One of the addictions I have is to collect old postcards from yesterday’s history. I have them dating from the 1800s to the 70s. I do read them and these two, in particular were sent to my hometown of Alameda, California. They came from Australia from the same family in 1912. It was a nice surprise to see and read them.
With the Len-Artists challenge this week “Looking Back” I thought the cards would be appropriate. I see these as a historic piece of art, photography, and the writing… well… is beautiful. People wrote everything they could on these to send the news, and I am glad I get to read them. They are little architects of time that have changed communications throughout the years. Just think not to be able type and have the www. I remember those days well during my lifetime, but these postcard writers never thought of it. I still love a card in the mail although I am not very good at sending them *shame*, but it feels like the Fuller Brush Man just dropped off a gift for some crazy reason.
Little Note: I thought these would be good to share for a moment fun read while I change the theme on Tales. As it goes, WP has discontinued this particular one and it is now glitching a bit so changing hopefully will help that. You might see a couple of different themes here before I settle for one. I don’t pay for the Business plan so it will be another day of crapshooting it and hoping of a no fail changing it out.
In any case, enjoy the little postcards of life from back when.
Kathleen Jennette
18 responses to “~Looking Back~”
I am so glad someone, you, thought to include writings from the past. I save cards and it is amazing how you can gather the history of families from that communication. I often say..someday penmanship will be an art, much like calligraphy is for us now. Love this.
Indeed! I have so many and there is a romance to the day and skill of writing. Not like today at all.
GREAT selections. I love to see handwriting! A lost art.
I agree. I love to see great handwriting too. Is just beautiful.
Terrific choice Kathleen – altho I must admit I had trouble reading the really beautiful handwriting. It’s such a shame they are no longer teaching cursive writing in school. How will today’s kids write their names??
Yes, some of the words are really close together. I think the ink back when was fountain-like and spread which doesn’t help. It is a lost art.
These are lovely! It’s the sense of nostalgia that really does it for me. Thank you for sharing them.
I feel your pain with Wp themes. I’ve been thinking of changing mine and the thought of how much work it’s going to take…
I have been working it all day have got no where…ugh.
These are lovely examples of an almost forgotten custom. I have a collection of old postcards too, from the First World War. I don’t tend to add to it these days but I like to look at it occasionally and I’m always fascinated by the stories behind the messages, and I wonder if the soldiers who wrote or received these cards survived the war.
Yes. Its as if readers of these today will finish the stories.
You have a wonderful collection
Thank you
Those are lovely! I have a box of old postcards from my mother’s house which I really must go through.
Oh yes! Its fun to have a good read with them. That’s a treasure being they are from your mother!
How fun it must be to read through old postcards. 😊
It really takes one back to times different. 🙂
I am sure it does. 😊
Amazing! ❤️