Accept All Good Wishes

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Annieoakley

“This is me don’t it look like me” is the sender’s caption at the top of the card. Wonder if there was a striking resemblance or this was said jokingly, but in either case knowing what the postcard sender thought about the card’s design is an unexpected bonus. If this one reminds you of Ireland you are not alone, as the postmarked date is March 16th. I thought “Ireland” when I saw it, and maybe the sender did, too. The design shows a beautiful young woman in profile, her strawberry blonde hair covered by a hooded cape in the palest of green. She wears a white Grecian-looking dress with a posy of purple flowers tucked just above the waist. The cape is bordered in purple and the hood’s decorative flowered ribbon is flowing in the breeze. The background is a country scene of green fields, a river and a red-roofed house….The sender writes:

“A. G. Cal. Mar. 16, 1922. My Dear Neice & all Hope you are all fine, as for our part we are just fine. We sure have been haveing lots of rain and is raining here to-day. Our baby is getting along fine and may[?] God bless him and all. his name is Tony Marcelino[?] Perry. So this is all for this time, I’ll write you a letter, but let me no the address. Your Antie. Mrs. M. M. Perry.”

“A. G. Cal.” is Arroyo Grande, California, and the sender had it right on one of her other guesses – Petaluma is in Sonoma County. It looks like it got there, though. The card is addressed to: “Miss Mary Azevedo, Petaluma, Marin County, Calif. c/o Mr. P. J. Azevedo.”

Not seeing the forest for the trees…

Ha, in scrutinizing the handwriting, I hadn’t even noticed the profusion of clovers in the embossing. Maybe it was produced with St. Patrick’s Day or Ireland in mind. In any case, it was very clever of the artist or publisher to show the embossed view on the back.

The 1930 Federal Census taken in Petaluma, shows Mary C. Azevedo, single, born in California about 1904, age 26 (so about age 18 when she received the postcard) living with her widowed father, Peter Azevedo, born in Portugal about 1878; and her siblings, sister-in-law, and two nieces.

The postcard sender appears to be Mary Aeraeis (spelling varies – this is the spelling on the 1910) who married Manual Perry. The 1910 census taken in Tomales, Marin County, CA shows George Azevedo, head of a large household, with his wife and children; his partner, the aforementioned Peter J. Azevedo; his wife Lucia; Peter and Lucia’s daughter Mary (the postcard recipient); Manual Perri, employee of the Azevedos, born Portugal about 1886; Mary Aeraeis, born California about 1893; and others.

Divided back, embossed, used postcard. Postmarked March 16, 1922 from Arroyo Grande, California. Printed in Germany.

Price: $12.00

Sources: Year: 1930; Census Place: Petaluma, Sonoma, California; Roll: 222; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0033; Image: 381.0; FHL microfilm: 2339957. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1910; Census Place: Tomales, Marin, California; Roll: T624_88; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374101. (Ancestry.com)

St. Patrick’s Day Souvenir

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Annieoakley

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Here’s a beautifully done postcard celebrating the day, though not in the best of shape, with a crease down the middle and a tear at the top toward the left. Oh well, but the composition is lovely with all those white and gold-tone shamrocks surrounding the scene of “Lough Swilly From Castle Bridge Buncrana.”

At the bottom right on the waterway scene is printed, “Design copyrighted, John Winsch, 1911.” This was quite difficult to make out and only worked when I pointed a flashlight at the original held tilted at an angle. (Odd because enlarging the view on the computer blurred it more.) Lough Swilly is a fjord or sea inlet located between the Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal. The sender wrote:

“Dear Sadie: Come & see us stop at where you go to Rodder. How are you I am fine & dandy and hope you are the same. I got your card was glad to hear from you. I guess we wont be here next week by this time we could..[?]…down to Rodder alright. We were packing some thing to day glass & dishes. I was up to stay all night with Lucille last night. I am not writing this good I am writing it up stair on that little table. Well I must go to bed. I will write more[?] when I get to the new home[?] best regards to all. [?] excuse my writing.

Addressed to: “Mrs. Charles Hartwig, Bishop, Cal.”

Sadie Eleanor Hartwig is Sadie’s full married name, per her husband’s WWI Draft Registration card. He is Charles Christian Hartwig, born April 18, 1876. This 1918 document shows he was farming, and they were living in Bishop in Inyo County. The 1920 Federal Census shows they were living in Warm Springs. Sadie was born in Kansas (of Scottish and Irish descent) about 1880 according to this census, however further records shows 1890 for her year of birth; Charles, of German descent, was born in Illinois; and they had two children at this time, Eleanor age 4, and Dorothy, age 1. Also in the household is Sidney B. Johnson, likely a boarder helping with the farm work.

