival runs until August 30, 2011. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.salzburg.info/en/art_culture/salzburg_festival/events">www.salzburg.info/en/art_culture/salzburg_festival/events</a> <br />
<br />
Pat recommends two restaurants in Salzburg:<br />
<br />
1) St. Peter Stiftskeller, the oldest restaurant in Central Europe, was established<br />
in 803. Outdoor eating areas are amongst the ruins of the old monastery. <br />
Full-course meals. Classy! Try a <i>Salzburger Nockerl</i> for dessert.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.salzburg.info/en/gastronomy/restaurants.htm">www.salzburg.info/en/gastronomy/restaurants.htm</a><br />
<br />
For a Mozart Dinner Concert, the Salzburger Konzertgesellschaft performs<br />
right at St. Peter Stiftskeller. Click on this link to their utterly charming website<br />
for more information. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.salzburg-concerts.com/en/salzburg/mozart-dinner-concert/home">www.salzburg-concerts.com/en/salzburg/mozart-dinner-concert/home</a><br />
<br />
2) Part beer garden, part food court, visit the Augustiner Braüstüberl Mülln. <br />
Grab a beer stein, and put it under the spiggot at the beer fountain! Take your<br />
brew and a plate of food and sit out under the trees in the <i>Gastgarten.</i><br />
<br />
The beer-related website, Prost, Mahlkeit!, "In Austria's pubs and distant lands..."<br />
has an English translation option that can be accessed from the Google search page. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.prostmahlzeit.at/">www.prostmahlzeit.at</a><br />
<br />
-The Photo Gallery is on both the English and German versions of their website. <br />
Scroll down to find the Photo Gallery on the left hand side, in either language.<br />
<br />
<i> Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit! -</i>Pat<br />
<br />
<i></i>Here is another useful website for Salzburg events:<br />
<br />
Salzburg World Guides: Salzburg Events, Festivals in 2011/2012, Things to Do:<br />
Events in Salzburg Area, Austria.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.salzburg.world-guides.com/salzburg_events.html">www.salzburg.world-guides.com/salzburg_events.html</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3YopYuXNueTdfxtpt2AW5Mc5NWgYgnJEWro7-6_5-AI78RaR-r64qGo2dvFIPk0uonUgTdPZY8UL6cc45-kEurIscYK2wfMvIe_rpsJdsZVXvcJbIcrhZ-SEgWsPPvYGpEM2bMtt1VcU/s1600/Scan+112010002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3YopYuXNueTdfxtpt2AW5Mc5NWgYgnJEWro7-6_5-AI78RaR-r64qGo2dvFIPk0uonUgTdPZY8UL6cc45-kEurIscYK2wfMvIe_rpsJdsZVXvcJbIcrhZ-SEgWsPPvYGpEM2bMtt1VcU/s640/Scan+112010002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-38913107620763701102011-07-10T21:38:00.000-07:002011-07-10T21:38:30.803-07:00Kansas Flint Hills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmN5yJjGxpQxm1R00c3Gh_ALef4WAVg_ngSg8pqOX6E5bJ-dqQFvwXObjGwUT0ZYo2ThfAL3S6-LfBwgbzg-whjiKFr92AW-UoGCnZe_4hrcsYu1vn-iyOZbMpdH3-n-4YF06sS-bOg3D/s1600/Konza+Prairie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmN5yJjGxpQxm1R00c3Gh_ALef4WAVg_ngSg8pqOX6E5bJ-dqQFvwXObjGwUT0ZYo2ThfAL3S6-LfBwgbzg-whjiKFr92AW-UoGCnZe_4hrcsYu1vn-iyOZbMpdH3-n-4YF06sS-bOg3D/s640/Konza+Prairie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, sometimes called the bluestem<br />
prairie, provides a unique outdoor laboratory of native tall grass prairie. <br />
The Konza is part of the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas.<br />
<br />
-Postcard photo copyright Kansas State University Photo Services<br />
Kansas Postcard Company, Minneapolis, Kansas<br />
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<br />
"When the first European explorers emerged from the dense northern forests of<br />
America, they could scarcely believe their eyes. A "fruitful champayne countrie",<br />
