mixed lot (18) RPPC’s (1906 to 1920) - Salisbury Dam, School House, Classroom, Bleachers, Tent Camp, Military (WW I era; Honolulu and...), School Children at Maypole Exercise, German Church Workshop (in Missouri), Auto Snowbound w Flat Tire, Ostrich Farm (Pasadena), Waterfall, and River (handcolored)

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a lot of eighteen (18)

early Twentieth Century Real Photo Postcards - 

most featuring outdoor scenes; some include groups of people.

  Some are (at least partially) identified.

Many are un-identified, but several of them have ‘clues’ as to their setting.

Sixteen (16) of the eighteen (18) cards are un-mailed.

·       The Salisbury Dam - F. Case Photo. Postmarked Jul 6, 1906 Madison Sq. Sta. NY.

• ·       Crowd of people sitting in Covered Grandstands.

·       (2) circa 1919 Automobile Stuck in the Snow. It has a Flat Tire.  Car is a 4-door convertible, with nice upholstery, and wood-spoke wheels. Postally un-used. Stampbox is AZO 2-up, 2-down.

·       Roadway lined with palm trees - Hawaii (message begins “…greetings from Aloha land..”). Postmarked Honolulu Sept. 25, 1917.  Card was mailed by a member of the armed services to another soldier (who was stationed at Camp Greene in Charlotte N.C.).

·       Ornate Entrance with Iron Gates. Likely military related - a pyramid of cannon balls are an element of the entrance décor. Velox stampbox (circa 1912).

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·       Landscaped Entry to (Cawston Ostrich Feathers)?? - There is sign that is marginally legible in the background. Under strong magnification it appears to read “Cawston Ostrich Feathers”.  This was a popular location in South Pasadena, both before and after the turn of the Century.  The entrance is less ornate than on-line images of the facility (perhaps it’s a secondary entrance). This un-used card has a Cyko stampbox (circa 1912).

 ·       Related to the above card (acquired together) - An un-used RPPC with a Cyko stampbox (circa 1912). Under strong magnification the signage on the building appears to read  “Cawston Farms Feather Factory”. The Cawston enterprise, situated on 9 acres, incorporated an on-site factory complex.

·       A man on a rock viewing a waterfall. Notation on back “Silver Creek”. This possibly at Silver Creek Falls (now an Oregon State Park). That area contains 10 major and 7 minor waterfalls. Uncommon stampbox: SXPC, circa 1913.

·       Stream with conifer trees in the mid-ground.  Card has been handcolored. Stampbox is AZO 4-up, circa 1911.

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·       A group of School Children at Maypole Exercise NOKO stampbox (circa 1919).

·    School class room “Mary Harrison 1^st High School 1915 / Present site of Rest Home – Dr. Edwards rebuilt into Hospital” AZO 4-up stampbox = 1907 – 1918.

·       Likely a Family grouping posing in front of trees (Lombardy poplars or cottonwoods?). Dated in fountain pen Aug 23, 1914.

·       Group of women and infants with several Tents in background (CYKO stampbox - 1907 to the 1920’s). Notation on back accounts for 3 different names “pd”.

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·       Adults and Children posing in front of wooden Schoolhouse.

·        17 people (young adults and a couple older) posing in front the entrance to a brick building. About half of them are holding a rolled-up item with a ribbon around it - possibly a diploma. Most of their names are written in pencil in the margin. ” AZO 4-up stampbox = 1907 – 1918.

·       Nicely dressed men and women under a sign reads (in German): Class Of 1920 / Unser Seminar / Christliche Tugend Siegt / Die Fuklht Des Hekkn Ist Dek Weisheit Anfang - loosely translates to Our Workshop / Christian Virtue Wins / The Beginning Of Wisdom.

[note: "Unser Seminar" refers to Clinton German Seminary an institution established in 1910 in Clinton, Missouri, to educate German-American Seventh-day Adventists]

·       Outdoor view possibly at a Cemetery. Stairway in the middle-ground. The top of a flag pole can be seen in the background. ” AZO 4-up stampbox = 1907 – 1918.

These eighteen (18) early Twentieth Century RPPCs vary from

 good to excellent condition. 

See scans.

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