The reference to Rodder though is a mystery. It doesn’t show up as a city. Some other searches were tried (just briefly) without success.

Price: $10.00

Sources: Registration State: California; Registration County: Inyo; Roll: 1530793. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

Year: 1920; Census Place: Warm Springs, Inyo, California; Roll: T625_94; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 1130. (Ancestry.com).

Year: 1930; Census Place: Merced, Merced, California; Roll: 178; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 108.0; FHL microfilm: 2339913. (Ancestry.com).

How About This One?

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Annieoakley

The addressee, Charlotte R. Mount, was found on the 1910 Federal Census for Southampton, Long Island, New York. Bridgehampton is located in the town of Southampton. (Ahhh, The Hamptons – never got that till just now, duhh!) But, this is a cute card with nice colors and gold-tone highlighting, showing a gentleman trying to persuade a lady to come along with him. She’s smiling back at him while a pleased cupid looks on from the background. The sender wrote an appropriate and funny caption, “how about this one” and signed their initials, “L.W.S.”

The 1910 census shows: Theodore H. Mount, born about 1838 in South Carolina, working as a farmer; his wife Catherine L., born about 1845 in New York, working from home as a laundress; and their grown children T. Herbert Mount, born about 1866 in New York, doing day labor; and Charlotte R. Mount, born about 1887 in New York, no occupation listed.

Divided back, unused with writing, embossed postcard. Publisher unknown. Series or number 1013.

$10.00

Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: Southampton, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T624_1082; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 1390; FHL microfilm: 1375095. (Ancestry.com)

For Lousia From Lucreta And Edia

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Annieoakley

It’s funny that this postcard with the trademark below, comes right after the prior post. Same theme – a child standing on a flat-surfaced rock reaching to put a postcard in the mailbox. Different mailbox style, and this one shows a little girl, and she is facing the opposite way as the little boy, but still!

Gottschalk, Dreyfuss & Davis publisher trademark.

This card was found in Salinas, California, so it’s possible that the Lousia, Lucreta and Edia were from this area (but I didn’t see any matches from a quick online search.) At first glance, I must admit, I thought the names were misspelled, as in written hastily and wouldn’t it be Louisa and Lucretia?, but no, there are plenty of entries under these spellings. The postcard appears to be an artist-signed work, with initials “M.G.” and shows a countryside scene of a graceful young woman, holding a basket, standing in front of some blue hydrangeas, on a little path next to a river that is reflecting green and gold. A red heart bearing the inscription “To my Valentine” appears at the top right. A very similarly styled valentine postcard by this publisher, dated 1909, shows up online right now (on Vintagepostals.com) but for me, the artist’s name remains a mystery. I don’t see anything specific to tie these initials in with Manni Grosze, who is known for his silhouettes and whose full signature appears on his work or for another with initals MG (also silhouettes) attributed to Marte Graf.

Divided back, embossed, unused with writing. Artist signed with initials M.G. Publisher: Gottschalk, Dreyfuss & Davis. Number or series 2019. Printed in Germany. Circa 1909.

Price: $8.00

All A-Tiptoe

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Annieoakley

Price: $15.00

“All a-tiptoe I will be

Until my Valentine I see.”

Here’s a beautiful E. Curtis, (Elizabeth Curtis) artist-signed postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. The artwork is actually a little cut off at the bottom, but it shows a little boy in red-striped winter hat and blue scarf, with a mailbag on his shoulder, on tip-toe reaching to the mailbox. The composition is lovely with another mailbag illustrated at the top right, open and with letters falling. The card is addressed to:

“Miss Helen Huggins, 2313 Channing Way, Berkeley, Cal.”

Helen Huggins would have been about five or six years old when she received this postcard. She can be found on the 1920 Federal Census for Berkeley, at the address on the postcard, born in California, about 1899. She is with her parents, Charles W. Huggins, born Minnesota, about 1861, working as a civil engineer for the city, and Pearl O. Huggins, born Missouri, about 1871; and younger sister, Bernice Huggins, born California, about 1903. Boarding with the family is Euphemia A. Black, born California, about 1881, occupation Housekeeper.

Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California; Roll: T625_93; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 184; Image: 113. (Ancestry.com.)

