Real Photo Post Card: "Winter and Mt. Shasta"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1920s-1930s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight wear on the back and a small bit of discoloration at the top of the image. A Near Fine copy. This postcard shows a scenic view of a wintry landscape with Mt. Shasta visible in the background.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fine). Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022501.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Demonstrating Phenomena, 'Mystery Spot,' Santa Cruz, Calif."

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1939-1940s. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Imprint of "Zan M 8" in the lower-right corner of the image. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a man standing on a wall ladder with his hands at his sides, who, in a seemingly inexplicable fashion, leans outward toward the center of the room without falling. The Mystery Spot was founded by George Prather in 1939 and is a tourist attraction that relies on optical illusions. The attraction features a house in which the rules of physics and gravity do not seem to apply. In the house, visitors can witness "gravity-defying" experiences such as people leaning forward without falling and round objects on the floor rolling upward. The illusion is produced by the house being tilted at a twenty-degree angle as well as the house being located on a gravity hill, which is an optical illusion in which a downhill slope that appears to go visually upward. The Mystery Spot was very popular in the mid-twentieth century and was the first tourist attraction in California to feature optical illusions with a "gravity" component.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022503.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Girardelli and other, Adobe Ruins, Hornitos, Calif."

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1940s-1950s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight edge. A Fine copy. This postcard shows the ruins of a general store once owned by Domenico Ghirardelli in Hornitos, California. Domenico "Domingo" Ghirardelli, Sr. (1817-1894) was a chocolatier who founded the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company at what is now Ghiradelli Square in San Francisco, California. Ghirardelli founded his famous chocolate company in 1852 but moved to Hornitos as a business venture during the California Gold Rush. In 1855, Ghirardelli opened his general store in Hornitos. The general store was frequented by the local miners in need of supplies. After three years of successful operation, Ghirardelli closed the general store in 1858 to focus more attention on the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company in San Francisco.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022539.

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Real Photo Post Card: Untitled

Original black and white photo postcard with sepia tones. No date, circa 1932-1936. There are two dates stamped in purple ink on the back, January 18, 1932 and January 8, 1936. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact overall except for a pinhole at the top and a few smudges on the back. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows students and faculty posing for a group portrait in front of the Newton Booth School in Sacramento, California. Newton Booth School is named after the businessman and politician, Newton Booth (1825-1892). Booth served as the 11th governor of California and as a United States Senator from California. Newton Booth School was a private school that opened during the 1920s. The school closed in the 1970s due to the lack of earthquake retrofitting. However, the building underwent renovations in 1984 and housed a consulting office until 2007. The building became vacant again and another private school, Merryhill School Midtown, stepped in to make further renovations to the building. Merryhill School Midtown became the new occupant and opened its door in 2013. The school is still open to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022550.

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Real Photo Post Card: "The Redwood Burhl of which novelties are made. 897."

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1939-1950. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Imprint of the photographer could possibly be the printed text following the title. The Eastman Kodak Company stamp box (has stylized initials of "EKC") on the back was used from 1939-1950. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight edge and corner wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows the burl of a coast redwood. Burls on trees are the result of some form of stress or disease. However, wood from burls are highly prized by wood sculptors for their unique quality.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022555.

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Real Photo Post Card: Untitled

Imprint: 1913

Original black and white photo postcard with sepia tones. Postmarked June 28, 1913 in Hanford, California. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." The "CYKO" stamp box on the back was used from about 1904 through the 1920s. A red, two-cent George Washington stamp is tipped in on the stamp box. This stamp was part of a series issued between 1908 and 1922. Postcard is used. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. There are a few light smudges and age toning on the back. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a close-up action shot of what may be a horse in a field at center with people on horseback surrounding it. Dust is shown being kicked up in the air. This scene took place in Hanford, California and may possibly either be showing people breaking a horse or training their horses for a show. There is handwriting on the back in pencil. The correspondence is date June 28. "C. M. W." writes to Mr. Buckley Weathers in San Luis Obispo, California about how they are having a good time in Hanford.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022562.

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Real Photo Post Card: Untitled

Original black and white photo postcard with sepia tones. No date, circa 1904-1920s. 19 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." The "CYKO" stamp box on the back was used from about 1904 through the 1920s. Postcard is unused. Postcard is clean and intact overall except for some light smudges on front and age toning on back. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a scene in Hanford, California where people are riding horses in front of an onlooking crowd. This photo may possibly be showing people and their horses training for a show.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022564.

