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Monday, October 25, 2010

Found at my Uncles House & a Few Berlin Postcards



This postcard was sent from my Grandpa to my Great Grandparents. He was serving in the Navy during World War Two and had two days off, so they went to Georgia. It's postmarked from Savannah Beach, July 21 1945.


This was written to my Great Uncle from a local radio talk show host. His show was "The Bob Steele Show" on WTIC Radio (in Connecticut). Apparently he mentioned my Uncle & his "kids" (which were his baby goats) on his show. This was written in 1975.


This one has no writing or caption on the back. I have no idea who the men on the front are.


This has a Navy Sailor on the front. It is addressed to someone who's name I don't recognize, but it was never mailed and no message was written on it.

This is a postcard from my hometown. They were selling these at our town fair this year. It is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Berlin Railroad Station. It was built in 1900, so the 100th year anniversary was actually 10 years ago. As you can see, the back has a special postmark and railroad stamp.


Here is another postcard from my hometown. I bought this one at our town fair as well. It's celebrating the 225th anniversary of the incorporation of the town, 1785-2010. The front has a few photos of places around town. One the back there is a special postmark as well. The caption on the back says, "The 'Yankee Peddler' originated with the manufacture of tinware in Berlin, CT. This industry was the catalyst for other businesses on the three main streets of Berlin. Shown counterclockwise: Worthington Ridge (formerly Main St), Berlin; East Berlin; and Kensington".

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Found these too..

Here are some more I found in a box at my Great Uncle's house!


I originally thought this was one a photo, since it's really thick & shiny, but its actually a postcard. I don't know who the little girl is, or the significance of her. Kind of reminds me of an easter dress & basket!


I'm not sure what these are actually called, but I always called them radio calling cards. After you contacted someone on your radio, you would send them one of your cards. I guess it's not really a postcard, but I'm posting it anyway!


This one has a photo of the Yankee Office in Dublin, NH. It says on the back that it's a set of 6, one from each New England State. You could buy them individually for 25 cents each, or get them free with a magazine subscription to Yankee Magazine.

I have a few from this same place. They took a skiing trip here one year, and I found all the photos along with the post cards!


Here's another one from the skiing trip.


And another :)


This one is from Great Hill Lake, in Cobalt, Connecticut. My family used to own a lake house there. But that was sold a while ago, and now we just own a lot there that we would like to build another cabin on.


Here's another one of Great Hill Lake.


This one is from the Berkshire Inn, located in Great Barrington Massachusetts. Looks like a nice little place to stay! I didn't bother blurring the address, because this is from 1941.


Another one from Great Barrington, Massachusetts!


This one was sent from some of my Uncle's friends from Bruxelles aka Brussels, Belgium. I'm not sure who they are, or what they were doing in Belgium. But this was apparently sent in 1935, so again not blurring the address.


This one was sent from Great Barrington, Massachusetts in 1947. Most likely from the skiing trip :)