Monthly Archives: November 2016

Wash to Smooth Wrinkles -1912

CONTENTMENT – Wash to smooth wrinkles.  A Daily portion of this essence use’t will smooth the brow and tranquility infuse.    Beauty Hint Series No. 47.  Copyright 1910 by Leota Woy, Denver, Colo. Post marked Redford, Mich. Dec. 9, 1912. … Continue reading

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Don’t Hurry

Office Rules – Don’t Hurry.  Our time is of no value, have a cigar. 544. No post mark.  No address. Another in the series of Grandpa Lee’s unused post cards of the Office Rules group!   These must date back … Continue reading

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Spit on the Floor

Office Rules – Spit on the floor.  It’s a dirty job to have to clean cuspidors.  And we expect to buy new carpet every week anyhow. 544 No post mark. No address. Another of Grandpa’s unused post cards.  The series … Continue reading

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Visitors

Office Rules:  Visitors   Always welcome.  We always give up business where it interferes with pleasure.    544. No post mark.  Addressed to Miss F. Oakman, 89 Tireman Ave, Detroit, Mich. No stamp.  Never sent.  Only other words that appear … Continue reading

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U.S. Capital at Night

U. S. Capital at Night, Washington, D. C.  12089.  The United States Capital, set on a height overlooking the amphitheatre of the Potomac, is on of the largest and stateliest buildings in the world.  It is 751 feet in length … Continue reading

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Petrified Tree – Manistique, Mich.

Petrified tree projecting from side, draped with moss, in “Big Spring”, Manistique, Mich.  Auburn Greeting Card Co., Auburn, Ind. No post mark.  No address. No clue as to the age of this card — the postage required is not even … Continue reading

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Pikes Peak & Auto Highway – 1937

574   Pikes Peak and the auto highway from aeroplane.   Colorado Springs, Colo.   5671-29.  The Auto Road circles and loops its way up the bold and craggy east face of Pikes Peak in a most spectacular fashion climbing … Continue reading

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Crowds on the Beach – 1937

SM-35.  Crowds on the beach at Santa Monica, California.  IA-H360.  Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif. A companion post card to yesterday’s posting.   Also an unused post card from the Weaver 1937 West Coast Trip.    

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Los Angeles County Beach – 1937

SM-33 – Los Angeles County Beach, Santa Monica , California.  IA-H358.  Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Another unused post card from the 1937 Weaver automobile trip to the West Coast.  

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Hollywood Blvd. – 1937

842. The bright lights of Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California.  Illumination by Otto K. Olesen.  1A-H347.   Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Continuing the unused post cards in Grandpa’s collection from the 1937 trip.    

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