a treeless ocean of wildflowers, birds and animals, and grasses nine feet high,<br />
stretched unbroken to the distant horizon. The explorers named it "prérie,"<br />
meaning "grassland" or "grassy orchard"."<br />
<br />
-From the dust cover flap of the book <i>Tallgrass Prairie</i> by John Madson,<br />
Photos by Frank Oberle, Published in cooperation with The Nature<br />
Conservancy, Falcon Press Publishing Co., Inc., Helena and Billings,<br />
Montana, copyright 1993. <i>An exquisite coffee table book. -Pat</i><br />
<br />
Thanks to the joint efforts of Kansas State University in Manhattan, and the<br />
Nature Conservancy, we can see the Konza Prairie as our forefathers saw it.<br />
<br />
The Konza Prairie Biological Station website gives current weather conditions<br />
and Twitter updates from people in the field. <a href="http://kpbs.konza.ksu.edu/">kpbs.konza.ksu.edu</a><br />
<br />
The Kansas Flint Hills defy description, and must be experienced in person.<br />
Drive down to Cottonwood Falls in the heart of this region. Have lunch at<br />
the Grand Central Hotel, or have dinner and stay the night!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.grandcentralhotel.com/">www.grandcentralhotel.com</a><br />
<br />
While in Cottonwood Falls, visit the historic Chase County Court House,<br />
made of native limestone.<br />
Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-28460311138986363042011-06-21T05:15:00.000-07:002011-07-07T04:32:34.911-07:00Nathaniel Russell House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHNo7PREgCCW38dwDvtF92OMH0AvT44yPFU4iL9nzC4oP4puuDU-QNSqesFcKUnTRZGtVwAYNTl_UiILprEk6s7bicJIAeB1ZtVAuTHFesTKHFOfAY3l5SatZD9smQ-4MmGL01BQ-Dr69/s1600/Scan+111670001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHNo7PREgCCW38dwDvtF92OMH0AvT44yPFU4iL9nzC4oP4puuDU-QNSqesFcKUnTRZGtVwAYNTl_UiILprEk6s7bicJIAeB1ZtVAuTHFesTKHFOfAY3l5SatZD9smQ-4MmGL01BQ-Dr69/s640/Scan+111670001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
NATHANIEL RUSSELL HOUSE - Postcard photo copyright Bryan Riggs<br />
Charleston Classics, Charleston Postcard Co.<br />
<br />
Charleston... nothing could be finer. A friend returned from a visit to Charleston and brought postcards!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-51eXfZQpK5rfcE3qOYMgx0EeL8r_KNlFm_k-AK9jG8vHvfVkrSVPAZEN5Q3vS1-tE3rKuiU1LCeMBrOsEExTquYG9AdP5BYKNLtmdGTpkI0o4ckUNLgk-qM-CY7gYTqtRdVShCsvrhQ/s1600/Scan+111670002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-51eXfZQpK5rfcE3qOYMgx0EeL8r_KNlFm_k-AK9jG8vHvfVkrSVPAZEN5Q3vS1-tE3rKuiU1LCeMBrOsEExTquYG9AdP5BYKNLtmdGTpkI0o4ckUNLgk-qM-CY7gYTqtRdVShCsvrhQ/s640/Scan+111670002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> NATHANIEL RUSSELL HOUSE, Charleston, South Carolina<br />
<br />
<i>The Nathaniel Russell House, completed in 1801, is widely recognized as one</i><br />
<i>of America's most important neoclassical dwellings, with elaborate architectural</i><br />
<i>detailing and a magnificent free-flying staircase.</i><br />
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<i>This historic property serves as the ideal exhibition space for Historic Charleston</i><br />
<i>Foundation's outstanding collection of exquisite fine and decorative arts.</i><br />
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-Caption by the Historic Charleston Foundation<br />
-Postcard photos copyright Rick McKee & Bryan Riggs<br />
Charleston Classics, Charleston Postcard Company<br />
