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Central Park Boat House

May 8, 2010
Central Park Boat House

This card was made by the American Art Publishing Co., and appears to have been postmarked in 1913. The description reads: LAKE AND BOAT HOUSE, CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY “Central Park is one of the largest and most beautiful parks in the world. In it are a number of lakes and lagoons where boats [...]

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The Revere Room

May 1, 2010
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I’m not sure what vintage this postcard is, but it could be from the late ’30s. The description on the reverse reads: The Revere Room New York’s Smartest Bar and Restaurant Here you may see the famous murals depicting the life of Paul Revere. Open for breakfast, luncheon, dinner and supper-delicious meals at popular prices. [...]

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The New Hotel Victoria

April 20, 2010
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Another postcard from the Hotel Victoria, only this time it’s referred to as the “New” Hotel Victoria. This card was postmarked on January 4, 1950.

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Hotel Victoria

April 20, 2010
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I just like this postcard, the colors and the surrealistic design. Postmarked on the 4th of July, 1941, the card has this description on the back: The New and Beautiful HOTEL VICTORIA 51st Street and 7th Avenue, New York 26 floors of sunshine – courtesy – hospitality Accommodations for 1000 guests. All rooms and suites [...]

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Hotel Endicott

April 20, 2010
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The Hotel Endicott in New York City was opened in 1890, and featured such modern conveniences as electric lighting and steam heat. Of particular interest was the spectacular glass-roofed Palm Room, shown on this postcard marked 1917.

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The Buffalo Blues

April 14, 2010
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The Buffalo Blues were the Buffalo, New York Federal League baseball team, shown here in their second year, 1915. Called the Buffalo Buffeds the previous year, the team had been a minor league team prior to joining the new Federal League. This was the last major league baseball team based out of Buffalo.

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Brooklyn Tip-Tops

April 14, 2010
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This panoramic photograph shows the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, one of a handful of teams that played baseball in the short-lived Federal League. The photo was taken in 1914.

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New York Skyline

March 27, 2010
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Bearing a copyright date of 1917, this postcard shows a night time view of New York City as seen from Jersey City. The publisher of the card is the H.H. Tammen Co., a company with a very unusual emblem on the back. The Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City has a website that’s a [...]

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Loop the Loop

March 8, 2010
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From 1903, this photograph shows the “Loop the Loop” at Coney Island. And to think, even in those early days visitors had to “Beware of Pickpockets”!

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The Oriental Hotel

February 25, 2010
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Photographed in 1903, this is the Oriental Hotel, the most impressive of the three luxury hotels on Coney Island. Shortly after the turn of the century Coney Island began a transformation away from being a playground of the rich as more middle-class visitors began frequenting the area. The affluent patrons began to vacation elsewhere, the [...]

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Dueling with Wax Bullets

February 18, 2010
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Dueling with wax bullets in New York City, 1909. Imported from France in that year, the purpose of the .44 calibre bullets, fired from traditional French dueling pistols, was strictly for amusement. Their introduction at the New York Athletic Club was well received by members of the fencing department.

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Little Church Around the Corner

February 11, 2010
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Long known as “The Little Church around the Corner”, the Church of the Transfiguration in New York City was built in 1849. This beautiful postcard was published by the Illustrated Post Card & Co., a company active from 1905 to 1914. Their earlier cards, like this example, are known for their strong colors and for [...]

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Champion Bridge-Jumper of the World

February 10, 2010
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Funny, I didn’t even know there was a championship for bridge jumping. But before you get too excited, our fearless acrobat didn’t jump over bridges, he jumped off them. Steve Brodie (1863–1901) was a bookmaker in Brooklyn that had a real flair for self-promotion, claiming to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge on July 23, [...]

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Coney Island, 1898

February 8, 2010
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This lithograph from 1898 isn’t just busy, it’s also big, measuring over twenty feet in length. At the time, the festivities shown on this poster looked like a day of fun, but today would surely have liability lawyers sharpening their knives. The original, in the Library of Congress, has been assembled from a number of [...]

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