Ephemera is fun. Check out the Penny Postcards over at the USGenWeb Archives. I suppose the fancy photo-sharing sites make our life better, but I miss the old days. (Gads, am I that old?)
These postcards cost 1¢ to mail. Postage was temporarily raised to 2¢ from 1917 to 1919 to cover the cost of World War I & from 1925 to 1928 (not sure the reason for the latter).
Here are some of my Adirondack and Lake Champlain favorites:
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- Two Famous Adirondack Guides [1902]
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- Railroad Station, Plattsburgh
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- Trinity Church, Plattsburgh
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- Owl’s Head Hotel, Keene
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- Ray Brook
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- Sunset on Utowana Lake, Adirondack Mts.
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- Hemlock Cottage, Minnowbrook, Fourth Lake, Old Forge
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- Moonlight in the Adirondacks
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- Finch Pruyn Paper Co., Glens Falls
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- Inlet Rapids, Adirondack Mts.
Here are links to our Adirondack Counties:
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, St Lawrence, Warren.
Perfect!Amazing!Super!Thank you very much
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North Country’s Past // Jan 20, 2009 at 3:29 pm
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