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Real Photo Post Card: Untitled

Original black and white photo postcard with sepia tones. No date, circa 1920s-1940s. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. An "AZO" stamp box is on the back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight edge wear. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a lodge with people gathered in front with several others sitting on benches in the foreground. In the background is Yosemite Falls.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022568.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Hotel. Hughson, Cal."

Imprint: 1914

Original black and white photo postcard. Postmarked July 17, 1914 in Hughson, California. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. A green, one-cent George Washington stamp is tipped in on the back. This stamp was part of a series issued from 1908-1922. Postcard is used. Postcard is very clean and intact overall except for slight edge wear and age toning on the back. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a hotel in Hughson, California. There is handwriting in black ink on the back. Correspondence is dated July 16. "N. & E." write to Mrs. J. D. Arnold in the Madrona neighborhood of Torrance, California. They write, "Dear Bertha, It is very hot here both night and day. We are going home next week. We went to Denair to see Edith yesterday. It is so hot she is going home soon. Ila[?] is here with us. Love to all, from N. & E.". Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022572.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Throne Room, Iolani Palace--Honolulu, Hawaii; 353"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1939-1950. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. An Eastman Kodak Company stamp box is printed on the back with the stylized initials of "EKC." This EKC stamp box was used from 1939-1950. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight edge wear and slight age toning at the edges on front. A Fine copy. This postcard shows the throne room of 'Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawai'i. In 1844, Mataio Kekuanao'a began to build a house for his daughter, Princess Victoria Kamamalu on what would become the royal estate of 'Iolani Palace. Kekuanao'a called the building Hale Ali'i. However, after King Kamehameha III moved the capital of Hawai'i from Lahaina to Honolulu in 1845, he purchased the estate and used the building as his royal residence. It became 'Iolani Palace during the reign of King Kamehameha V. The palace was used as the royal residence until the annexation of Hawai'i in 1893. The last monarch to use 'Iolani Palace was Queen Lili'uokalani, the last and only queen of Hawai'i. King Kalakaua was her brother and the last king of Hawai'i who had named her as his successor. After Queen Lili'uokalani's reign, 'Iolani Palace was turned over to the Provisional Government of Hawai'i, which used the palace as the capitol building. The palace continued to be used as the capitol by the governments that followed, namely, the Republic, Territory, and State of Hawai'i, until 1969. In 1978, the palace underwent restorations and opened to the public as a museum which is open to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022574.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Library of Hawaii -- Honolulu; 128"

Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1950s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for a few, tiny marks along the edges on front in the margins. A Fine copy. This postcard shows the front of the Library of Hawai'i in Honolulu with trees flanking either side. This library was the first public library in Hawai'i. Its predecessor was the Honolulu Library and Reading Room Association (HLRRA) which had been formed in 1879 as a subscription library. Notably, King Kalakaua, Queen Kapi'olani, Queen Emma, and Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop gave both financial support and their personal book collections to the HLRRA. In 1909, the HLRRA signed an agreement with the trustees of the Library of Hawai'i to give their books and resources to them. Construction for the Library of Hawai'i began in 1911 and it opened in 1913. Since then, the library has undergone several expansions, renovations, and restorations and is remains open to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022576.

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Real Photo Post Card: "226; Kilauea Iki - Mauna Kea"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1939-1950. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. An Eastman Kodak Company stamp box is printed on the back with the stylized initials of "EKC." This EKC stamp box was used from 1939-1950. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for a light smudge on the back. A Fine copy. This postcard appears to show the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on the island of Hawai'i (Big Island), in the background. Kileaua Iki is a pit crater on the nearby active volcano, Kilauea. A sign in the foreground reads, "Kilauea Iki," which may be located nearby.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022578.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Blow Hole -- Oahu; 115"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1940s-1950s. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a blowhole spouting water midair on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022580.

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Real Photo Post Card: "S 556 First Church - Kona, Hawaii; 357"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1939-1950. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. An Eastman Kodak Company stamp box is printed on the back with the stylized initials of "EKC." This EKC stamp box was used from 1939-1950. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight wear in the margins on front. A Fine copy. This postcard shows the Mokuaikaua Church in Kona, on the island of Hawai'i (Big Island). Its congregation formed in 1820. Mokuaikaua Church was built in 1837. It has the distinction of being the oldest Christian church in all of Hawai'i. The church remains open to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022582.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Bishop Museum - Honolulu; 208"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1939-1950. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. An Eastman Kodak Company stamp box is printed on the back with the stylized initials of "EKC." This EKC stamp box was used from 1939-1950. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for a small tear in the lower-right corner. The tear only affects the margins. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows the facade of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The Bishop Museum was built in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who was the last descendant of the Kamehameha family. The museum's original emphasis was on Hawai'ian objects and royal heirlooms from Princess Pauahi. Today, the Bishop Museum carries its original vision of being a state-of-the-art cultural and natural history museum about Hawai'i with added materials pertaining to other Pacific Island cultures.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022584.

