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The Lake, public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the lake within the public gardens shaded by mature trees. A boat of people are rowing towards a channel on the right of the island in the center of the postcard. Buildings can be seen in the ba... More

Panoramic View of College Point, N.Y.

The Mall & Park St. Church, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the busy pedestrian mall adjacent to the commercial area of Park Street in Boston with the edge of The Common on the left. The spires of the Park Street Church can be seen in the background behi... More

Harvard Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows a steel girder bridge crossing the Charles River, with pedestrians, horse and wagon, and elevated railcars crossing. A bridge guardtower and small shed for Boston Elevated Railways Co. Div.s are ... More

The Charles River & boat houses, Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows recreational boating on the Charles River with Norumbega Park recreation area along the shoreline. F34780 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 6996a.

The Lake Drive, Lakewood, N. J.

[New Jersey National Guard training camp]

Postcard photo showing artillery gun crews firing. Copyright by David Goldberg, Newark, N.J. No. 19. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: New Jersey; Military tra... More

Custis Lee Mansion, Arlington, Virginia

Postcard shows the front of Arlington House, also known as the Custis Lee House in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. F 34926 U.S. Copyright Office. P. A. 238a. Copyright 1905 by The Rotograph Co.

Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mt., Chattanooga, Tenn.

Shamokin, PA. looking south west and north

Postcard shows a view of the city of Shamokin from atop a culm bank. J 33360 U.S. Copyright Office. Division of Prints No. 42657. Item Includes descriptive text. Written on the verso: Souvenir Mail Card. Writt... More

Commonwealth Ave. & hotel, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the Vendome Hotel on the far left with horses, wagons and cargo. The long stretch of Commonwealth Avenue is divided by a grassy mall, a glimpse of residential houses can be seen through the trees... More

The Capitol, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph Co.

Lake Carasalijo, Lakewood, N. J.

U.S. Navy Yard -- Portsmouth, N.H.

On image: AM. Eng. Co., Boston. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 24, 1905. Dear Beatrice, The conference is postpon... More

The Hotel Wentworth, New Castle, N.H.

No. 13500. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Aug. 8, 1905. Annex [lines drawn on card to indicate which building is the annex] My dear Beatrice, A few... More

Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N. J.

The public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows equestrian statue of George Washington, by Thomas Ball in the center of the garden near the Arlington Gate. Walking paths are lined with flowerbeds, trees, park benches and pedestrians. F35113 U... More

Thomas Circle, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph Co.

Temple of Fame & Arlington Mansion, Arlington, Virginia

The Casino, Atlantic City, N. J.

[Portraits of envoys at the Portsmouth Peace Conference, Baron Komura ...

Copyrighted 1905 by Nellie B. Van Slingerland. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth, US. Aug. 29, 1905. In memory of a battle fo... More

Portsmouth, N.H., Rivermouth Landing

No. 13499. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter Lilly. Text reads: Aug. 8, 1905. My dear Lilly. This is the landing at which the Japanese are expected to disembark shortly befo... More

The Charles River from Weston Bridge, Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows recreational boating on the Charles River with boathouses and Norumbega Park along the shoreline. F35112 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 6995a.

Mt. Beacon, N.Y. & Incline R.R.

Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N. J.

Greetings from Portsmouth, N.H. -- Gov. Benning Wentworth mansion. Bui...

No. 223. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Aug. 17, 1905. Hotel Wentworth, New Hampshire. Dear Lilly, There's fine weather again after the rain. It is sa... More

Russia and Japanese peace envoys in session. Portsmouth Navy Yard, 190...

Photograph shows envoys seated around a table, left to right: Sato; Takahira; Komura; Otchai; Adachi; Korostovetz; De Rosen; Witte; Navohoff; and Plancon. On image: Copyright 1905 Nat'l. Press Association. Pos... More

City market, San Antonio, Tex. postcard

Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph...

Park St. subway entrance, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows pedestrians and three entrances to the Boston subway on commercial area of Park Street. F34781 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7014a.

St. Johns Church. Chapel erected 1732, present church 1808

No. 222. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter Lilly. Text reads: Aug. 14, 1905. Both Russians and Japanese were at church yesterday. The Russians attended Christ Epicopal Churc... More

U.S. Navy Yard -- Portsmouth, N.H.

Written on image: AM Eng. Co., Boston. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Aug. 9, 12 p.m. Dear Lilly. Hotel is full of guests, including one Chinaman who ... More

Hotel Wentworth, New Castle, N.H. Home of Russian and Japanese Plenipo...

Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 24, 1905. Dear Ma. Card received. Doubt whether I shall be at home at end of week. Edmund.

Henderson's Point prior to excavation -- Portsmouth, N.H.

Written on image: AM Eng. Co., Boston. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth. Aug. 10. Dear Beatrice. I get up about 6:30 a.m. and go to b... More

Lake McDonald, near the summit of the Rocky Mountains, Flathead Co., M...

Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the granite obelisk of the Bunker Hill Monument and outbuildings through the trees. Bunker Hill Monument is on Breed's Hill in Boston, it is a National Historic Landmark commemorating the Battle ... More

Sheep in Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows herd of sheep grazing in the foreground and people strolling on the grassy hill beyond. F34788 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7028a. A country park created in Boston by Frederick Law Olmsted.

[New Jersey National Guard training camp]

Postcard photo of group of soldiers lying on grass in front of tents, facing camera. Copyright by David Goldberg, Newark, N.J. No. 6. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tr... More

Russian-Japanese Peace Conference building -- Portsmouth, N.H.

Written on image: AM Eng. Co., Boston. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Aug. 10, 7:30 a.m. Wentworth Hotel, Portsmouth. Dear Ma, The conference began yester... More

Copley Square looking west, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the busy Copley Square with streetcars, and horse and carriages. The square is bounded by the Boston Public Library, Old South Church, and residences. F34927 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7024a.

Hotel Wentworth, New Castle, N.H.

Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth. Aug. 30, 1905. Dear Ma. Have been exceedingly busy since writing last, as you will have observed from this... More

[Portraits of envoys at the Portsmouth Peace Conference, Baron Komura ...

Copyrighted 1905 by Nellie B. Van Slingerland. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth, Aug. 15, 1905. Dear Ma - These are excellent li... More

The Common from Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows junction of two paths on the Common, each lined with park benches of people reading newspapers and pedestrians. A fountain is in the center of the photo among the trees. F34922 U.S. Copyright Of... More

Boylston St. from Park Square, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows vicinity of Park Square with pedestrians and horse and carriages along commercial intersection of Boylston Street and fenced woods of public gardens. F35121 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7015a.

The lake & bridge, public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the suspension pedestrian bridge crossing the lake within the Public Gardens. A swan boat is headed toward the bridge, the swan boating dock with an awning and flag is on the right shoreline with... More

Main Street, Kalispell, Montana

Brief sketch of "Uncle" Dan Turner

Postcard shows full length portrait of Dan Turner seated before a backdrop of the ocean, holding a rifle. Image is accompanied by a brief biography. F44728 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1906, by Daniel Turn... More

American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Co's "Central Works," Lebanon, P...

Postcard shows iron and steel comapny's factories and grounds. H 85035 U.S. Copyright Office. Division of Prints No. 43266 Copyright by Luther G. Harpel. Souvenir Mail Card.

Dock scene, New Bedford, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows a landscape of piers and wharves in a busy shipyard; buildings on the far left, and sign "City Wharf". F40273 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 203.

Lake Massasecum, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows view of Lake Massasecum near Bradford, New Hampshire. H84569 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.H. Johnson, Bradford, N.H.

Hughes, Hearst, Heaven or Hell? It's up to you

Political postcard showing bust-portraits of Republican Charles E. Hughes (left) and Democrat William R. Hearst (right), candidates in the New York Governor race of 1906. H83538 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyrigh... More

Souvenir of Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Massachusetts. - Waltham W...

Postcard is a collage of three small photographs of the Waltham Watch Factory and six views of the interior workings of the Eight Day Watch, the original model. Waltham Watch Company also known as American Walt... More

Fort Rodman, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows exterior front and side elevation of granite block of Fort Rodman, with two wood outbuildings and the Clark Point Lighthouse. F40270 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 205.

Fort Rodman, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows exterior front elevation of granite block fort, centered on entrance, cannon to the right of the entrance, wooden outbuilding to the left, and top of the lighthouse above the roofline. Fort Rodma... More

State House, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows front and side elevation of Massachusetts State House with surrounding monuments and Beacon Hill neighborhood. F40280 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 100.

Panoramic view of Stroudsburg, PA., from Colbert's Hill

Cleveland Soup, 1893. Strikes = Lock-outs = No work / Leon Barritt.

Postcard for the American Protective Tariff League shows a bowl labeled "Cleveland Soup, 1893". The words "free trade" and "lest we forget" appear to the left and right of the bowl, a spoon "democracy" rests in... More

Panorama view from "Inspiration Point", Du Bois Drive, Mount Manotonom...

Postcard shows a view of Hallstead, Pennsylvania. Panorama consists of five images. J 42799 U.S. Copyright Office. Division of Prints No. 42940.

Public Library, Copley Sq., Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the Boston Public Library across Copley Square, the surrounding neighborhood, pedestrians, street cars, and horse and carriages. F40282 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 103.

Cor (i.e., Corner) Purchase & Union Sts., New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows busy commercial corner of Purchase and Union Streets in downtown New Bedford with trolley car and pedestrians. F40274 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 204.

Dock scene, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows naval ship at dock, Navy Yard buildings near the piers, the Mystic River, ships and Boston in the background. F40265 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 312.

