A.d. Nineteentwentyeight's photos

Katy Flyer, Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ry.

Katy Flyer, Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ry.

04 Feb 2010 1 317
1910
Mandy, Bake dem Taters Right

Mandy, Bake dem Taters Right

04 Feb 2010 260
1910 Yes, those are sweet potatoes, not chicken parts. This image is heartbreaking now, but at the time it may have been thought to be funny or even nostalgic. My guess is that it was meant to be an ordinary view of rural life.
St. Patrick's Academy, Paris, Texas

St. Patrick's Academy, Paris, Texas

04 Feb 2010 399
A Catholic school?
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scan0017

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Curious leather postcard

Curious leather postcard

04 Feb 2010 276
Yes, this is a postcard. It was stamped and delivered. Date and writing has worn off. The quotation is from a poem by Thomas More. Was this meant to also be used as a bookmark?
U.S.S. Pennsylvania

U.S.S. Pennsylvania

04 Feb 2010 1 361
Peking

Peking

04 Feb 2010 280
The card was cut by someone wanting to collect the possibly exotic foreign stamp.
White Leghorns

White Leghorns

04 Feb 2010 1 335
Can someone explain the joke to me?
I Can't Tell Why I Love You

I Can't Tell Why I Love You

04 Feb 2010 286
Embroidered postcard

Embroidered postcard

04 Feb 2010 308
The top part where it says 1918 is a flap, allowing something to go in the pouch. Wouldn't anything fall out during mail processing?
Grace Church, Dallas, Texas

Grace Church, Dallas, Texas

04 Feb 2010 342
1911 A peculiar architectural style. I wonder if that building still stands.
Cooper High School, Cooper, Texas

Cooper High School, Cooper, Texas

04 Feb 2010 342
Excuse the poor quality.
M.E. Church, Sulphur, Okla.

M.E. Church, Sulphur, Okla.

04 Feb 2010 1 288
What style is this? Gothic Revival?
Looking North on Bois D'Arc Street,Tyler, Texas

Looking North on Bois D'Arc Street,Tyler, Texas

03 Feb 2010 259
Postmarked 1909. Are those railroad or trolley tracks? Did Tyler have trolleys back then?
Back in my day, we could mail a postcard for a penny

Back in my day, we could mail a postcard for a pen…

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