To Mrs. E. H. Terry

Vintage postcards from 1904-1913.

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500!!

Thank you for 500 followers! I've forgotten to refill my queue and so there won't be a postcard this week, but everything should be back on schedule by next week. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! :)

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Oct 8, 1909

Fast Speed on the Straigtaway - The L. I. Stock Car Derby Over the Riverhead-Mattituck Course Dear Ethel, I hope you are enjoying your visit among your friends there. I have not been out any since you left here. Jake has sciatica and cannot sit up any yet. With love Aunt C

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circa 1909

Birds Eye View of the Creek, Mattituck, L. I. It wouldn’t do for me to send more cards to anyone than I did to you. And I wanted this view as I have been right down on this dock. I have written a letter to De this morning and cards to Edith & Walter. Keep up courage through this hot. Expect to see you very soon. All my love Ethel.

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circa 1908

The Village Blacksmith (3). And children coming home from school Look in at the open door, They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing door.

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Sep 27, 1909

Along the Creek Shore, Mattituck, L. I. Dear De. What is Libbie’s address. I meant to ask you while you were here but forgot it when I saw you. I had a card from Georgie the same day as yours came. everyone these days is talking of the race. With Love. D. L. R.

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Sep 24, 1909

Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, N. Y. Dear mother: Rec’d. your letter. Will be very much pleased to make some calls at M. Lovingly Edie.

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circa 1908

The Village Blacksmith (2). Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low.

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Sep 23, 1909

Paradise Bay, Lake George, N.Y. Dear mother: Wish you were here with us for everything is ideal. To-night is our book title party and to-morrow a party of us go to Fort Ticonderoga. Hope to see you Saturday. Lake George is certainly beautiful. With much love Edie.

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Sep 20, 1909

Canfield’s Park, Saratoga, N.Y. Dear mother: We came up to Troy last night. Are spending the morning at Saratoga and expect to take the trolley to Glen Falls and then on to Lake George. Like Saratoga very much. Love to all Edie

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circa 1908

The Village Blacksmith (1). Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are as strong as iron bands.

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Sep 11, 1909

Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, N. Y. We are staying very near this fort and the view is only a very little of the beauty around us. Hope you are enjoying the summer. Mayall V. Sexton

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Sep 2, 1909

Main Street, looking West, Patchogue, L. I. Dear Mother: Mrs. P. wishes me to tell you that Mrs. Wood and Cora expect to come here next Wednesday for two or three days and thought they would enjoy seeing you if you were to be here. Am glad you had just a pleasant trip. Lovingly Edie

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News

I’ve moved and subsequently do not have access to a scanner anymore. Do not worry! I am going to take pictures of the postcards now with my phone which provides close to the same quality as the scanner, but the lighting will be fairly inconsistent. The up side is that the color in the pictures will now be much closer to what the postcards really look like instead of the bright overexposure the scanner provided. You win some, you lose some.

Please enjoy TWO posts today, & hopefully from here on out I will be back to my regular Saturday noontime schedule. Thank you for following! :)

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circa 1908

Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal Am pressed for time. More later.

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Aug 14, 1909

Edge of Cannan Lake. Patchogue, N. Y. Dear mother: Was very glad to hear from you & to know that you were having such a pleasant visit. How is Ethel making out with the sacks & you with your scarf? Sophie Petty lost her little son this week. He was named Gilbert Ketcham Petty. Am glad Aunt Meda is with you. Wish Aunt Hulda was too. Love to all Edie.

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Aug 12, 1909

Arch Bridge, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dear Mother:- As you were all 3 there together I thought I would send you each a card to remind you of the occasion. Received your letter tonight. Walter.

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circa 1908

Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal Will be detained to-night. Official business.