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"10028 AB4--Position is everything" showing 2 women aboard a ship, seen from a low angle, showing off a bit of leg; black & white postcard mailed OCT 19 1908 from Ansonia Ohio to Mr. Harry J. Ruh (then at Greeley Colorado) from his sister. Interesting message: "There is an awful crowd in town. Yesterday the country was voted dry." That would be the Darke County election of Friday October 16th with results favoring temperance being favored (for the first time) after a close election drawing a then-record number of voters. $7.50 ao(d)g(r)sNEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"14.--La femme avocat. / Les hommes font-ils meilleure besogne en politique? Quel mépris nous vient au cœur pour eux devant let faits. / La France divisée en partis ennemis s'entredechirant, la haine des classes attisée, devenue en moyen de gouverneur, les / déclassés remplissant les villes et les campagnes manquant de bras; les sinécures, les concussions, les pots-de-vin partout; la / dette grossissant de milliard en milliard en pleine paix; à toutes les aventures. Hommes, il n'y a pas lieu d'être fiers de votre œuvre. / Je salue l'aurore des temps nouveaux, l'avènement aux affaire de la femme." Image of woman in lawyer robes standing behind a child. French is colloquial, argumentative & sarcastic-- something to the effect "Why not women lawyers? Men do a lousy job at it! Look what they have done in politics & public affairs ... I greet the advent of new times when women are in business." Undivided back postcard, mailed circa 1900 - 1903, small corner crease, minor edge wear, album impressions at the corners. The baby in the picture probably symbolizes the non-voting status of women under the Napoleonic code, under which they were essentially treated as children. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 splw(s)

"4063X. Cottages, S. O. Home, / Normal, Ill." color postcard mailed there 1914, faint corner crease, minor wear to a lower corner. S. O. abbreviates Soldiers' Orphans'; the difficulty in punctuating it correctly (with 2 apostrophes) probably accounts for the preference by many to use its initials. $6.00 i(n)s

"5037 / Chinese slave nurse girl / and Chinese baby" color post card from Cardinell-Vincent Co., sent 1909 from Los Angeles, mild corner & edge wear, toning near back edges. $28.50 s

"721 / HERE'S TO THE GOOD GIRL, / NOT TOO GOOD, / FOR THE GOOD DIE YOUNG / AND WE DON'T LIKE DEAD ONES." black & white art postcard depicting a saloon setting, a little writing on front, writing on back, corner crease, edge wear. $3.25 s

"8407. Helen Hunt's Grave, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado" marked by initials in trees, color post card circa 1915, unused. Helen Hunt Jackson was a social activist who published a novel highlighting the injustices done to California's Indians--see Image File, Vol. 11, No. 2, published by the Lake County Museum. $3.00 (asw)

"Aerial View / PINEY WOODS SCHOOL / PINEY WOODS, MISS." with each of its buildings labeled--e.g., each workshop, boy's & girl's dorms, and library; unused Curteich linen postcard with good edges. Circa 1956. As back points out it does not, however, show their new post office. This is a historically black boarding school which successfully dealt with many at-risk middle- & high-school students, sending most on to college. $6.00 mbs

"Aerial View / PINEY WOODS SCHOOL / PINEY WOODS, MISS." with each of its buildings labeled--e.g., each workshop, boy's & girls dorms, and library; unused chrome postcard with good edges. No text on back about post office & post office not shown; Curteich reprinted the postcard when they had one but did not change the image. This is a historically black boarding school which successfully dealt with many at-risk middle- & high school students, sending most on to college. $2.75 mbs

"A Mexican 'Criada' House Servant. All / the work about native households is performed by such women." color photochrom post card, unused, circa 1913, minor corner & edge wear, very light toning on back. $5.00 sm&

"ACT NOW / MOBILIZE FOR PEACE / 1948 / Commitment / …" from United Council of Church Women on yellowish paper, prayer on back, no postcard back, torn neatly from something else. $2.00 s

"AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT HANDBOOK" business reply card for book with that title, circa July 1991, unused. $1.00 s

"A. M. GUTTERSON / MANAGING DIRECTOR // Prince / George / Hotel / 5th Avenue and 28th Street / New York // English Tap Room" showing its interior with quality art to the right, unused post card. Water stain to back bottom and slight waviness to the paper (iron would probably remedy), hint of toning in the lower right front corner. Changed considerably in the 1980's to become a welfare hotel servicing about 1,600 people(!), and a lesser number of the homeless today. $10.00 n(n)sgi(h)

"AMSTERDAM / Burger Weeshuis - Kerkgang" showing girls at a municipal orphanage ready to go to church; circa 1910 briefkaart with very late usage at Straubvill North Dakota, mild corner wear & rounding, upper corner creased twice (but faintly), at little toning near one back bottom corner. Unusual subject matter on an uncommon card. $8.00 nsg NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"At Work in the Slums" black & white postcard solicitation for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund, unmailed, showing 2 women & 4 well-dressed children on a littered street, 2 small corner creases, corner wear, toned back. Circa 1919. The woman being visited stands in the shadows for anonymity. $8.00 s

"AUDITORIUM AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS, SCHOOL / FOR THE DEAF, AT NIGHT FAIRBAULT, MINN." black & white post card, unused, a little edge wear. Now the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mse%

