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Thanksgiving Greeting

November 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

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A Thanksgiving Greeting via the Schifferli Postcard Project! The post card front features an embossed gold-outlined turkey with a short note that is dated 11/12/06.  It begins “My dear Will”, the rest is in German. As ever – translations welcome. Thanksgiving Day of 1906 was celebrated on Thursday November 29th. [...]

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Buffalo Ellicott Square Post Card 1904

September 14th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Old Paper

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Another in a series of Schifferli postcards, this one features Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N.Y.
Named in honor of expert surveyor Joesph Ellicott, who laid out the radial plan of the City of Buffalo in 1804, the Ellicott Square Building on Main Street was the largest office building in existence when [...]

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Buffalo Lafayette Square Post Card 1905

July 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Old Paper

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The Schifferli-postcard-project continues!
We have here a PCK #1125 Buffalo, NY postcard featuring the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the center of Lafayette Square.  The buildings pictured from left to right are:  the original Buffalo Public Library, the Hotel Lafayette and the Mooney and Brisbane Building.

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Fourth of July 1906 Post Card

July 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Old Paper

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Daniel here:  Happy 4th of July everyone… Here’s a postcard from over 100 years ago, today.
Today we are all kicking it in Hartville OH, family-style, so it’s only appropriate that this piece has some familial background. Mother has some details, so I’ll let her fill you in…

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