• A Flood, a painting
    by John Everett Millais

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    A painting of a baby in a wooden cradle, being whisked away by flood waters is a true story. The sad part is, at the end of the day, the outcome remains unknown. Postcards of the event are few. If you find one, buy it as a reminder of how life treats us without our…

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    A Flood, a paintingby John Everett Millais

  • Tuck’s American Views – Part VIHartford, Connecticut

    Tuck’s American Views – Part VI
    Hartford, Connecticut

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    Postcard History continues with contributor Graham Palmer’s newest essays on Tuck’s Raphotype postcards of American cities. This week we visit Hartford, Connecticut, where you will find government sites, parks and private homes to visit and learn from.

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  • Multiple Babiesa Post World War I Postcard Craze

    Multiple Babies
    a Post World War I Postcard Craze

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    Millions of postcards have fallen victim to spring cleanings and world wars; we must teach the newer generations the value of these historic documents. Many topics come to mind, and “multiple baby” postcards is a good start.

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  • Save Camp Sagamore!

    Save Camp Sagamore!

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    In the world today, we are told to make room for progress. Well, here’s a story about a place that didn’t want to progress. The preservation committee won the battle with the progress committee. Camp Sagamore continues to be what it was, but for a much different demographic.

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Past Article

Bill Burton
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As industrialization took hold in the last half of the nineteenth century, factory owners needed new houses for the workers. Pullman, Illinois planted the seed, but when the Great Depression hit and Franklin Roosevelt became President, Greenbelt, Maryland brought the ideal of large-scale housing and social planning development to fruition. Greenbelt was derided as “social engineering” but it proved that well-planned new towns could be built and thrive.

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