"A view of the spacious lounge in the Red Shield Club for / Service men operated by The Salvation Army of York, Penna." unused black & white postcard with good edges. Definitely uncommon; when we searched the internet we found no other offers & only one place where it was exhibited. $10.00 p(y)si NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"BLOWING UP OF A CAR / COL. O." showing a crowd around a 'COURT HOUSE' streetcar during the strike of 1910, a horse-drawn wagon at the left & a vintage auto on the right; sepia-tone real photo, a little cancel ink detectable in the smoky areas. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 ossu

"Boys Town's Father Flanagan" showing a portrait of the Roman Catholic priest who founded the Nebraska orphanage, linen postcard in vertical format, name written neatly above stamp box, just a hint of edge wear. $3.25 bscn

"Champaign County Children's Home URBANA, Ohio / J. A. Banta, Jr." hand-colored / tinted Albertype, unused postcard, 2 corner creased (1 heavily). $5.00 osah+

"CHILDREN'S PLAY ROOM ADJOINING ROOF GARDEN. / H. C. CAPWELL CO., OAKLAND, CAL." color postcard from Smith Bros, unused, minor corner & edge wear, fairly fresh. One of the best early child care postcards. $10.00 (csi)

"CLEVELAND BOARD OF EDUCATION / Guidance and Placement--Room 146 / …" Ohio employment referral in 1941 on government postal card, from Mildred M. Hickman supervisor, trivial edge wear. $2.00 so

"CLUB PARADISE / PROUDLY PRESENTS / T3 / TEEN YOUNG ADULT NIGHT / ... / SATURDAY: JULY 7, 2001" unused continental postcard offering discounted admission to 3 levels of dance floors, near mint. Both sides colorful. (4 available) $1.25 each. nds

"Coal Mining: Homeward Bound 584-14" post card showing child coal-pickers and wheelbarrows up close, color, unused, small corner crease, minor edge wear, light toning on back. Likely in Pennsylvania. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s

"Columbus O. Ohio School for Blind." showing its exterior in color, postcard with COLUMBUS, OHIO / TRANS. CLK. NOV 10 1909 cancel clearly struck tying 1-c Franklin stamp, minor corner & edge wear. Still vital & important today. $8.00 os-o

"Commitment Card / I join with other women in the mobilization for peace" unused post card, addressed to the United Council of Church Women, 1-c rate era. $2.50 s

"COMPLETE, SANITARY, CONVENIENT, WHITE ATTENDANTS, THIS MEANS SERVICE / BUCKSTAFF BATHS, U. S. RESERVATION, HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARK. WRITE FOR INFORMATION" linen postcard published by Mrs. F. C. Boving, writing on back, yellowish paper on back. Back printing continues "A course of baths will add years to your life." $10.00 as

"Costume della Misericordia Firenze" showing a funeral procession with open coffin, writing on front dates to 1899, This burial confraternity survives to this day, carrying out the burial of the dead & friendless as an act of charity. The costumes used are deliberately fashioned to hide the identities of the members. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ims

"COSTUMES WORN BY NIGHT RIDERS / ON THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER OF CAPT. RANKIN / AT REELFOOT LAKE" black-and-white on browning paper with edge toning, corners worn & rounded, 2 long internal creases. Reelfoot Lake is between Lake & Obion Counties in Tennessee. The night referred to was October 19 / 20 1908. Some of the settlers around the lake formed the Night Riders to combat the land company that was asserting its lake Rights due to old land grants issued by states before the area was submerged by a significant earthquake. Captain Quintin Rankin was hung & shot in this incident; another man, a land company lawyer the Night Riders were intent on killing, escaped. For obvious reasons a rare post card. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 stmg%!!

"D.A.R.E. / TO KEEP KIDS / OFF DRUGS." Sticker from the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police & others, fresh appearance. $1.00 s

"D.A.R.E. / To Resist Drugs And Violence" unused Ken Church photo of Eastern Idaho Railroad diesel publicizing this elementary school program, fresh appearance. $2.00 sr

"Dear Sir:-- / We accept the invitation to be present at the installation / of 'Kashruth' in the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum ... / ... / ... March 31st 1918" unmailed form on 2-c postal reply card (Scott UX 29 Die I) pre-addressed to Mr. Louis L. Firuski, President. Lightly toned in places on both sides, but the overall impression is fresh. This refers to the installation of equipment so as to insure adherence to strict dietary laws also known as kashrut or kashrus. $5.00 jn(b)g(f)s NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"Did It Ever Occur To You / THAT / THE ONLY THING SOME / PEOPLE HAVE IN BANKS / IS CONFIDENCE? / 632-15" color & embossed design, postcard mailed circa 1910 at Waterbury Connecticut, light toning on front, ink smear on back. $5.00 s

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"Domestic Bliss" man holds child while wife sews nearby, black & white post card mailed 1908, stamp removed, minor corner wear & rounding. $4.25 sf

"Drafting º Designing / Engineering Service / MECHANICAL º Structural / ... / S. W. HULL / ENGINEER º DRAFTSMAN / ..." illustrated advertising of professional services on postcard mailed 1932 from Cleveland Ohio during the Depression, a couple of long but faint creases. An interesting piece of social history. $5.00 ogsma

"DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.--The Gordon Ward in H.M. Hospital, Stepney Causeway." showing several beds for boys & 2 pediatric nurses in attendance, black & white post card, mailed 1906 but stamp removed, extensive light reddish toning near the back bottom obscures nothing, light toning on front, one small bottom corner crease (not into image) . Doctor Thomas John Barnardo was a Victorian social entrepreneur best known for rescuing homeless & afflicted children from the streets. He died in the year previous to this mailing, so the postcard may be part of a fund-raising campaign launched immediately thereafter to fill the void caused by the loss of his considerable fund-raising skills & connections. The first of many homes he established for such children was at Stepney Causeway. $20.00 spe(s)gci

"East End of Lincoln Pioneer Village, Rockport, Indiana / 8A536" including a corner of the stockade & showing the memorial built with Works Progress Administration labor in 1935. This printing was necessary after the second phase of construction was completed in 1936. Unused linen postcard, tiny upper corner crease, otherwise fairly fresh. SOLD RECENTLY lsi

"Ebony Sea / The Story of Igbo's Landing / by Jon Onye Lockard" unused continental postcard publicizing the gallery appearance of the noted black author & painter at a 2004 Columbus Ohio event. Full color both sides--art on front, Lockard on back. Ebony Sea is the title of his children's book, illustrated by his paintings, about early slavery in islands off South Carolina & Georgia. Near mint. $2.00 bsoa NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"Ellis Island, New York." as seen from the water, color postcard with very late usage at West Fulton, lightly toned front, faint corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding. $6.00 n(e)s

"EVERYBODY WORKS BUT FATHER / N 231" man with candle on head has hands full with 3 small children & pail, black & white post card, mailed circa 1907-8, brownish paper, album marks on back, slight trim possible or miscut on 1 edge. $2.50 s%

"EVERYBODY / WORKS BUT / MOTHER / SHE'S A / SUFFRAGETTE / I WANT TO VOTE, BUT / MY WIFE WONT LET ME" showing man doing the wash with a baby on the floor, circa 1910 postcard on brownish paper, cancel ink on front, indentations at each corner due to pinning up. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 sf

"Factory workers take a / 'break' on roof garden" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 at Mount Gilead Ohio (2 different cancels). $2.00 s

"First Lady Nancy Reagan has a big hug for Missy Jablonski, March of Dimes National Poster Child..." March 23 1981 with President Reagan, unused chrome postcard from Coral-Lee, excellent condition. $2.50 sp%

"Girls' Normal School, Philadelphia, Pa." color post card mailed 1915 to publicize a reunion for the class of 1895, from Mary Gibson Wiley class secretary. $6.00 sp

"GRAVE OF THE FEMALE STRANGER, ALEXANDRIA, VA." Unused, white-border era postcard from Kaufmann & Sons, fresh appearance. $3.75 svc

Group of 9 different publicity cards for various escort services, as handed out to men walking the Las Vegas Strip. Giving minimum rates, phone numbers, speed of service details, credit cards accepted, etc. Full color both sides, size 4-1/4"x2-7/8" & 3-7/8"x2-5/8" approximately. A social phenomenon of the 21st Century. If near-nudity & suggestive language would offend you, please do not order. $9.00 n(l)s

Group of 2 different publicity cards for escort services, as handed out to men walking the Las Vegas Strip. Giving minimum rates, phone numbers, etc. Full color both sides, one side simulating a postcard format, size 4-1/4"x2-1/2"approximately. A remarkable social phenomenon. If near-nudity & suggestive language would offend you, please do not order. $2.00 n(l)s

"Group of women at Ziara, at tomb of Sheikh Othman" with extensive commentary on the back about women in Arabia and how they had been mistreated, from the Keith-Falconer Museum of the United Free Church of Scotland, unused, corner & edge wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"Hamilton Under Martial Law. Soldiers Crossing Pontoon Bridge Across / Big Miami River. Flood, March 25, 1913, Hamilton, Ohio." unused black & white postcard with sky tint from the Peicke-Desch Printing Company, mild wear to corners, light toning both sides. $8.50 os&

"Help for understanding Teenagers / … / COULD SATAN SEDUCE YOUR TEEN" unused business reply card, circa August 1991, subscription card for Parents of Teenagers magazine. $1.25 ss

"HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL / International Headquarters, 50 E. 69th St., New York" real photo postcard mailed1960 at South Kortright NY, exemplary focus & contrast with superb compositional use of shadows (alas, the photographer is not credited), trivial wear at 2 corners, tiny ding in the left front edge. Now headquartered elsewhere, the school is an intellectual hub for those interested in political economy, social history & the Georgist movement in particular. The location is in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, now serving as a low-rise residential building. $9.50 n(n)n(q)s NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"HERCULES EMPLOYEES' STORE AND CLUB ROOM, HATTIESBURG, MISS.--16" linen mailed there 1942, edge ding & minor corner wear, lightly toned front. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format $1.50 ms

"Here's / to the / wife / who / doesn't / sit / up." Unused postcard, Mostwood series, good edges, fairly fresh. $8.00 s

Homeless Waking Up in Napoli. Excellent condition, faint album marks on front. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 is%

"Home of Alice and Phoebe Cary now Home for the Blind. Cincinnati, O." color postcard on undivided back with brownish paper, from The Cincinnati News Company, mailed there 1907, minor corner & edge wear. $6.00 os

"Hope Club. Providence R. I." color postcard with glitter added, published by Rhode Island News, light toning on back, writing on front. One of the oldest social clubs in America. $4.75 (rgs)

