#antique postcards

[crisp-autumnal-air]

Ellen H. Clapsaddle (1865?-1934), an American artist born in New York state. During the golden age of postcards in the early 20th century, holiday-themed greetings were all the rage and Clapsaddle became one of the genre’s most prolific artists. Close to 2,000 postcards have been attributed to Clapsaddle.

The front of this postcard from the early 1900s presents an embossed illustration by iconic card artist Ellen H. Clapsaddle, complete with an articulated arm.

(via the Middlebury College Special Collections and Archives)

[memorycavities]

one of my personal favorite cards in my collection -- what I can assume is a taxidermy raccoon with a sweet letter written in pencil on the back

[fashionbooksmilano]

Venezia

Serge Simonart

Hannibal, Veurne 2020, 92 pages, 16,5x24,8cm, Hardcover, ISBN 978 94 6388 750 2

euro 55,00

email if you want to buy booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

“Every day, a first-time visitor to Venice will enquire about the most direct route to his or her hotel. ‘The shortest or the most beautiful?’ I once overheard the concierge at the Hotel Des Bains respond. The tourist who chose the most beautiful route is still wandering the streets. This is a unique photobook in which to wander and lose oneself.” Serge Simonart

Venice is already the subject of thousands of unremarkable travel guides and photo books. Only an original and tactile collector’s item can lay claim to a worthy place in today’s Google age.

This evocative book is brimming with a wealth of Venetian memorabilia: nineteenth-century photographs, engravings, hand-coloured magic lantern slides, antique postcards, old luggage labels and keys for long-lost luxury hotels, eighteenth-century gold ducats, antiquarian erotica, masks, invitations to Carnival balls, and the list goes on. Neither a travel guide nor a summary of unmissable sights, Venezia takes readers on an atmospheric pilgrimage along mythical peaks. Resembling a rare volume from 1895, this gilt-edged book captures all the mystery, glamour and faded elegance of the most miraculous city in the world.

With inspiring texts by Serge Simonart and illustrated with dozens of authentic photographs and documents.

10/11/23

[rayeshistoryhouse]

Brooklyn, New York

1904

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[roses--and--rue]

From my collection: Early 20th century postcard with sacred heart, a gift from Ghost Era Antiques.

[catsofyore]

Portrait of a heterochromic cat. Postcard from my collection, mailed 1908.

[disaster-march]

“Rich though he be in this world’s goods

Poor is he in the end

Who in his time hath never made

A dog his faithful friend”

Some man’s mother saw this card and thought he needed to have it on its own merit, no personal message necessary ❤️

[sovietpostcards]

Easter postcards from the Russian Empire (pre-1917)

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Knight on horseback carrying a mermaid.

Place of origin: Austria

Date: 1913

Medium: Chromolithograph on card stock.

[gladyourenothere]

“Merry Xmas and Happy New Year from Mrs. Egland. Morse, IA, Dec. 21, 1910.” Morse, IA Postmarked 1910

[canisalbus]

Just want to say that you’re genuinely one of my favourite artists. Would decorate my home framed images of your work and walk around looking at them like I was in a posh gallery with a fine wine.

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[vintageukraine]

[memorycavities]

Three Graces

Diamond Caverns on State Highway, KY

Pub. by W. L. Boswell, Nashville, TN

[figdays]

1904 Tabby Kittens in a Sewing Basket Antique Postcard //  AuntieGVintage

[escapismsworld]

Postcard photo of a cat by Ms. A.M. Nikodem. Chicago, 1880s.

[memorygirls]

Found item selection so far, for my new office! I need to find so many more cute frames and arty curios.

The Hanging Garden by The Cure plays