Colourpicture Publishers, Inc. was a prominent publisher and printer of linen view cards in the United States. It was situated on Newbury Street with a factory at 76a Atherton Street. From 1938 to 1969, the company was based in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In addition to linen view cards, they expanded their...
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
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The Arnold Hotel of Miami Beach, Florida was situated by the ocean at 86th Street.
Most exclusive in the North Beach section of Miami Beach, also with a private beach, but more importantly, only Gentile Clientele.
Harry A. Brown was the owner of the hotel and in November 1942 agreed to rent the entire hotel to the army....
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Jun
The Tichnor Brothers Inc. was a Boston-based firm known for its postcards. It was an American graphic arts and printing company that operated from 1908 to 1987. They were based in 251 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts. They published approximately 25,000 office proofs of color postcards with often with a linen...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Falmouth Associates, The Moors, Falmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts A Carefully Restricted Community With golf, tennis, boating and bathing.
The Moors was an exclusive community that prohibited the sale of property to Jewish individuals. It consisted of 60 homes located in and around Elm Road in Falmouth. The community...
Monday, June 24, 2024
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Founded in 1922, it originally operated as Midwest Map Co., producing maps and postcards. However, map production ceased in the 1950s.
The company then became MWM Color Press.
In the 1980s, they acquired Dexter Press from Pearl River, New York, leading to the name change to MWM Dexter.
Dexter Press is credited with creating...
Thursday, June 20, 2024
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Jun
Postcard with a printed image of a two people speaking with a seeming Yiddish accent. It seems that one person confesses on his death bed that he swindled the other and the other obviously knew because he is the one who poisoned him.Stereotype of betrayal and untrustworthiness
Artist: Stanley Herbert, S.H.
Publisher:...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
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Jun
Stanley Herbert was a British illustratorBorn: 27 June 1905, Oldham, Lancashire, England Died: 1 January 1967 (aged 61)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Image license: CC BY-SA 4.0
Check these postcards from this artist:
I've been poisoned
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Jun
Hutson Brothers Limited, a firm specializing in printing and publishing, was established at 146 London Road, Croydon, Surrey, Great Bitain.
In 1904, Percy Hutson began his journey with the Pictorial Postcard Company as a sales agent while residing in Cornwall. The company's liquidation in 1908 prompted Percy and his...
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Postcard with a printed image of three clothed pigs seated on a bench. They have stereotypical Jewish features, including curled payot and protruding noses. In Jewish religious texts, pigs symbolize filth and abomination, and Judaism forbids the consumption of pork. The portrayal of the Jewish men as pigs was...
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Eduard Buettner & Company a German postcard publisher based in Berlin. The company was active from 1880 until they closed their postcard publishing in 1906. Here are some key details about the company:
Inception: The company was established 1880
Dissolution: Closed their postcard business by mid 1906 and announced...
Saturday, June 1, 2024
The Adolph Selige Publishing Company was an American postcard publisher based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company was active in the early 20th century and is known for its wide range of postcards. Here are some key details about the company:
Inception: The company was established on May 23, 1905. Dissolution: It...