"'I knew this union was the / only way we could have our / own voice, make ourselves a / better way of life.' / Crystal Lee // TEXTILE WORKERS UNION of AMERICA / TWUA / AFL-CIO / CLC" much pertinent information on back about the unionizing of J. P. Stevens in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina, sepia-tone image within blue border, unused post card. Bread & Roses Series #5, a few tiny spots on back, unusually detailed & unusual subject matter. $15.00 un(r)gs%

"IMAGE FILE" Volume 18 Number 2, containing an article on the bullfights in La Macarena Mexico, The Royal Wedding in the UK, and "Gender Roles & Visual Media". $2.25 the complete issue pbrs NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"In Action! / Making Doughnuts at Front Line" showing female Salvation Army workers cooking for many American soldiers in France during World War I. Widely reported throughout America by hardened war correspondents, the anticipated scandals never materialized and the Salvation Army reaped millions of dollars worth of free publicity. Their charitable organization was thereby transformed. Unused post card from the 1919 Salvation Army fund-raising campaign capitalizing on that publicity. Minor corner wear, lightly toned back. $15.00 scfw

"IN A RUBBER ESTATE / PENANG" real photo postcard showing child laborers being pulled on a rail cart by an ox. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 msu

"IN A SOUTHERN HEMP FIELD" showing 3 black men harvesting many tall plants, Carolina Card Company number10724, postcard mailed 1930, small corner crease, mild corner wear, Unusual subject matter! $18.00 bsa

"India Series No. 11 / 'Orphanage Well, Bulsar, India'" monochromatic blue on undivided back post card from Union Printing, unused, fairly fresh, couple small spots on back from printing. $6.50 is+

"Institution for the Blind, Columbus, O." color postcard published by the Rochester News Company, mailed 1906, back is badly stained, front is lightly but extensively toned. As is. $2.00 o(c)s

"Interior of / Tea Factory." showing child labor, real photo post card mailed 1938 in Mount Ro??? (a Madras post office?) India to Ohio (2 anna rate), minor corner wear. $15.00 si*

Inter-racial couple inside a San Francisco store, Azo real photo. Writing on front reads "Mr Ms Wong Sun Yur? Clement / Mrs Howard Gouce's? Sister". Very unusual subject matter for the time. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format in black & white. $2.00 cs

"IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT, / IF I BEHAVE STRANGELY ENOUGH, / SOCIETY WILL TAKE / FULL / RESPONSIBILITY / FOR ME." Pot-Shot No. 951 post card, unused. Art & text by Ashleigh Brilliant. $1.00 cs

"I WANT MY / MONEY BACK" woman with baby enters insurance office, sign reads 'We protect against all accidents' unused postcard, Mayer published, minor wear at 2 corners. unusual subject matter on unplanned pregnancy. $2.00 s

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"Josephinum--Pontifical College St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum" unused black & white multiview post card from a series published by the Columbus Dispatch newspaper, tiny brown spot on front, otherwise fairly fresh. $4.75 ocsm%

"KIM BASINGER, LOS ANGELES, 1988 / PHOTOGRAPH BY GREG GORMAN" elegantly attired with wonderful lighting, unused black & white continental postcard, sold to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS Research. $3.00 ws

"Life in Turkey. Working girls. 8733" showing many women & some girls working under male supervision, color post card, All Round the World Series No. 4829, printed in Germany, unused & fairly fresh. Of interest to the social historian. $15.00 ts%

"LOADING COAL IN BREAKER" including child laborers (backs turned), color postcard from Scranton News, mailed 1916 at Scranton Pennsylvania, long crease, corner crease, edge wear. An interesting work scene & piece of social history. $12.50 s

"LOPERS PLACE AFTER RIOT AUG 08 / AUTO BURNED SPRINGFIELD" with 'WHITE DENTAL PARLORS' above it & a Bell Telephone sign in front of it; sepia-tone real photo, insignificant corner wear. This scene is after the race riot in Springfield Illinois protesting the removal of 2 black prisoners from the local jail (to a place of relative safety in Bloomington) with the aid of restaurant owner Harry Loper. Numerous black-owned businesses suffered similar fates in the aftermath. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.50 bsgid

"Making it great for Ohio's teachers! STRS…" retirement fund sticker, fresh appearance. $1.00 so

"Männertreue, / --Kartenhaus, / Nur ein Windstoss-- / Alles aus!" translating 'Faithful husband, / house of cards-- / only a wind puff / All is lost' undivided back from Fr. A. Ackermann, unused post card, light toning on back, light toning on front. Imaginative design features playing cards & butterflies. $7.00 sp

"Marchand d'Esclave" a painting by V. Giraud showing a slave merchant attempting to sell a woman, unused postcard, minor wear at 2 corners, otherwise fresh, unusual subject matter. $3.75 s

"MEXICAN SERVANT WITH OLLA" unused post card, circa 1913 from Curteich publisher's code, minor edge wear, tiny corner bump is hard to see from the front. Good social history item. $6.00 sm

"MEXICANS CAMP / IN THE EDGE OF / SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS" color postcard, circa 1910, unused, light toning on back. $5.00

"MEXICAN SERVANT WITH OLLA" a very large pot, former owner's handstamps on back indicate 1925 date but an earlier card (circa 1915), post card published by Eno & Matteson, minor corner wear. Good social history item. $5.00 ms%