For Ever And Aye

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Annieoakley

For My Valentine…

“A little bird told me

‘Twas Valentine’s Day,

And gave me this feather

To send you, and say:

‘I’ll love you, my sweetheart,

For ever and aye’ “

A lovely verse for Valentine’s Day – I like the “forever and aye” part, it has such a nice ring to it. “Aye” in this case means always, which is the other significance besides the affirmative “yes” that we are generally more familiar with. And this is a beautiful card, though not in the best of shape with, besides the usual corner wear, a crease in the bottom left corner, and some discoloration and soiling on the back. But the mark on the front right – this looks like it was from an error in the printing process – the colors there are the same as in the feather. I like the blue-green grayish border, and just noticed the pale shadow that the artist included, for the shaft or quill. (These subtle details are important!)

This postcard is the second one that we have posted for these publishers or this publisher/distributor duo. See Publishers Ernest Nister And E. P. Dutton & Co. (Likely E.P. Dutton & Co. was the distributor.)

The writing in pencil from the sender shows: “To Aunt Tootsey from – Little Paul.” The card is addressed to: “Miss Lucy Shockey, Iola, Kansas, 12 1/2 Jackson St.”

Lucy Shockey was found on the 1920 Federal Census for Iola, Allen County, Kansas, at the Jackson street address. She is 18 years old there (and at the time this card was sent), born in Kansas, and sister-in-law to head of household Fred A. Vogel, age 35, born in Kansas, a self-employed manufacturer of cigars. His wife (Lucy’s sister) is Blanche, age 28, born in Colorado; and their daughter, Dorothy Dean Vogel, born in Kansas, is age 1 year, 2 months.

The 1910 census for Iola shows Lucy and Blanche with their parents, H.H. (doing farm work connected with the carpentry industry) and Belle Shockey, and five siblings, Alice E., Clyde, Hattie, Ellen R. and Howard Shockey. (Lucy is Lucy Belle Shockey.)

By the time of the 1930 census for Iola we find that Lucy had married Clyde H. Taylor, a steelworker, age 30, and that they had two children at this time, Evelyn R. and Robert H. Taylor, ages eight and three.

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked February 11, 1920 from Dallas?, Texas? Publisher: Ernest Nister, London. Printed in Bavaria. Number 3532. Distributor: E.P. Dutton & Co., New York.

Price: $15.00

Sources: Definition of Aye. Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aye. (Web accessed February 14, 2015.)

Year: 1920; Census Place: Iola Ward 2, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T625_522; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 233. (Ancestry.com)

“United States Census, 1910,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2HV-HTM : accessed 14 February 2015), Lucy Belle Shockey in household of H H Shockey, Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 26A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,444.

“United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV5W-J7WJ : accessed 14 February 2015), Lucy B Shockey Taylor, Kansas, United States, 05 Oct 1991; from “Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 – Today),” database and images, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing .

I Love You True

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused with writing. Publisher information: Raphael Tuck & Sons “Young Love” Series of Valentine Post Cards No. 27. Art Publishers to their Majesties the King and Queen. Printed in Saxony. Circa 1914.

Price: $10.00

“I love you true, you know I do

Oh! Won’t you be my valentine?”

Here’s another charming Valentine postcard, this one from publisher Raphael Tuck & Sons, and another in our Alice Ellison Collection; sent to: “Henretta from Carl Stranch.” Though there is no postmark or date, another card of the same design was found online that was postally used, and postmarked in 1914.

This Tender Task

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Annieoakley

Divided back, used postcard. Unsigned, attributed to Ellen H. Clapsaddle. Publisher: Wolf & Co., New York. Series or number 452. Postmarked February 11, 1924, from Los Angeles, California, Arcade Station.

Price: $10.00

With Love’s Greeting….

“I have to join two hearts in one,

And wish this tender task were done.”

This looks to be from artist Ellen H. Clapsaddle, though it is unsigned. Cupid would be the unseen onlooker of this scene. This is another in the Alice Ellison Collection and the sender wrote:

“Dear little Geo. We would shure love to see you. How are you all. why don’t your Mother write. Am sending this to grandma as dont know where else to find you. lots of love. Aunt Mae.”

Addressed to: “Geo. Mugridge Jr., 1730 J St., Sacramento, Calif.”

Herzliche Neujahrsgrüße!

