Postcard Greetings: Happy Thanksgiving!
The greeting on this holiday postcard is: “A turkey I bring you for Thanksgiving Day, with wishes that plenty may e’er with you stay.” Best wishes for a healthy and happy Thanksgiving from Winston-Salem...
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Postcard Greetings: Independence Day
The postcard shown above was sent to Winston-Salem from Farmington, Washington in 1907. The postcard is embossed and is in full color, still bright after all these years. It was mailed to “Mrs. Minnie...
Postcard Greetings: Peaceful Easter to You.
This Easter postcard was mailed in Sparta to a woman in Winston-Salem. It was postmarked April 13, 1908. Easter was on April 19th in the year 1908. This postcard was printed in Germany. The...
Postcard Greetings: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
The postcard shown above was mailed in March 1908 from Farmington, Washington, to a woman in Winston-Salem. The greeting on the postcard, “Erin Go Bragh,” has been Anglicized to express allegiance to Ireland, and...
Happy Valentine’s Day Postcard Greetings
Sending Happy Valentine’s Day greetings from the Winston-Salem Time Traveler! This postcard came from the Queen Mine in Bisbee, Arizona. Queen Mine was a copper mine and visitors can tour the mine today. The...
Bonne Annee Postcard Greetings
Sending Bonne Annee (Happy New Year) greetings to everyone, from the Winston-Salem Time Traveler! Postcard courtesy of Molly Grogan Rawls.
Merry Christmas Postcard Greetings
Christmas postcards were very popular 100 years ago. The postcard shown above was mailed to Mrs. Mary McKenzie of Auburn, Kentucky, in December 1918. The postcard came from Maude Thompson, also of Auburn, Kentucky. This is...
Postcard Greetings: Happy Easter!
The “Easter Thoughts” postcard, shown above, was mailed in 1923 to Sherburne, New York. And the postcard shown above was also mailed in 1923 to Sherburne, New York. Both postcards sent happy Easter wishes to...
Postcard Greetings from the Sheraton Motor Inn
The Sheraton Motor Inn, built in 1964 at the southwestern corner of Interstate 40 and Knollwood Street, offered the traveler more than overnight accommodations. With 122 bedroom units, the inn featured a 315-seat K...
Postcard to Mamie: 110 Years Ago
On October 28, 1907, the postcard shown above was mailed and postmarked from Thomasville, N.C. to Miss Mamie L. Thomas. The address for Miss Mamie L. Thomas was St. Luke’s Hospital, South Bethlehem, PA. Only...