"Mischa Auer, Tom Breneman / and 523,000 Breakfast in / Hollywood contributions to / the March of Dimes" black & white post card, unused, couple tiny spots on back. Mischa has many movie credits spanning 1927 - 1966, and was most famous for his dour 'Mad Russian'. (3 available) $4.00 each. rms

"NEVER JUDGE A / MAN BY HIS / STYLISH CLOTHES / PERHAPS HIS WIFE PAID FOR / THEM" writing on front comments 'If I only had the clothes', 1907 postcard copyrighted by G. W. Hull, writing on back, light toning on back, light toning on front, corner wear & rounding, corner crease. $2.00 s%

"No. 6 / Dr. Courtney's / Guide to / Happy Marriage / No. 6" small booklet with contents such as 'A woman's place is in the home', 'A woman cannot reason…' etc.; brownish paper, a little edge wear. $5.00 sw%

"OHIO / THE / BUCKEYE STATE // WALKING IS CHEAP, / But Oh, You SORE FEET! / in COLUMBUS. // The / STRIKE IS STILL ON // ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL / UNION LABEL / COLUMBUS, O." with a shiny embossed metallic add-on of streetcar #528; post card published by the Cott Printing Company, mailed there SEP 5 1910 to Springfield Ohio (2-cents postage necessary due to add-on), lower corner creased twice, mild toning both sides. $25.00 o(c)ssu-o NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"OLD SLAVE MART / MUSEUM AND GIFT SHOP / … / 6 Chalmers St. / Charleston 8, South Carolina" black & white post card in vertical format, light toning on back from printing process, good edges. $3.00 s(c)sb

"O. N. G. TRAIN WRECK AT BELLE VALLEY, O. 7/31/'10 // EN ROUTE TO ST. R. Y. STRIKE, COLUMBUS, O." with many spectators gathered round, including ladies with parasols; unused sepia-tone AZO (triangles up) real photo post card, back toned, light toning shows in the front sky. The Ohio National Guard was sent on occasion of the streetcar strike, and one cannot help but wonder if this disaster was caused by sabotage. The particular unit involved was the 1st Cavalry Squadron, shortly after its reorganization. $45.00 m(n)o(c)us

"O. N. G. TRAIN // WRECK // BELLE VALLEY, O. // 7/31/'10" including uniformed soldiers with their horses near car number 6040; unused sepia-tone AZO (triangles up) real photo post card, back toned, small corner crease, trivial corner rounding. $47.50 m(n)o(c)us NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

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"On the Fringe of No Man's Land / A Lassie meets a Laddie" showing silhouettes of a female Salvation Army worker near the front line saluting a soldier in the American Expeditionary Force in France circa 1918; unused black & white postcard solicitation for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund, small corner crease, long internal crease, toned back, and a few small raised spots on the front (possibly from the printing process), noticeable scrape on soldier's arm. Campaign in 1919 just after the publicity that predictably followed the sending of women to the front lines. The women behaved circumspectly and with great credit to their organization; there was not even a hint of scandal. $10.00 w(s)ssw%

"ORLEANS. -- Orphelinat Serenne" with sign on gate reading "5-CORPS d'ARMEE / HOPITAL / MILITAIRE TEMPORAIRE / No26' with several soldiers nearby, black & white postcard, unused, soiled back. The orphanage was donated by the Serenne family, and also served as a temporary military hospital during World War I. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fmsg

"PAY DAY AT THE MINES, ANTHRACITE REGION, PENNSYLVANIA." showing hundred standing in line, Tichnor linen post card mailed 1939 at Lansford, extraneous writing on back, tiny spot in front upper left corner margin, unusual subject matter. $5.00 spm

"POOR HOUSE, SAUK CO. WIS" Azo (triangles point up) real photo with good focus & composition, unused, unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (ws)

Postcard Collector. May 1990 (Volume 8, Number 5). Features on drugs in America, racial issues, secessionist artists & more. $2.50 p,s

"PUBLISHED BY S. H. KNOX & CO. // 1082 / CHILDREN'S HOME, / HAMILTON, OHIO" showing its exterior, color post card mailed there 1908, a little extraneous writing on back, corner crease, long horizontal crease near bottom breaks the color in several places, as is. $1.75 os

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"Quiet Widow of 28 who enjoys a cold bottle and another one would like to meet a sporty young club man (not a policeman)…" and more in want ad accompanied by art, postcard mailed 1909 from Saginaw West Side Michigan, name writing on front, spots of light toning on front. $4.00 sw

"Race Distinctions in American Law" hardbound book by Gilbert Thomas Stephenson, 1910 copyright, part of The Basic Afro-American Reprint Library, 388 pages well indexed, gently used. $7.50 bls

"RALEIGH N. C. / Governor's / Mansion." Tuck Raphotype postcard No. 5069, mailed there 1906, corner & edge wear, cancel ink in front sky, spot of toning at one back corner. Made by convict labor, some of whose initials are carved into its bricks. $4.75 n(r)tps

"Ready for a Drive, St. Francis, Wis." postcard showing sign for St. John's Institute for Dear-Mutes, bearing a donation receipt mailed 1919. Good social history. $10.00 ws

Registration crowd at Chamberlain, South Dakota. Azo (triangles point up) real photo post card. Registration crowd. One spot of toning near top edge; otherwise fine. very late usage! Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ss