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<a href="http://www.historiccharleston.org/">www.historiccharleston.org</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-OdknlAupz2ZMxHXurdhvcgtZdPZvjidoH7F3DIiz7wos8-DK9AIdIYmHEOZe0MEPPfW5303XYZPtc6OyINKphE4oBBO2fIGH6AUc2L0b0jHnEAPxniHHN_XEm2E2SOWNsBbj803aIHU/s1600/Scan+111670010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-OdknlAupz2ZMxHXurdhvcgtZdPZvjidoH7F3DIiz7wos8-DK9AIdIYmHEOZe0MEPPfW5303XYZPtc6OyINKphE4oBBO2fIGH6AUc2L0b0jHnEAPxniHHN_XEm2E2SOWNsBbj803aIHU/s640/Scan+111670010.jpg" width="528" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"> </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Historic Charleston Foundation ~ inside brochure</div><div style="text-align: center;">(click on to enlarge)</div>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-64849189877537099582011-05-29T19:53:00.000-07:002011-07-23T15:32:26.448-07:00Meubles de Jardin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKu4AIMkvgTfI8EH7ro-HmkS6nooRzOlmuz4uBSCv_IXBSD_z7jh9ns30OkEPFVgNXS1k-kbKmhXzaJRfN8_JrfZ4VRoFspLI9ALk0M9eMi5EicaODvLXZ9MHDVbBri8ZHEegZsVofeUL/s1600/Scan+111440003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKu4AIMkvgTfI8EH7ro-HmkS6nooRzOlmuz4uBSCv_IXBSD_z7jh9ns30OkEPFVgNXS1k-kbKmhXzaJRfN8_JrfZ4VRoFspLI9ALk0M9eMi5EicaODvLXZ9MHDVbBri8ZHEegZsVofeUL/s640/Scan+111440003.jpg" width="442" /></a></div> <br />
Manufacture Française d'armes et de cycles de Saint-Etienne,<br />
Tentes, parasols, guérites, c. 1900, advertising from their catalog.<br />
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Postcard printed in France, copyright 1995, Editions de Désastre,<br />
<i>Mise en couleurs </i>Patrice Monnerie.<br />
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Manufacture Française D'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne opened in that city<br />
in the 1880s as purveyors of sporting goods. They were the first mail order<br />
company in France, and distributed large catalogs annually. There were also<br />
retail outlets throughout France and the colonies that sold things such as bicycles,<br />
hunting rifles, fishing rods, and <i>meubles de jardin.</i> The company now goes by<br />
the name of Manufrance.<br />
<br />
These charming vintage versions of our present-day cabanas remind us that<br />
summer has arrived! Here is an article from New Jersey Savvy Living<br />
Magazine about the popularity of cabanas that have been appearing on the<br />
New Jersey Shore in ever-increasing numbers. <br />
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<a href="http://www.njsavvyliving.com/have-cabana">www.njsavvyliving.com/have-cabana</a><br />
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Happy Summer! <i>-Pat</i><br />
<br />
I just found an example of some cabana-esque lounge chairs on a Florida<br />
postcard from 2001. This card features the work of photographer Bill Bonebrake.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jamitpublishing.com/">www.jamitpublishing.com</a> <br />
Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-50913757456963034392011-05-14T17:46:00.000-07:002011-05-14T17:51:10.460-07:00Hotel del Coronado<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2p_vn2Pc7WRs0QbYxbX55tks7rHGbFzksgAJz1Au0e3h7JnDHDA9K2BlA_EPxfHag-b6ZlmbwWnZLfeWZFuBLxFrtyKf29y6mNW5-dB5H14iusQ87yYz-AcJhbD8ZT_tVwrokoKckpQR/s1600/Scan+111340000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2p_vn2Pc7WRs0QbYxbX55tks7rHGbFzksgAJz1Au0e3h7JnDHDA9K2BlA_EPxfHag-b6ZlmbwWnZLfeWZFuBLxFrtyKf29y6mNW5-dB5H14iusQ87yYz-AcJhbD8ZT_tVwrokoKckpQR/s640/Scan+111340000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> -Postcard by Gaston Lokvig, from a pen-and-ink drawing, 1979, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Published by Carol Mendel, San Diego. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This charming pen-and-ink illustration of the Hotel del Coronado is by the late </div><div style="text-align: left;">Gaston Lokvig, an immigrant from Denmark, who settled in Southern California </div><div style="text-align: left;">in 1959. He did many drawings of San Diego landmarks, and was featured in a </div><div style="text-align: left;">number of travel books.