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Real Photo Post Card: Untitled

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1910-1930. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." An "AZO" stamp box is printed on the back which was in use from 1910-1930. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact. There is handwriting on the front in black ink. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a man fishing on a beach with a spear. The handwriting identifies the depicted location as "Honolulu, T.H." "T.H." is the abbreviation of the Territory of Hawai'i, which existed from 1898 to 1959, when Hawai'i became a state.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022586.

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Real Photo Post Card: "M-1262. Camp Tahosa - Boy Scouts of America - Ward, Colo."

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1938-1950s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight corner wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows Camp Tahosa in Ward, Colorado. Camp Tahosa was established in 1938 as a recreational camp for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). BSA still uses the camp to this day for recreational activities and is now called Tahosa High Adventure Base.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022589.

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Real Photo Post Card: Untitled

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1904-1918. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." The style of "AZO" stamp box printed on the back was used from 1904-1918. Postcard is unused. There is handwriting in pencil on the back. Postcard is clean and intact overall except for small stain on the front and slight corner wear. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a bucolic scene of a house and garden. The handwriting on the back identifies the subject as a flower garden in Louviers, Colorado.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022591.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Post Office, Littleton, Colo."

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1942. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." A purple, three-cent "Win the War" stamp is tipped in on the back. The stamp was issued in 1942. Postcard is used. Postcard is very clean and intact on the front with only slight wear along the edges. The front of the postcard with the image is Very Good. However, the postcard appears to have been mounted to black paper, the remains of which obscure much of the back including postmarks, the stamp, handwriting, and other identifying features. The postcard as a whole is Good. This postcard shows the United States Post Office in Littleton, Colorado. There is not much correspondence on the postcard and what appears to be an address is written in the center in black ink. There is a postmark that appears to be from Louviers, Colorado.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022593.

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Real Photo Post Card: Untitled

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1904-1918. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." The style of "AZO" stamp box printed on the back was used from 1904-1918. Postcard is unused. There is handwriting on the back in pencil. Postcard is very clean and intact overall except for some faint marks on the front and slight wear on the back. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a river in a scenic valley with mountains in the background. The handwriting identifies the depicted scene as being near Louviers, Colorado.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022596.

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Real Photo Post Card: Untitled

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1904-1920s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." The style of "CYKO" stamp box on the back was used from 1904 to about the 1920s. Postcard is unused. There is handwriting on the back in black ink. Postcard is very clean and intact overall except for slight age wear on the front and back and a small spot on the back. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows snow-covered ruins of a structure. The handwriting is dated December 1913 and identifies the depicted subject as "Remains of Mayers Ice-houses." There is no title but the place may be in Colorado.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022598.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Canyon Lake - On Apache Trail - Arizona; 7259"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1930s-1940s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of font on the back may suggest a date range from about the 1930s-1940s. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight corner wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows Canyon Lake in Arizona. Canyon Lake is a reservoir that was formed when the Mormon Flat Dam was built on the Salt River in 1925. Canyon Lake is fifteen miles away from the Apache Trail.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022600.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Sentinels of the Desert - Arizona; 13772"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1925-1942. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. "DOPS" stamp box printed on the back was used from 1925-1942. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight corner and edge wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows several saguaro cactuses in a desert landscape in Arizona.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022602.

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Real Photo Post Card: "The Sunken Garden, Land's Courts, Laredo, Texas"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1925-1942. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. "DOPS" stamp box printed on the back was used from 1925-1942. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight corner and edge wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows the "Sunken Garden" in Laredo, Texas. There are chairs placed on a neatly manicured lawn with surrounding trees and plants. A building is visible in the background. The location is possibly a botanical garden.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022620.

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Real Photo Post Card: "Looking down South Fork from bridge"

Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1904-1920s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "CYKO" stamp box printed on the back was used from 1904 to about the 1920s. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for age toning on the front and back. A Near Fine copy. The title is handwritten in black ink. This postcard may be showing the South Fork of the Snake River in Idaho.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fine). Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 022627.

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