"Riding is fine, / But walking for mine, / in COLUMBUS, O. // The STREET CAR STRIKE is not settled yet. // ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL / UNION LABEL / COLUMBUS O." showing a crowd around a streetcar deliberately abandoned in front of Union Station there, black & white post card mailed at Columbus AUG 16 1910 to Lancaster Ohio, lower corner crease, toning both sides. $25.00 o(c)ssu NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"Riding is fine, / But walking for mine, / in COLUMBUS, O. // The STREET CAR STRIKE is on. // ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL / UNION LABEL / COLUMBUS O." showing a crowd around a streetcar deliberately abandoned in front of Union Station there, black & white post card mailed at Columbus MAY 2 1910 to Hebron Ohio, lower corner creased twice, light toning both sides, small sticker in address area obscures nothing. $25.00 o(c)ssu NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"Roblje / … / Esclaves / Sklaven" signed Cermák art in color, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (a(c)s)

"Run where you may, he will catch you some day / Copyright 1907 by J. Murray Jordan / 638" Stork with baby pursues woman, black & white post card, unused, light toning both sides due to album contact, minor corner & edge wear. $4.00 sw(s)

"RUN WHERE YOU MAY / HE WILL CATCH YOU SOME DAY" showing stork with baby chasing woman, hand-colored / tinted, unmailed leather reflecting pre-birth-control attitudes. $5.00 sl%. Black & white paper postcard, rather than leather, unused, light toning on front. Shown. $4.25 sw(s)b

"Salvation Army making Doughnuts under / bombardment of German Guns, Front Line, France" showing female Salvation Army workers cooking for American soldiers during World War I. Widely reported throughout America by hardened war correspondents, the anticipated scandals never materialized and the Salvation Army reaped millions of dollars worth of free publicity. Their charitable organization was thereby transformed. Black & white postcard from the Chicago Daily News--an example of the publicity. $12.00 wsc. Same image but an unused postcard with a different back from the 1919 Salvation Army fund-raising campaign capitalizing on that publicity. Minor corner wear, lightly toned back. $15.00 wsc

"SEIZED / GOODS / Cars, trucks, computers, / ..." black & white multiview, no post card back showing repossessed VA & HUD homes, interesting social history. $1.50 as

"Selworthy Almshouses" in England, black & white postcard, unused, circa 1910, light toning on back. $5.00 se

"SHE WAS ONLY / A COACHMAN'S / DAUGHTER, BUT / SHE DIDN'T / NEED ANY / COACHING" unused post card, Snappy comics 622, made in USA. $3.75 sc

"Slate pickers / 10295" showing many children working under watchful eye of foreman carrying stick, color from Souvenir Post Card Co., printed in Germany, circa 1910, unused, several tiny spots of toning in one back corner area, corner & edge wear. $18.00 s

"Slum Babies / Orange Box Nursery" showing numerous Salvation Army workers standing next to several orange boxes serving as cradles for underprivileged babies; black & white postcard solicitation for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund, heavy pencil writing on back raises the front surface a bit, small corner crease, corner wear, toned back. Circa 1919, masterfully educating the public about the other work of the Salvation Army (just after their program of sending personnel directly to the American Expeditionary Force at the front lines in France provided the initial publicity so needed to raise millions instead of tens of thousands of dollars). An unforgettable image. $16.00 sc

"Street car strike / April 29, 1910. / Just after a riot." With caption from writing on back, sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there May 22 1910, brownish paper, partial cancel on front, 2 small corner creases (not into image). Shows policeman standing at the entrance of a Long & High streetcar in front of the Metropole Hotel, with a large crowd surrounding him. $50.00 ossu

"STREET DURING STRIKE" showing streetcar number 292 deliberately abandoned on a North 4th Street intersection of Columbus Ohio (near the Lang, Schenck & CO. liquor merchants store), 2 other streetcars further distant left, many pedestrians, and 'The Union's Clothes Sign' at the right; unused sepia-tone AZO (triangles up) real photo postcard, excellent condition. $25.00 o(c)ssu NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"STREET STORE IN GHETTO" with 3 vendors in the street facing the sidewalk--a black lady selling shoes & boots, flanked by a black lady selling vegetables & a bearded white man vending something (wares mostly hidden by boxes), horse-drawn wagons parked on the other side of the street in front of a fish market & Abrams storefront. Color postcard mailed at a Chicago railroad station (by a writer who states that she wanted to show a more natural & less conventional type of Chicago scene). The front edges show a lot of wear, but do not really detract from a myriad of fascinating details. $6.00 i(c)bhsg(a)

"Stuck on the Typewriter" comic art in color showing a jokester who has just pasted a Kiss Me sign on the back of a secretary working at her typewriter, postcard mailed 1906 in New Springfield Ohio, light toning on front, soft corners, heavily toned back. Shows attitudes toward working women at the time. $5.00 ts

"Students are in the Class in Areas There no School" showing 2 seated young Afghan girls at their studies; most unusual subject matter, couple of spots of toning on back. $2.25 aes. Same oversize postcard, but no toning on back. $2.50 aes NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"Tailor Shop St. Joseph's Protec- / tory, West Seneca, N. Y." A dozen boys sewing under the watchful eye of a father, unused lithochrome post card from Buffalo News Company, minor edge wear, light toning on back. Exceptional! $25.00 sns

"TAX PAYERS' ASSOCIATION OF COOK COUNTY / … / Chicago" circa 1902 assessment for a street improvement on mailed government postal card, from R. C. Givins & G. T. Steen, light toning on back. $5.00 si