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Hotel del Coronado has been the playground of presidents, potentates and </div><div style="text-align: left;">celebrities since it opened in 1888. This massive wooden structure is one of the </div><div style="text-align: left;">finest examples of a Victorian beachside resort, and was designated a U.S. </div><div style="text-align: left;">National Historic Landmark in 1977.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The "Hotel del" has been the setting for books and movies. Scenes in the 1959 </div><div style="text-align: left;">movie "Some Like It Hot" starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack </div><div style="text-align: left;">Lemmon were filmed on location at the hotel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Today the Hotel del Coronado is a resort with all the amenities, and is also </div><div style="text-align: left;">available for conferences, wedding receptions, and other special events. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Day trippers are welcome! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Hotel del Coronado has a superb website:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.hoteldel.com/?src=ppc_google_brand1">www.hoteldel.com/?src=ppc_google_brand1</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-67109964432550564152011-05-04T21:38:00.000-07:002011-05-04T21:38:56.178-07:00Sacher Torte<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWNAnweUdMh0LvtwClH0Op0yWSVaLRZkkDlespHFjIMMxGxxlkLcFDPXvqtDYnmmFRfn0sn5jreLbe2OnGvVG-teb1XXEWDDxu1IWHV0C1pYsoX5uSRXxSzYRep0RRxcmYkoYAVxWZasC/s1600/Scan+111240004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWNAnweUdMh0LvtwClH0Op0yWSVaLRZkkDlespHFjIMMxGxxlkLcFDPXvqtDYnmmFRfn0sn5jreLbe2OnGvVG-teb1XXEWDDxu1IWHV0C1pYsoX5uSRXxSzYRep0RRxcmYkoYAVxWZasC/s640/Scan+111240004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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In 1832, at the Viennese court of Prince Metternich, a chef's apprentice was<br />
assigned the task of creating a special dessert for some distinguished guests. <br />
Franz Sacher, aged 16, came up with a rich chocolate cake containing a secret<br />
ingredient: apricot jam. The dinner guests were delighted with this delicious<br />
confection, and "Sacher Torte" became a Viennese tradition. Sacher's descendants<br />
founded the Hotel Sacher in 1876. The hotel is in the heart of Vienna, next to the<br />
Staatsoper, and still serves its famous Sacher Torte. <br />
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<a href="http://www.sacher.com/en-hotel-sacher-vienna.htm">www.sacher.com/en-hotel-sacher-vienna.htm</a>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-37297087313050246422011-04-29T06:52:00.000-07:002011-07-23T17:12:19.947-07:00Cambridge, England<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq_JmaaY_2F8FMqla77-mSv5tmmOO4kY7rC_XZzo9JmBXseaIqeGjd2TzSNpTJgr-b94sIlyywfuuBJ_MxPNFA0-QR6LgwJ6MzMYeLX3I1NUZ6N017XDO_SXym9fpSfXFrPW8LgxEbxDm/s1600/Scan+111190001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq_JmaaY_2F8FMqla77-mSv5tmmOO4kY7rC_XZzo9JmBXseaIqeGjd2TzSNpTJgr-b94sIlyywfuuBJ_MxPNFA0-QR6LgwJ6MzMYeLX3I1NUZ6N017XDO_SXym9fpSfXFrPW8LgxEbxDm/s640/Scan+111190001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL -copyright J. Salmon, Ltd. <br />
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Congratulations William and Kate, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge!<br />
