Tag Archives: Old Photos
Antique Postcard ~ Hallowe’en 1912
From the looks of this card, Hallowe’en not only had an apostrophe, 100 years ago it does not look near as SCARY either!
ANTIQUE POSTCARDS ~ Taft for President!
How much has the political landscape changed in 100 years? Just some, that’s all. In fact, Taft represented the elite (1%), while his opponent claimed the common folks (the 99%). Taft was a Unitarian who never believed that Christ was … Continue reading
Chief Black Dog – The Builder
Although there have been many Osage Chiefs over the history of the people, I will probably continue to return to Chief Black Dog and his band of Osage, as he was paramount to the local history in this area where Missouri, Kansas … Continue reading
Filed under AMERICANA, History, Kansas, Native American, Oklahoma, Southeast Kansas, The Four States
Visit Unstranger
Okay, here’s the deal. When I first started this blog, Unstranger was one of the first to stumble in here. I don’t remember what he was commenting on. He is from Limerick Ireland (please don’t post bawdy poems here), and … Continue reading
NASHVILLE BLUES
Proprietor’s NOTE; The list of country and bluegrass LEGENDS on this album is unbelievable. A TRUE AMERICAN TREASURE….
Filed under AMERICANA, Bluegrass, Bluegrass Music, Blues Music, Music
Not BIGGER in Texas – BIG BRUTUS
The “Four-States”area, made up of Southeast Kansas, Southwest Missouri, Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma, has a long history of mining. Many different types of mining were done all over the Four-States, both surface mining and deep mining. The BIGGEST and most … Continue reading
Filed under AMERICANA, Kansas, The Four States
Antique Postcards ~ Broadway Street, Parsons Kansas 1924
Be sure to visit KATY DAYS for more area history.
Filed under AMERICANA, History, Kansas, Labette County, Postcards, Southeast Kansas, Trains
Antique Postcards ~ The Wichita Boys
This old postcard is being posted in honor of my blogger friends from Wichita; fnord, Prariepond, and the whole bunch! Have a great day today in Wichita. By the way, I have dozens of old postcards depicting Wichita 100 years … Continue reading
Antique Postcards ~ John Brown’s Cabin
To see more antique postcards, choose POSTCARDS from the from the SEGREGATIONS (category) on the right hand column. To read articles related to John Brown, try these: http://kansasmediocrity.wordpress.com/john-browns-kansas/ http://kansasmediocrity.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/bleeding-kansas-and-murder-on-the-marais-des-cygnes/