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Annieoakley

Here’s a 1920 postcard whose caption translates as “Warm New Year Greetings!” It shows an illustration of two adorable little girls, dressed for winter; the older girl carries a basket of holly on one arm. We see part of a town in the background – note the water pump. Have they just come from the local bakery? They’ve stopped on their journey to peer at the cone-shaped paper-wrapped package that the older girl is holding. Would this have been a traditional German New Year’s treat? Perhaps someone can enlighten us on this point! This artwork was signed with only the initials, “R.R.”

The back of the card was addressed to: “Wolg. Familie Bley, Coburg, Sasch. Steinweg FO[?].” Steinweg I believe is the street the Bley family was living on in the town of Coburg. The sender’s message is hard to determine, though. I’m not sure if it was written in German or possibly Czech? It appears to be signed, “familie Michálek” or Mihálek?

Publisher M. Munk is possibly Max Munk or Marcus Munk; both first names are showing up on other websites. This will take some additional research. For now, this web author is off to make some German pastries, having been inspired by this postcard!

Divided back, artist-signed, used postcard. Circa 1920. Artist’s initials: “R.R.” Publisher: M. Munk, Wien, (M. Munk, Vienna) number 790. Geschützt. (Protected or copyrighted.)

Price: $15.00

New Year Moon

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Annieoakley

Divided back, embossed, used postcard. Outgoing postmark January 5, 1908 from Red Bluff, California. Incoming postmark January 6, 1908 in Stockton, California. Publisher: The International Postal Card Company, Chicago.

Price: $10.00

Running a little behind with getting posts up, so here’s another for the new year; heavily embossed with “A Happy New Year,” a very expressive crescent moon, and a nice geometric-style border. The sender wrote:

“Dear Georgia Belle. Recd both your letters. The postal that was written you had some truth in it and when I hear from Henleyville I will write you a long letter. Dont you worry about matters. If I dont get a letter Monday night I will write out there and then write you all about it. Give my love to all the folks. Good by, Aunt Lala. That postal was more to hurt you than anything. She came up here but is in Henleyville now.”

The card is addressed to: “Georgia Belle Blanchard, Stockton, California, H.S.B.C.”

Well, here’s a postcard message with some drama behind it! We hope that everything got sorted out and, most of all, that all hurt feelings were mended.

Henleyville is located in Tehama County, about 20 miles southwest of Red Bluff, but a quick online search is not showing any facts regarding current population. Around the time this postcard was written, it looks like the land supported the raising of poultry and sheep, according to a couple of old journals from 1903 and 1907. I couldn’t resist displaying this 1907 article (The American Sheep-Breeder and
Wool-Grower, Volume 27) by D.C. Beaman which was originally published in the Denver Post. It’s an eye witness account of a BIG LEAP.

Now on to the addressee of this postcard: A record of California births shows Georgia Belle Blanchard, born December 12, 1888 in Tehama County. Her parents are listed as Albert Simon Blanchard and Mary Catherine Burress. The 1900 Federal Census taken in Corning, Tehama County, shows Albert, born Maine, July 1849, occupation Farmer; his wife Mary K., born Missouri, January 1856; their daughters Nannie L. born December 1885, Laura[?] born July 1887, and Georgia Belle, confirming the birth record date here on this census. The Blanchard daughters were all born in California. Also in the household are Hugh Delaney, John Benson (both doing farm labor) and Jackson LeClair, machinist for the railroad. A little further up the page is an entry for another Blanchard family, that of Simon, wife Lura A. (the possible sender of our postcard?) and their children, Judson B., Lura B., Marie and Albert L. Blanchard.

On a last note, what is the “H.S.B.C.” in the postcard address? Wondering if this could stand for Humphreys Stockton Business College, which doesn’t seem to have been the official name of said college but Georgia Belle does show up in a number of city directories as Bookkeeper. Or if it was H.L.B.C. still nothing definite shows up online. Hmmm, a mystery.

Sources: The American Sheep-Breeder and
Wool-Grower, Volume 27. January 15, 1907. p. 568. Web accessed January 8, 2015. (Google eBook)

California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1900; Census Place: Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: 115; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1240115. (Ancestry.com)

Humphreys College. n.d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphreys_College (accessed January 9, 2015).

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Category Archives: Holidays

Accept All Good Wishes

St. Patrick’s Day Souvenir

How About This One?

For Lousia From Lucreta And Edia

All A-Tiptoe

For Ever And Aye

I Love You True

This Tender Task

Herzliche Neujahrsgrüße!

New Year Moon