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<a href="http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Cambridges-royal-connections-revealed-29042011.htm">www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Cambridges-royal-connections-revealed-29042011.htm</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.visitcambridge.org/VisitCambridge/Home.aspx">www.visitcambridge.org/VisitCambridge/Home.aspx</a> Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-30462773376650082172011-04-20T16:38:00.000-07:002011-04-20T16:38:43.140-07:00Organ at Heiligenkreuz Abbey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>September 18, 1974</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i></i> <i>Hi- This organ I could not believe-- what a spot at the Abbey!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i></i> <i>Weather perfect so far, but warm. "Gute Reise." I figured it out</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i></i> <i>by myself! Tour bunches are tiresome, but it's helpful to have things</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i></i> <i>arranged for us. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> -Love, "A".</i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.360cities.net/image/stift-heiligenkreuz-hof#-190.96,-85.06,70.0">www.360cities.net/image/stift-heiligenkreuz-hof#-190.96,-85.06,70.0</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.360cities.net/image/stift-heiligenkreuz-hof#-190.96,-85.06,70.0"></a> </div>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-13173707242272810642011-04-12T13:32:00.000-07:002011-04-12T13:32:06.091-07:00Postcard from Perpignan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmVnTCGDYKg6_E7hxaxgZJpMFACQYIq8o-Bw0SORREeoyY0hfxr6lTQObF3nQ_auVJooBXupcYbZEVspYzIDdW4LMj_RJSB1S4GfIGAxDGAzCPq6ayHN2Fb2VzeoSP6nbNvQS-ZWgNch9/s1600/Scan+111000000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmVnTCGDYKg6_E7hxaxgZJpMFACQYIq8o-Bw0SORREeoyY0hfxr6lTQObF3nQ_auVJooBXupcYbZEVspYzIDdW4LMj_RJSB1S4GfIGAxDGAzCPq6ayHN2Fb2VzeoSP6nbNvQS-ZWgNch9/s640/Scan+111000000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> EN PAYS CATALAN... PERPIGNAN (Pyrénées-Orientales) <i>La Place Arago</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> -Editions ESTEE-BLOIS</div><div style="text-align: left;"> ALLIANCE CARTERIE</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>15 October, 1998</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Dear Pat, We rode our bicycles here from Quillan (80 km!!) yesterday. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I</i><i>t was amazing riding </i><i>through arched tunnels carved into the rock. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Then down we came to Perpignan passing a </i><i>12th-century fortress looming </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>high on the horizon. Perpignan is very lively and there are tiny </i><i>alleys with </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>cafés that have fairy lights strewn above them. Today it is 20 degrees C., </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>sunny, and </i><i>the palm trees are rustling in the gentle breeze. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Love, E. and T.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>P.S. We just asked a gardener about some olive trees, and he proceeded to </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>show us the whole </i><i>garden... at last we found out the name of an amazingly </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>scented plant that is everywhere--</i><i>Laurentia. Great experience!</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Eloquent friend, <i>non</i>?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.frenchentree.com/france-perpignan">www.frenchentree.com/france-perpignan</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.frenchentree.com/france-perpignan"></a> </div>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-24529453571925089302011-04-06T10:31:00.000-07:002011-08-05T07:07:12.743-07:00Bendel Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzO0cuqFDSvgcQRIIfnQNYv5KTDzaWctSCKPecGKia8KSS6yGXmZUD5Oopa_aqnWdrCo55pfARgq2SMCtfWnt8v1PUNDQ_Rb6KIKTjzujWVbfo-lgWkqbjvJUQ6BqGSXdRs-MSfLtXAOK/s1600/Scan+110960005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzO0cuqFDSvgcQRIIfnQNYv5KTDzaWctSCKPecGKia8KSS6yGXmZUD5Oopa_aqnWdrCo55pfARgq2SMCtfWnt8v1PUNDQ_Rb6KIKTjzujWVbfo-lgWkqbjvJUQ6BqGSXdRs-MSfLtXAOK/s640/Scan+110960005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Postcard to advertise a special sale for those with birthdays in April, 2011.<br />
