The Davidson Monument, Oregon Caves (postcard)

Vintage real photo postcard. The Davidson Monument, Oregon Caves, Oregon.

Vintage Reveries, Porterville, California

Real photo postcard, Porterville, California. One can see the driver's hand, but where's the face?

Liege

A postcard, and photo (I have posted the portrait before), from Liège, Belgium. I bought the card in Amsterdam.

Reichenbach Falls

A real photo postcard, front and back, of the Reichenbach Falls (famous for its Sherlock Holmes tie-in, among other reasons). I procured the card from a vendor at a flea market in Amsterdam, September 2018.

Latourell, Oregon

 

This postcard appears to be a modern creation, taken from a WWI-era card. But Latourell is an evocative place, at once inhabited, but with ghost town patches. Its lanes have known my footfalls. 

Cat, Monkey, Eagle

On the Way to Reno

 

On the Way to Reno

2016

for 2016 and the new year. Or maybe an early St. Patrick's Day.

The Kibitzer, 1947

 

Hungary 1988

A friend of mine on a European trip mailed me this postcard from Hungary on May 22, 1988, not too long before the fall of the Eastern bloc. He opened it, "Greetings, from behind the curtain!" 

Un bon-vivant

A kind of risqué Arcimboldo. 

Sadhu

Tijuana

Tijuana, Mexico, 1940s

A Fly Time Scene, Polson, Montana

A Fly Time Scene, Polson, Montana, by William Standing

Bucket of Blood Saloon, Virginia City, Nevada

The Bucket of Blood saloon is still around.

When You are Away from Athens do You Have Another Girl

A century since the start of World War I

Written and mailed on July 30, 1914, two days shy of 100 years ago, and two days after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War I:  July 28, 1914.

Winnemucca Nevada

On one occasion I had a superb meal at a Basque-owned hotel in Winnemucca, including lamb, potatoes, and fresh bread, as I recall.  This card looks to be from around the heyday of the Rat Pack, although they would more likely have been spotted in Vegas.

My Shape iss short: My luf iss long

More pseudo-Dutch humor.

A Hammock built for Two

Singapore 1987

Dad card, Singapore, 1987

Body:  Dear J., the wildest week yet -- First to the elephant roundup at Surin, Thailand, then to Bangkok -- Started to Singapore on train -- train stopped middle of night -- sat there on train more than 2 days -- A friend and I got fed up and took a taxi driving thru quite a lot of water to the next town -- Then series of 3 buses to Hatyai -- Which had had 6 feet of water in streets but receded leaving streets filled wi piles of refuse thrown out by the casual Thais -- Then luckily got a flite to Sing. only to have my reserv. cancelled this AM so will lose my time in Seoul but am grateful to the Great Spirit that the train wasn't wrecked.  Its very hot here but have found a nice dorm for 5.00 (Sing.) daily -- about 2.70 -- Had wonderful at mad Abdullah's cave down the St (Lunch) this place run by Arabs who are very nice.  Hope things smooth out -- slept in pol. sta. in sm. town wi corpse drowned  policeman

Dad