This week I'm popping in with a vintage Niagara Falls souvenir postcard folio that you can use to make your own junk journal folios. Souvenir postcards have been a thing for many years now, and it was very common to find folios like this at shops in major tourist spots. Each one contained a bunch of photos or postcards area attractions, and the whole kit could be mailed to loved ones or kept
10 Adorable Antique Easter Postcards You’ll Love
Today's antique Easter postcards are beyond cute. Y'all, my collection has a ton of Easter in it, so I had lots of material to choose from for this week's post. There are fluffy bunnies, sweet ducklings, and round little chicks; in fact, there's so much cute that I don't know where to start. So I'll just begin with something silly. The only salvageable part of this card was its main
Breaking the Death Pile and Other Tidbits
My stash of antique ephemera takes up half of the back wall of my tiny office, which itself is very small, though I could condense it onto one shelving unit with the proper storage bins. I have two of these 4-tier shelving units that are holding everything from binders full of antique cards to unwieldy 1800s-era bibles. So far so good! Today, I'm scanning the contents of the pictured box,
Vintage Photograph of a WWI Soldier
A brief look between the CanadianSoldiers.com uniform guide and this vintage photograph leads me to believe that this is from the First World War. A young man in Service Dress sits before a scenic backdrop of mountains and a lake. He appears serene, perhaps a bit amused. Try as I might, I couldn't locate any information on either the soldier or the auction where I purchased this photo. I think
6 Vintage Cabinet Card Frames for Crafting
This week, I come to you bearing vintage cabinet card frames that you can use to make your own neat pictures! Remember, all you have to do is click the image and it'll open in a new tab. You can download it from there. Cabinet cards became the professional photograph of choice during the 1870s and remained that way for about 20 years. After that, personal photography became so cheap and common
Happy New Year From The Paper Girl!
Happy New Year to all of my fabulous readers and visitors! 2023 sure was a doozy, wasn't it? My goodness. What a ride. My household made it through the year and we're looking forward to another, this time without any lawn tractors tipping into the drink. I don't think I've mentioned that here, but I might eventually. I'm a busy lady! There's other stuff to talk about! No, it wasn't me. I
Vintage Santa Images for Christmas Eve
I come to you bearing the gift of vintage Santa images—just in time for Christmas Eve! The Santa Claus of today, with his red suit and white beard, became popular after Clement Clarke Moore published "Twas the Night Before Christmas". He was a minister in the Episcopal tradition who penned the poem for his daughters. It introduced us to some of the major aspects of today's Santa, like his
2 Free Vintage Poinsettia Images
Christmas is coming, so it's time for some free poinsettia images! This week's offerings are from a mid century Christmas card with... greetings. Just greetings! I'm sure it's for Christmas, though. It doesn't take much imagination to consider it a December birthday card, I guess, with the poinsettias and all. I love it. What a beautiful picture of a poinsettia! That little box can be
Vintage Boldt Castle Postcard
Most people are preparing for Christmas while I'm here thinking about Boldt Castle in the Thousand Islands because of a vintage postcard. What a sad, beautiful place it is. I found this image of Boldt Castle some time ago, in excellent shape and with a story to tell. It's a tale of love, devotion, heartbreak, and over 70 years of neglect... with a happy ending for the landmark itself. Back
A Postcard for Peace, 1919
Thank GOD for peace on Earth again, Good will t'ward men once more. Lift up your heart, 'twas not in vain Our men went forth to war! Conquered on earth, in sea and sky, Cruel Prussian might shall cease. And the whole world shall henceforth live In amity and peace. H.G. Wells was the source of the phrase "the war to end all wars". This was the title of his book from 1914, The War That Will End
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