<br />
"<i>...because all the best gifts come in brown and white boxes."</i><br />
<i><br />
</i><br />
Advertising postcards have been in use since the 1870s. The idea of sending<br />
postcards to promote a business or product is a wise marketing tool. And don't<br />
we love to pin up a postcard from our favorite store on our bulletin boards?<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.henribendel.com/">www.henribendel.com</a><br />
<br />
In 1895, Henri Bendel, a milliner by trade, opened his flagship store in a<br />
then-residential neighborhood on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Bendels<br />
has been keeping women looking their best ever since.<br />
<br />
Bendel introduced many "firsts" to the burgeoning fashion scene in early-20th<br />
century New York. He imported the designs of a young Coco Chanel, he<br />
organized the first fashion show, and started a line of signature fragrances.<br />
<br />
Famous for their hats, Bendels was immortalized in the Cole Porter song,<br />
"You're the Top", from the 1934 Broadway musical, <i>Anything Goes.</i> "You're<br />
a Bendel bonnet" is among the list of things synonymous with the best of the best.<br />
<br />
For your listening pleasure, I have included a "postcard folio" of sorts, that<br />
gives you a visual guide to the lyrics of the song, courtesy of Bob Toomey on<br />
YouTube. Thanks Bob!<br />
<br />
Cole Porter - You're the Top - A Visual Guide<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njzqv5gWt6k">www.youtube.com/watch?v=njzqv5gWt6k</a>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-82450159232060813272011-04-01T17:55:00.000-07:002011-04-01T17:55:25.209-07:00Biltmore Estate Grand Staircase<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtQR0VTuR2gQ3giPSKO5oDUdbFETtfN6jajY_w9ei8xH2Bko9LwWRtW1ULBoddycAy8cvi6GBfC6kde89LCUV7da4V0JBlkeXuAuW-OMuou-mrbjj6QEFX7rFQaTTAafWIAD0HXW2uiFG/s1600/Scan+110870002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtQR0VTuR2gQ3giPSKO5oDUdbFETtfN6jajY_w9ei8xH2Bko9LwWRtW1ULBoddycAy8cvi6GBfC6kde89LCUV7da4V0JBlkeXuAuW-OMuou-mrbjj6QEFX7rFQaTTAafWIAD0HXW2uiFG/s640/Scan+110870002.jpg" width="472" /></a></div> (click on postcard to enlarge) Copyright 1983, The Biltmore Co.<br />
<br />
The Biltmore Estate is the largest privately-owned home in the United States.<br />
Built by George Washington Vanderbilt II beginning in 1889, it was completed<br />
in 1895. He hired Frederick Law Olmsted to design the grounds and the gardens.<br />
Olmsted, who also designed New York's Central Park, is known as "the father of<br />
American landscape architecture". Biltmore is located near Asheville, North Carolina.<br />
<br />
The Festival of Flowers starts on April 2nd and runs until May 15, 2011.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.biltmore.com/">www.biltmore.com</a><br />
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<br />
This postcard is postmarked April 27, 1991:<br />
<br />
<i>Hi, We're on a trip! Stayed at a golf club near Waynesville,</i><br />
<i> N.C. Tuesday, and played 18 holes Wednesday a.m. Then to</i><br />
<i> Asheville and Biltmore. The azaleas and dogwood are spec-</i><br />
<i> tacular!... T.T.F.N. Love, R.&B.</i><br />
<i><br />
</i><br />
