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Saturday, March 26, 2016

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Vintage St. Patrick's Day

I don't come across old St. Patrick's Day postcards very often - but these three are sweet and wistful.

"Tho' far from home
Thy children roam
Our hearts can never stray.
Here's love to thee
Dear Old Countree,
On this St. Patrick's Day!"

GOOD LUCK
They say a horse shoe
brings Good Luck,
To those with Bad Luck troubled,
I'm sending TWO to-day, that you
May find your Good Luck DOUBLED.

The Maid of Erin
Erin Go Bragh
COME BACK TO ERIN
Come back to Erin Mavourneen, Mavourneen, Come back Aroonto the land of my birth: Come with the shamrocks and Springtime Mavourneen, And its Killarney shall ring with our mirth. Sure when we left ye to beautiful England, Little we thought of the lone winter days, Little we thought of the hush of the starshine Over the Mountain and bluffs and the brays! Then come back to Erin Mavourneen, Mavourneen, Come back again to the land of my birth - Come back Mavourneen, Mavourneen And its killarney shall ring with our mirth.
You can hear this tune on Youtube

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Vintage Valentine's Postcards

I don't think my husband feels he needs to buy me a Valentine's card because I buy my own. The vintager the better!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

"True Love Be my Valentine"
Postmarked 1911 To: Lillie Smith Boyertown A.T.D. No. 2 Marysville, Pa "Guess who?"

"Do not doubt my true intentions, only be - My Valentine"
Nash 1909 To: Lillie Smith, Marysville, Pa. "VALENTINE LOVER SERIES"

"To my Valentine"
To: Lillie Smith Marysville. "EG"

"Love's Young Sweet Dream"
Postmarked unreadable. To: Miss Lillie Smith, Boyertown, Pa.
Message: How about Sun.(?) A nice cool place. Was it not. Will be out Wed. Eve. Yours Jesse.

Ain't you glad you found me" To Lillie Smith Boyertown, Pa. Message: I guess you know I am glad I found you. (unsigned)

"I dinks dot you vas von goot girl."
Postmarked 1908 To: Miss Anna Barker 400 W. Staffords St. Germantown, Pa.

"JIM. J-ingling, ringing wedding Bell. I-n every ring a story you tell. M-aking merry beau and belle."

"MY FANCY. IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME TRUE, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (blue).
IF YOU DO NOT LOVE ME QUITE, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (white).
IF FOR ME YOUR LOVE IS DEAD, SEND ME BACK THIS BOW OF (red).
IF YOU DO NOT CARE A JOT, SEND ME BACK THE JOLLY LOT."

"To My Valentine. Two hearts that Beat as one."
To: Mr. Arden. S. Bloomfield Iowa. Signed M.R.

"GIRLIE Dear, My heart beats faster When I think of your sweet name; May I hope that as you read this, Yours for mine may do the same?"

"Red Roses True Love. Roses speak love The whole world through, That is why I send Roses red to you."

"To my Valentine. I send this token just to tell That nought my heart shall sever Tho' oceans wide we two divide, I'll love you dear for ever." Postmarked 1910 Lynn, Massachusetts To: Mrs. Gertrude Hopkins Dexter Maine. Message reads Dear Trudie - I guess you think I never give you a thought but I think of you a great many times but I am awful lazy in writing to my friends but I hope this card will bring my love to you. I think you ever so much for the pretty card you sent me. With lots of love and best wishes Delia.

"To My Valentine. This simple card of Greetings comes upon this day so fair To bring good wishes from a friend Who's longing to be there." To Murry(?) Doliver(?) from Mary Haught

More Vintage Valentine's

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Grandpa's Wallet

Sunday afternoon and I decide to organize a cupboard. I'm not very good at organizing because I always find something that interests and sidetracks me!
I came upon the foldout portion of my Grandpa Hawes' wallet. It's like his time capsule - what he carried with him in 1958 when he was bit younger than I am now.

Photos of his kids
My Dad on the left and Uncle Bill on the right (very early 1940s?)

From Grandpa's Wallet

Uncle Bill on the left, my Dad on the right (mid 1940s?)

There were only a handful of photos and this one that he chose to carry - it was hidden behind the one of his sons and is dated on the back August 1940 HAHAHA

My Grandma's photo. I believe this photo was from the late 1920s so would have been a thirty year old photo in the late 1950s!

I've seen this baby before but I need help identifying him/her.

One of his hunting trips (I think he's the one second from the left).

Aunt Lee and Uncle Bill (mid 1950s)

Calendar (front)

(back)

Voting Information

Insurance Information

Business card (I have no idea what a Forwarding Company is)

1957 Puget Sound Naval Base Association Membership card

13th Naval District, Local No. 8 Retirement Association Member Certificate 1957

Red Cross Card (front)

(Back - this was long expired in the late 50s!)

Grandpa - I was glad to find this glimpse in to your life!

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Mid Century Christmas Cousins

I have more color slides from the large lot I acquired last spring; I would love to be able to identify this family. I believe they lived in the Puyallup area. In particular, there are two girls that are photographed in many other slides found in this lot (Halloween, their Christmas trees/gifts, with a WSU t-shirt wearing boy, and Easter Finery.)
I'm supposing these are cousins or very close family friends - they spent many Christmases together in the 1950s / early 1960s.

They are so cute!

The kneeling girl in the red jumper and the seated girl in front of her appear in many of the slides I acquired. It's possible their names are Nancy and Patty (based on some Christmas gifts in other slides) - I will refer to them as Nancy and Patty in the below slides. The red-headed boy is also easy to pick out in these slides.

Nancy and Patty are back/right and the girl behind the doll.

Nancy and Patty are standing in the center and seated on the right.

Nancy and Patty are standing on the right.

Nancy and Patty are standing in the back row left and standing in the middle row right.

This is the same year - the girl with the green skirt marries the young man in the center back according to some other slides from this large lot.

Sadly this is a poor slide but the cousins now include the next generation so I really wanted to include it. Nancy and Patty are wearing a blue blouse and a red blouse (I think). This slide was labeled 1962.

Do you recognize anyone in these slides?

Monday, December 21, 2015

Mid Century Christmas Trees and Gifts

These 1950s Christmas color slides are fun. I still have not identified the family/ies but their Christmases are suburban baby-boomer style and I love it!!

Shiny aluminum Christmas Tree!

I think if you did not have a shiny aluminum Christmas tree, you loaded it down with tinsel!

"Patty" "Bill"

"Nancy" "Bill"

I really love the vintage ornaments on this tree!

I can imagine how excited these girls were to get brand new roller skates! Their names are possibly Nancy and Patty.

Close ups of gifts under the trees:

Pink poodle toy, bear (wind up?)

Record player (it appears to be sized for 45s), Santa boot with candy cane, salt and pepper set

Airplane, and at least two fire trucks, Cowboy Jr. Cap Pistol

Ballerina doll, Skunk, Cowboy Jr. Cap Pistol, Fire trucks

Record player?, Dolls, teddy bears, mixer?

Lincoln Logs, teapot?, football, toy gun? something with Mickey Mouse on it, Betty Crocker Junior Baking Kit, doctor kit?

JC Higgins Model 20 Pump Acton 12 Gauge Shotgun, clock (radio?) axe

Doll, Kodalite FlashHolder, Cat!, Target shooting game, Monopoly, purse

The Visible Man, red purse, Campus Sweater, sewing machine, wind up bear, typewriter, drill, leather case

Female names in this collection are Nancy and Patty, One of the males is Bill - I assume these are the children but could be the parent names as well? I think they lived in the Puyallup area.