"TEKAKWITHA INDIAN ORPHANAGE, SISSETON, SOUTH DAKOTA" showing its exterior, black & white postcard with signed personal note from Father John to a benefactor, minor wear to bottom corners. Undoubtedly for Wahpeton Sioux children. Named after Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, 'Lily of the Mohawks' whose canonization as a Catholic saint is pending. $8.00 s(s)sic*%

"TENNIS COURTS FOR EMPLOYEES. THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO., DAYTON, OHIO" showing them in use by men & women, color Phostint post card mailed 1922, one corner multiply creased, 3 internal creases, minor corner wear & rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(t)ois

"The Altenheim (German Old Men's Home.) / Cincinnati, Ohio" corner view of its exterior in color, postcard mailed at Cincinnati May 18 1915, minor corner wear. This institution, which allowed residents to live as if they were in a private dwelling, is sometimes referred to as Deutscher Altenheim and (later) Cincinnati Altenheim. $7.00 oms! NEW / NOV / OPKOMEND

"THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING STAGE DOOR CANTEEN. Stars of stage, screen, radio, / vaudeville and music worlds provide food, dancing and entertainment to service men--all free nightly." signed Tobey cartoon art mailed by soldier in 1943, post card printed in USA, light toning on back, 2 internal creases (one small), trace of cancel ink on front . Nice social history item. $3.00 as

"THE BABY FOLD / Normal, Illinois" showing its exterior, unused chrome postcard, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise excellent condition. Serves homeless pre-school children regardless of race, color or creed. $1.50 is

"THE BREAD LINE, HIGH SCHOOL BLDG. / HAMILTON, OHIO FLOOD" of 1913, showing many people carrying baskets; unused, black & white with sky tint, 2 corners creased (one is small), trivial edge wear. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 osd

"THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS' OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, / LAUNCHED AT MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 / PRISONER RECEIVING / 100 LASHES WITH CAT O'NINE TAILS" with convict & guard spectators, unused sepia-tone, 2 corner creases (1 small), corner & edge wear, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 pssbh

"THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS' OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, / LAUNCHED AT MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 / ORIGINAL / INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE" including an iron maiden & whipping post of clever design, unused sepia-tone, small corner crease, corner & edge wear, paper browning with age. Unusual subject matter. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 pssbh*#

"THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP 'SUCCESS', OLDEST SHIP AFLOAT, LAUNCHED AT / MOULMEIN, BURMAH 1790 // THE COMPULSORY BATH / VICTIMS SCRUBBED WITH SALT WATER" unused post card with muted colors, 3 creases (one long & heavy), corner & edge wear, paper browning with age, as is. Unusual subject matter. $15.00 pssbh

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"The Commander / With the Two Waifs // Where the 'Other Half' Lives" showing Commander Evangeline Booth (her name was not necessary, everyone called her 'The Commander') standing with 2 poor children, inset on a view of wash overhanging a slum street in America; black & white postcard solicitation for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund, unmailed, 2 small corner creases, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. Circa 1919, just after her program of sending personnel directly to the American Expeditionary Force in the front lines in France provided the publicity she needed to raise millions instead of tens of thousands of dollars. $15.00 sng

"THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE SEEING EYE, INC. / near Morristown, N. J." airview shows both the school & adjacent kennels for dogs trained to help blind people, unused linen post card, excellent condition. (2 available) $3.25 each. nds

"THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO / DEPARTMENT OF CLAIMS…" government postal card on a 1918 workman's compensation award for one Owen F. Putnam, receiving mark of American Clay Machinery Co. of Bucyrus on back, holed, one back edge toned, corner crease. $2.50 s

"The Kansas State Institution for the Deaf and Dumb / at Olathe, Kansas -- Feb. 1906" sepia-tone real photo postcard, pertinent information in message written on front--which building, when completed, where located; short cut that closes well from the bottom edge affecting only one world. Probably unique because no caption. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 kse

"The More we See of Some Girls, The More we See of Them" unused Hot Shot comic, series 480, postcard made in USA. Commentary on changing fashions in women's bathing attire. $4.00 sb

"THE MOST DANGEROUS BIRD IN THE WORLD / THE STORK" with women running away, and one supplicant caught, color art post card, number 5 in The Stork Series, mailed 1908 in Ohio, corner & edge wear, 2 internal crease, light toning on back. $4.00 sb%

"The only time the firm thought / her salary wasn't high enough" drawing a secretary adjusting her nylons while male bosses look on, monochromatic dark violet postcard from Sierra's, mailed 1915, light toning on front, extraneous writing on the back, two corners badly creased, as is. $1.75 sw%

"THE STRIKE IS ON / COL. O." showing a Court House street car on the Long & High route stopped by a large crowd, readable signs include 'Coulter's LUNCH', 'PIANOS', 'METROPOLE' & 'Knox THE TAILOR'; sepia-tone real photo post card published by Myers Photo Company, mailed there AUG 1 1910 to Winona Lake Indiana, mild edge wear, bottom corner crease. Writer comments: 'That is the way they get to a card tear them to pieces and beat up the scab motormen. Things very quiet.' $35.00 o(c)ssu

"THE / TREE / There's something / feminine about a / tree-- / she does a strip- / tease in the fall--…" unused Elmer Anderson comic post card, dated 1951, toned back. $1.75 sa