<i> </i>-sent to relatives in Kalamazoo, MichiganAlice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-41052626319818894982011-03-26T08:22:00.000-07:002011-03-26T08:22:57.470-07:00The Compleat Angler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YGwBd0NvVWTLCT_md2Gb1TfPUGof0N56VNOT9Lc5_vtZVX5cmVSRGvjarTwxad4Reb-6nPx50FbLC7CpCQzHpLeTIwzg23hiEg3ZeC6ICZzeGRv-E_fq0tdacWhWBI9RHT7AYDnECwy2/s1600/Scan+110800000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YGwBd0NvVWTLCT_md2Gb1TfPUGof0N56VNOT9Lc5_vtZVX5cmVSRGvjarTwxad4Reb-6nPx50FbLC7CpCQzHpLeTIwzg23hiEg3ZeC6ICZzeGRv-E_fq0tdacWhWBI9RHT7AYDnECwy2/s640/Scan+110800000.jpg" width="424" /></a></div> (click on image to enlarge postcard)<br />
<br />
Izaac Walton immortalized in stained glass. This window can be found in the<br />
Fishermen's Chapel in Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England.<br />
<br />
It was donated in 1914 by fishermen from England and America.<br />
<br />
"And that ye study to be quiet" is from Paul's First Epistle to the Thessalonians,<br />
Chapter 4, Verse 11.<br />
<br />
<i>The Compleat Angler</i>, Walton's famous treatise on the joys of fishing was<br />
published in 1653.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://winchester-cathedral.org.uk/">http://winchester-cathedral.org.uk</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flyfishinghistory.com/walton.htm">www.flyfishinghistory.com/walton.htm</a>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-14866876006619133172011-03-19T22:21:00.000-07:002011-03-19T22:21:54.622-07:00Cherry Blossoms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmjBwpKtn1aAvOpL-3TGnzYHbfh4KAl0phg88-G7tQ4WqkMPcWypNbHX8RTKvwdOAd3XBwB7yYCmnkPjxVE0dOhCUT3f_dIrTThtzPnamCmGManm_vOdgCC9ss1YhaNcGB5nzhMSxuEd0/s1600/Scan+110750002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmjBwpKtn1aAvOpL-3TGnzYHbfh4KAl0phg88-G7tQ4WqkMPcWypNbHX8RTKvwdOAd3XBwB7yYCmnkPjxVE0dOhCUT3f_dIrTThtzPnamCmGManm_vOdgCC9ss1YhaNcGB5nzhMSxuEd0/s640/Scan+110750002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Mt. Fuji and Cherry Blossoms ("Sakura")</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/japan/mount-fuji">www.sacred-destinations.com/japan/mount-fuji</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <i>for a lovely bowl</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> let us arrange these</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> flowers...</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> since there is no rice</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i>-Basho (1644-1694)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/jh/jh02.htm">www.sacred-texts.com/shi/jh/jh02.htm</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> "Mono no aware"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_no_aware">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_no_aware</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Alice's Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096010956464412221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414053510628812473.post-42091206010895864782011-03-04T16:06:00.000-08:002011-03-04T16:06:03.102-08:00Pat's Postcard Postings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBIt5f-fgkgkGwXQDCcRHiamDDnjzi-p0o9Jg3xZRaWSuWsvZ_uTTIrc0OSOOeu9tzTnU1PgKBCr9IVr1ZN66X7xa-jP04sKZm6KIreEECiWUAxeg5mH3CZLAiv4cdqcN5eQqt5ErelpN/s1600/Scan+110610004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBIt5f-fgkgkGwXQDCcRHiamDDnjzi-p0o9Jg3xZRaWSuWsvZ_uTTIrc0OSOOeu9tzTnU1PgKBCr9IVr1ZN66X7xa-jP04sKZm6KIreEECiWUAxeg5mH3CZLAiv4cdqcN5eQqt5ErelpN/s640/Scan+110610004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> From original stereoscope manufactured by E.S. Co, 1923</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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