Postcard Greetings in 2017
In the early 1900s, people sent postcards in the same way that we might pick up the telephone and make a call to a friend. The postcard writer dated the card, “January 7, 1908.”...
In the early 1900s, people sent postcards in the same way that we might pick up the telephone and make a call to a friend. The postcard writer dated the card, “January 7, 1908.”...
Postmarked December 31, 1911, this postcard was mailed from Buchanan, Virginia to Winston-Salem. The sender of the postcard, identified as Mrs. T. L. Vaughn Sr., sent the card to Mrs. H. D. Poindexter, with...
The image above is a postcard, and a reproduction of the first known Christmas card. According to the notes on the postcard, “In 1843, John Callcott Horsley, R. A., was asked by Sir Henry...
“A turkey I bring you for Thanksgiving Day, With wishes that plenty may e’er with you stay.” Happy Thanksgiving greetings from Winston-Salem Time Traveler! Stay tuned for the next historical post on December 1st:...
The postcard shown above was mailed in 1939 to Pennsylvania, with the message: “We are staying here for the night. Today we took a guided tour of the city and also toured the factory where...