"TOLERANCE / WORTH REACHING FOR" multi-colored sticker of the Southern Poverty Law Center, fresh appearance. $1.00 s*

(Uncaptioned) Writing on back: "Teenage prostitute in Chile 1909" clothed, lounging & smoking; postcard, long crease that is not too noticeable, in an unimportant part of the image. Paper toning very evident on back. $57.50 cs

"Un Centavo, Señor" showing a barefoot Mexican girl beggar carrying her little brother on her back. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 mscp

"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / SAFETY PATROL / … / Junior Ranger" small badge-shaped sticker, fresh appearance. $1.00 sm

"THE / STATE OF WAR AND PEACE / ATLAS" paperbound book from the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo; 128 pages, indexed. The New Revised Third Edition, 1997 copyright. Special emphasis on conflicts in the 1990's: Afghanistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Middle East, Bosnia, Cambodia, Georgia, Liberia, etc. Markings from at least 2 former owners on cover & insides are not that distracting. The content is mind-numbing and the cartography is at times brilliant. $2.50 ms

" [13 lines of Japanese captioning then] The Statue of Liberty." circa 1908 post card made in Japan, unused, heavy crease weakens the lower left front corner, a long but light internal crease from the top edge, noticeable corner wear. Japan has had its replicas of the famous statue, but the real thing is show here. The timing of this postcard circa 1908 is probably Japanese political reaction to the US curtailment of immigration of Japanese laborers (at the behest of white supremacist organizations & labor unions). $20.00 sjn(b)

"VELGJØRENHEDSBAZAREN I KJØBENHAVN" fancy black 4 9 1901 favor cancel on uncaptioned postal card, unused, undivided back, small corner crease in a dark area (so hard to detect from the front), very light toning both sides. Sold at a fundraiser for the sisterly Society for Sororal Charity, an early middle-class Danish woman's educational group, which has since disbanded & whose records are now kept at the Copenhagen City Archives. Unsigned but unforgettable art. Seldom seen. $25.00 des-d

"Wayfarers' Dole, St. Cross Hospital, Winchester" in Hampshire England, post card mailed in the United States, lightly toned back. Britain's oldest charitable institution. Originally the dole was bread & wine given to travelers; now it is still given on request, but beer has replaced the wine. $15.00 (es)

"We Knew Them Over There / Now We Know Them Over Here" showing 2 servicemen & 2 Salvation Army workers posing near a large doughnut sign symbolizing their front-line meetings during World War I. Unused postcard from the 1919 Salvation Army fund-raising campaign, capitalizing on the publicity generated by sending female workers to the American Expeditionary Force front lines in France. Minor corner wear, light toning on the back, bottom corners with small creases. One of the most successful advertising ploys in history. $15.00 sfa

"Where do I go from Here" solicitation for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund mailed 1919, showing a Salvation Army Shoe Shop and a hobo outside, badly stained & creased-- still striking! Extensive stain affects back edges & stamp area. Shown. $7.00 s. Same post card but unmailed, long top-to-bottom crease, small corner creases at one upper corner, mild corner wear & toned back. $6.00 s

White people burning dozens of opium pipes in Shanghai, black & white view mailed Dec. 28 '09 at Woosung China. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cs

"Wild Natives and Their Home / 143-20" color from Underwood & Underwood, post card mailed 1914 in the United States, one corner badly worn, heavily toned back. White man captures hapless Panamanian boy near his home and exhibits him to the camera. A disgusting piece of social history. $5.00 ps Same view but captioned on back, heavily toned back, corner wear & rounding, one corner badly creased. $3.75 ps

"WILSON EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, INC. / Union Commerce Building, Cleveland, Ohio / ..." acknowledging receipt of 50-cent fee, contractual details on back, no postcard back, crease vertically through center. $2.00 so

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"'WESTHAVEN' GARDENS ON THE ST. CLAIR RIVER, PORT HURON, MICH., HOME OF MISS BINA M. WEST" black & white with sky ting, white-border era from Curt Teich, unused, lightly toned back. Founder in 1892 of one of the first fraternal benefit societies established for and managed by women, & an outspoken supporter of women's suffrage, she represented the National Council of Women of the US at the International Council of Women in Geneva in 1908. Undoubtedly this postcard was issued on the occasion of the dedication of the Society's new home office in 1917. Many people could not tell you who she is, but the fact that women can get life insurance these days is tribute to her legacy!

"SLEEPING BARRACKS AT LAKE HURON CAMP, WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION 113473" black & white with sky tint, white-border era post card from Curt Teich & Co, unused, light toning near one front corner. Most unusual subject matter--a little known aspect of this fraternal organization's history.

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"WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION / THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO / CLAIMS SECTION" acknowledgment of claim application on government postal card sent to Pleasantville, date cancelled is hard to read. $1.00

"World Communist Movement / SELECTIVE CHRONOLOGY 1818-1957 / PREPARED BY THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE / OF THE / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / VOLUME I / 1818 - 1945 / Printed for the use of the Committee on Un-American Activities" 232 pages softbound, lightly used. Interesting & now hard to find. $15.00 hs

"You couldn’t pleaze / sum wimmin if you / give em the job of / cookin for angels" postcard mailed 1909 in Briggsville Wisconsin (light Doane cancel), corners badly worn and creased. $1.75 s

(Uncaptioned) AZO (triangles point up) real photo post card of 6 people on a porch, including two women in trousers.

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