Charlestown Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows Charlestown Bridge crossing the Charles River, with elevated rail streetcars on the upper level and small boats in front of the bridge on the river. The swing bridge is the easternmost bridge on ... More

Edward H. Mitchell - A carload of grapes from California

Postcard shows montage of farm workers in a vineyard standing inside a horse-drawn cart as a rail car marked "S.P.R.R. 81424" rolls past carrying a gigantic bunch of grapes. 21522 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrig... More

U. S. S. Illinois, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows people on a thoroughfare with a tree lined divide in the Navy yard, a naval ship in dock on the right. F40268 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 311.

Panoramic view of Connecticut valley / by A. R. Levering.

Postcard shows panoramic view of Connecticut River meandering past a church. F 43303 U.S. Copyright Office.

Hearst in war, Hearst in peace, Hearst in the hearts of his countrymen

Political postcard showing three bust-portraits of Democrat William R. Hearst, unsuccessful candidate against Charles E. Hughes, in the New York Governor race of 1906. Upper left side of card shows a fist "just... More

Harper's Ferry, W.Va., from Maryland Heights

Postcard showing panoramic view of the town of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. Includes Virginia and the Shenandoah River to the left; and the Potomac River and Maryland to the right, with bridges, including the... More

View of Randolph-Macon Woman's College, College Park, Lynchburg, Virgi...

Postcard shows the campus of Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia. F 46088 U.S. Copyright Office.

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the Harvard College commons with the Gore Hall Library centered in the background. F40281 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 145.

How many have you sent? / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with Uncle Sam at center drowning in the "Souvenir Post Card Craze", surrounded by scenes from the North Pole, North Africa, Hell, and with Robinson Crusoe on a desert isla... More

Mt. Kearsarge & Keyser [i.e. Kezar] Lake

Postcard shows view of Mt. Kearsarge and Kezar Lake near North Sutton, New Hampshire. H84570 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.H. Johnson, Bradford, N.H.

Panoramic view, looking north, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows a rooftop view of downtown New Bedford, centered on the First Baptist Church on Williams Street with commercial streets, business signs, church steeples, and on the right the harbor wharves. F402... More

Lighthouse The Nubble Island, York Beach, ME

Postcard shows the Nubble lighthouse station on York Beach, a small rocky island in Maine, with a row boat crossing between coasts. F40517 U.S. Copyright Office.

Interior Fort Rodman, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows abandoned interior courtyard of Fort with granite block construction. Fort Rodman is located on Clarks Point, the southernmost point of the city which sticks out into Buzzards Bay. Not visible ... More

Panoramic view looking east, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows rooftop view of New Bedford looking towards the Harbor. F40283 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 201.

Panoramic view of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and Second and Third...

Panoramic view of Stroudsburg, PA., from Crowley's Heights

Old stone mill, Newport, R. I. postcard

The Square, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the buildings surrounding the Harvard College Commons, front elevations of buildings from a distance. F40269 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 121.

U. S. S. Illinois in dry dock, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mas...

Postcard shows frontal view of U. S. S. "Illinois" in dry dock surrounded by Navy Yard buildings, and a large crane on the left. F40276 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 313.

Y. M. C. A. building, City Hall, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the corner turret of the Y. M. C. A. building on William Street and the rear view of City Hall behind horse drawn carriage. F40272 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 202.

Holyoke fire department, High Street, Chief Lynch in the buggy

Postcard shows firemen assembled on a street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. H 103537 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2542 Old Deerfield Series. Made in Germany.

Whitall Tatum Co., Millville, N. J.

City Park, N. J. Vintage postcard

Oaklyn Park, Lake City, Minn. postcard

Postcard shows view of park with its many paths and surrounding neighborhood. F57400 U.S. Copyright Office.

The Fort Room, showing old whipping post, Deerfield, Massachusetts., m...

Postcard shows display at a museum with a variety of artifacts including a whipping post. H 103541 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2536 Old Deerfield Series. Made in Germany.

Docks, Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Minn.

Postcard shows opposite shore with recreational activities; rink for roller skating and bowling, people waiting on dock, a ferry, steamer, and a small side-wheel steamer in transit. H99729 U.S. Copyright Offic... More

Pittsburg flood, March 15th, 1907. Sixth Street

F53455 U.S. Copyright Office Public domain scan of the vintage Pennsylvania postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White Horse Ledge. Echo Lake, North Conway, N.H., Cathedral Ledge

Postcard shows views of Echo Lake in North Conway, New Hampshire. H93573 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by N. Weston Pease, Conway, N.H.

Sunset Lake, Bridgeton, N. J. postcard

Training School, Vineland, N. J.

East Ave., Vineland, N. J. postcard

Landis Ave. and North 6th St., Vineland, N. J.

Bird's-eye view of Lake City, Minn.

Postcard shows residential view of Lake City, landmarks are indicated above buildings. Bluffs in background. F53687 U.S. Copyright Office. Section 1, complete view in three sections.