The Postcard Thread

[Rikki Gins]

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I was going to bid on some postcards this week but I forgot about the auction, and now it is too late because I like to get my bids in early.  But if I had been bidding, I would have tried for these four vintage restaurant postcards.  (The bottom two have vintage cars in them.)

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Mader's German Restaurant  in Milwaukee.

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Toffenetti Restaurant in NYC.

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The Mel O Dee Restaurant & Dining Room in Florida.

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Mrs. Rogers Restaurant in Claxton, Georgia.

[Rikki Gins]

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Would anybody like to hazard a guess as to what organization is being referred to at the bottom of the card?

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Here are some interesting advertisement postcards up for bid on the weekly auction.  The RC Cola card is seeing some heavy bidding.

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Greyhound Scenicruiser.

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Santa's Village.

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I Was in Cinerama.

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Royal Crown Cola.

[PolkaDot]

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Would anybody like to hazard a guess as to what organization is being referred to at the bottom of the card?

Wow! I have no idea. It seems like it should be obvious. hmmm.

[Spookcat]

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Would anybody like to hazard a guess as to what organization is being referred to at the bottom of the card?

Gray's Landing used to be a big industrial town. Coal mining especially.
https://www.heraldstandard.com/community_life/small_town_life/small-town-life-grays-landing-still-standing-despite-loss-of/article_2668f7cc-22ea-5736-a190-108f35231133.html

"Dear cousin,
I would be
glad to exchange
Posties with you.
John (Manir? Morris?)
Gray's Landing
Pa.
Anr [answer] soon
A member of G.G. (Rle?)"

G.G. R (or it could be a P) I can make out. Le could just be another capital letter.

[Rikki Gins]

Gray's Landing used to be a big industrial town. Coal mining especially.
https://www.heraldstandard.com/community_life/small_town_life/small-town-life-grays-landing-still-standing-despite-loss-of/article_2668f7cc-22ea-5736-a190-108f35231133.html

"Dear cousin,
I would be
glad to exchange
Posties with you.
John (Manir? Morris?)
Gray's Landing
Pa.
Anr [answer] soon
A member of G.G. (Rle?)"

G.G. R (or it could be a P) I can make out. Le could just be another capital letter.

Thanks Spookcat, for the Gray's Landing info.  I thought he might have been a member of The Golden Rule Club, but those two Gs put the kibosh on that.  There are some modern day Golden Rule clubs but I'm pretty sure that they don't go back as far as 1911, haha.  PS, thank you Polka Dot for giving it a look see.  It certainly is a puzzler.

[Spookcat]

Thanks Spookcat, for the Gray's Landing info.  I thought he might have been a member of The Golden Rule Club, but those two Gs put the kibosh on that.  There are some modern day Golden Rule clubs but I'm pretty sure that they don't go back as far as 1911, haha.  PS, thank you Polka Dot for giving it a look see.  It certainly is a puzzler.

I was partly wondering if I had it wrong and the GG was an SS for the Society of the Sons of the Revolution. They would've been around in 1911. Sadly, There's just not much info at all on Gray's Landing... It was in Fayette county PA, but has not been included on any census information...

[Rikki Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, May 10, 1919.

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Handley Page Type O heavy bomber of No. 48 Squadron RAF on patrol in the neighborhood of Bonn, 10 May 1919.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205239421 © IWM (Q 7605)

[PB]

Gray's Landing used to be a big industrial town. Coal mining especially.
https://www.heraldstandard.com/community_life/small_town_life/small-town-life-grays-landing-still-standing-despite-loss-of/article_2668f7cc-22ea-5736-a190-108f35231133.html

"Dear cousin,
I would be
glad to exchange
Posties with you.
John (Manir? Morris?)
Gray's Landing
Pa.
Anr [answer] soon
A member of G.G. (Rle?)"

G.G. R (or it could be a P) I can make out. Le could just be another capital letter.

I thought it might be ''and soon a member of'' whatever that is, like he's going  into the military or something.

Those may not be Gs:  ?? Rle, G? Rle

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I thought it might be ''and soon a member of'' whatever that is, like he's going  into the military or something.

Those may not be Gs:  ?? Rle, G? Rle

The first G in the 'member of' notation greatly resembles the G in Gray's Landing.  Beyond that, it's a mystery to me.  I was thinking so hard about it last night, that I posted my 100 years ago item here in this postcard thread.  haha

[Rikki Gins]

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At first glance, this looks like a casual picture of four youngish people, out on a jaunt in an auto.  Look closer at the background though, and it appears artificial.  I have a thought that the foursome were in a photographers studio or perhaps even a county fair booth where they had their picture taken as they sat in the car.

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This postcard wasn't sent anywhere and there is nothing unusual about that.  What's funny though, is that the back of this card was upside down.  Usually, a postcards front and back correspond with each other in that they are both up and down the same way on both sides.   

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_Oop

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Do you see the camel head?

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[Spookcat]

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Also, vintage ad.

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