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Whitman's Phototypes - Up the Woods
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Other States Card List. A Whitman’s Phototype is a black and white postcard produced circa.1937-1945 and printed on a Collotype Press. They were preceded by an earlier series (1931-1937) simply identified as Colortypes, Williamsport, Pa. although in the same black and white format. Whitman’s Phototypes were published by Harry M. Whitman of Canton, Pennsylvania, a small town in the southwestern corner of rural Bradford County. Whitman’s Phototypes were produced through approximately 1945 when changing tas...
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1936 Spring Floods - Up the Woods
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News outlets printed a number of black and white postcards showing the flooding. Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C. postcards are credited to the International News Service. New England views sometimes show other publishers and some are numbered. Most are just identified as to location. Capital Air Field Submerged By Potomac River. Flood in North Andover, March 20, 1936. Flood Scene Near Starrett Mill, Miller River. Flood Scene On Nashua River. Flood At Post Office And Washington Square. Rescue ...
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Commodore Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie - Up the Woods
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Commodore Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie. Commodore Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie. September 10, 1813. As his original flagship. Ackley, E.B. Bosselman, A.C. New York, NY. Caldwell, W.N. Cardinell, John D. Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, 1926. Commercial Color Card Co. B&W Printed on Thin Stock. Printed by American News in Germany. DuPont, E.I. 1913 Centennial Commemorative Postcards. Hamm, M.E. Hauck, Tillie J. Herbster, H.A. Lange, G.G. Leighton, Hugh C. Reynolds, B.S. New York, NY.
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1889 Johnstown PA Flood - H.W. Storey - Up the Woods
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1889 Johnstown PA Flood - H.W. Storey. 1889 Johnstown PA Flood - H.W. Storey. The center of the Johnstown business district, its surrounding industry and scores of homes were largely damaged or destroyed. Immediate rescue and relief efforts were slowed because of the extent of the destruction but eventually help and supplies arrived to assist the city in its recovery, a recovery that took years to complete. Storey, H.W. 1889 Flood: South Fork Dam - Inside View. Storey, H.W. 1889 Flood: Break in Dam.
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Tombstones, Grave Markers, and Monuments - Up the Woods
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If Tombstones Could Talk. Tombstones, Grave Markers, and Monuments. The term tombstone is used in a general form and refers to any tombstone, grave marker or monument regardless of size, shape or composition. Illustrations are my own photographs or scanned historical postcards. Allison Tombstone, Presbyterian Cemetery, Port Carbon, Pennsylvania. The Powell Squib Factory Disaster Monument, Shawnee Cemetery, Plymouth, Pennsylvania. A Triple Grave, Eastern Cemetery, Portland Maine.
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Towanda - Up the Woods
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For all the postcards produced in the divided back and white border eras, Towanda fared far less well in the linen era. The David Wilmot Hotel exists on a linen postcard; the other examples seen being generic postcards where major publishers offered stock designs for insertion of any town’s name in a given spot or on a pennant. Often times they were humor oriented. My known checklist follows. On The Beautiful Susquehanna". Holcombe, H.L. Looking North From River Bridge. Towanda, Pa. from Table Rock.
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International News Service W.C.A. Series 145 - Up the Woods
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International News Service W.C.A. Series 145 and 146. International News Service W.C.A. Series 145 and 146. Series 145 Check List. Series 146 Check List. International News Service W.C.A. Series 145. A Zeppelin Bomb Explosion at Antwerp. Belgium's Scattered Army Reassembled. Marching to Meet the Enemy. Scenes in Belgium After the Battle of Haelen. French Infantry Running Forward To Take Up Fresh Positions. Belgian Troops in Action Round Louvain. France's Principal Occupation of Belgium. The Reality of War.
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Illustrated Postal Card Coal Mining Set - Up the Woods
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Illustrated Postal Card Coal Mining Set. Illustrated Postal Card Coal Mining Set 584. Illustrated Postal Card from New York was a major producer of both undivided and divided back postcard sets issued circa. 1901-1915. Series 584 is a sixteen view set depicting the anthracite coal mining process both above and below ground. Interestingly 584-1 is the same colliery pictured in Tuck Series 2516. Image side imprints are in red ink and all begin with Coal Mining; . Coal Mining; Hauling Away The Slate.
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Daily Mail War Photographs - Up the Woods
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Daily Mail War Photographs. Daily Mail War Photographs. The postcards were issued in sets of eight postcards. Each is identified by a series number and a chronological running number (i.e. Series 2, No. 9). Oddly, series numbers were printed in both Roman and Arabic numerals. Whether this was inconsistency or multiple printings has not been determined. Wounded Tommy To The Photographer "I'm Not A German! Church Service Before Battle. British Heavy Gun In Action. Helping An Ambulance Through The Mud.
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Disasters - Up the Woods
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1889 Johnstown PA Flood - H.W. Storey. Read more: 1889 Johnstown PA Flood - H.W. Storey. 1915 Erie, PA Flood. Read more: 1915 Erie, PA Flood. Read more: 1936 Spring Floods. The Great New England Hurricane of 1938. Read more: The Great New England Hurricane of 1938. Disaster at the Canadian Soo,. June 9, 1909. Read more: Disaster at the Canadian Soo, June 9, 1909.