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A Sailor, his girlfriend and the Great White Fleet, c. 1910
Of the five post cards I walked away with from the antique store in Indiana I found this one the most interesting. First of all the artwork is fantastic. The colors are still stunning even though the card is postmarked February 23, 1910! The edging of the card is a metallic gold. My scan does […]
Woodrow Wilson, America’s Great War President
Originally posted on My Take:
One hundred years ago today World War One began. The President of the US in 1914 was Woodrow Wilson. http://www.rymaszewski.iinet.net.au/3maps.html Woodrow Wilson was a committed Christian from a Presbyterian background. It was not a secret that his faith guided his politics. Wilson’s best known for a couple of things. First,…
King Armored Machine Gun Car US_postcard
I found this postcard in an antique store in Indiana. I’ve not seen anything like it in my limited searches. It appears to be a US manufactured King armored car. The King Armored Car was manufactured by the Armored Motor Car Company (AMC). It was the first American armored vehicle, and was ordered by the United States Marine Corps in 1915 for […]
WW2 American Army Postcards
On a trip southward through Indiana I picked up these three postcards at an antique store. All three deal with men in the US Army either right before our entry into World War 2 or during. I selected them over others because they have writing on the back and were clearly sent to friends or […]
The Oeffag Albatros D III
I’ve been a bit busy as of late and have not posted on this blog for a while. I hope to back soon but in the meantime I hope my readers will enjoy this guest blog from my friend Paul, a bit of an authority on WW1 airplanes. Enjoy! An often overlooked theater in […]
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