USA: 27-31

These five cards are from a swap with FloridaGirl, the first is called The Fountain of Love and is from 2007.

 

This next card is a reprint of a 1936 photo showing a crowd at the Pier 88 balcony at the sailing of S. S. Normandie in New York City.

This card is entitled 'Bowing on the Wild Side'

The pre-printed text on the back of this card reads: The statue of Liberty's completed torch and flame were shipped to the United States in September 1876 and displayed at the U.S. Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The exhibit created a sensation, for Americans at last had an idea of the size of the monumemt that the French had in store for them.

The pre-printed text on the back of this card reads: On Monday, July 5, 1926, the bridge was briefly closed to traffic for a dedication ceremony. Pres. Calvin Coolidge was in Philadelphia to attend festivities for the nation's sesquicentennial. To commemorate the bridge's opening. Coolidge planted a tree at the Camden plaza. This image shows the thousands of pedestrians lining the roadway to watch the president's motorcade.

There isn't enough space in the tags to include the stamps so I'll post those in the next post.

USA: 25-26

This card is US-587802 and shows a Hupa Indian Reservation, circa 1896. The first stamp is from the American Design issue, shows an American clock and was released on the 24th January 2003. The second stamp is from the Love issue, shows the King of Hearts and was released on the 8th May 2009. The last stamp is from the Ledgends of Hollywood issue, shows Gary Cooper and was released on the 10th September 2009.

 

 This card is US-541742 and shows lava in Hawaii. The first two stamps are from the Flags 24/7 issue, the first being Flag at Night and the second being Flag at Sunset which were released on the 18th April 2008 and the last stamp shows a Polar Bear and was released on the 16th April 2009.

 

USA: 24

This card was sent for the Choose the Stamp tag from GreenFox (the stamp I picked was the third) and shows a reprint of a 1902 photograph taken by A. C. Vroman (1856-1916) of Taqui, a Moki Snake Priest. The first stamp is currently the oldest I've recieved through postcrossing; it shows a plane flying over the Capitol building and was released on the 5th December 1962. The second stamp is from the State Flowers and Birds issue, shows the Willow Ptarmigan (Willow Grouse) and Forget-Me-Not which are the state bird and flower from Alaska and was released on the 14th April 1982. The third stamp is from the Aviation Pioneer issue, shows Alfred V. Verville (1890-1970) and was released on the 13th February 1985. The final stamp was issued to celebrate 100 years since the first flight of the Wright Brothers on the 22nd May 2003.

 

USA: 19-23

The following cards are from a tag and swap with linda718; this first card shows Coney Island Lifeguards in Brooklyn on September 14th 1922. Coney island is currently a peninsula. The Coney Island Hotel was built in 1829, with other hotels following and the first carousel was built in 1876. Between 1880 and WWII it was the US' largest amusment area.

This card shows Coney Island in 1902.

This card shows Coney Island in (circa) 1938, this is one of my favourite photographic reprints and it amazes me how many people can fit into such a small area of beach!

This card shows a photograph from circa 1900 and the pre-printed text reads: Apache Mother and Baby, San Carlos, Arizona. The Apache excelled in the making of large coiled storage baskets for holding grain. The dark colored designs on elaborately decorated baskets often identified the clan of the basket maker. Taller baskets were sometimes made for trade.

 This card shows the Interior of the Grand Central Terminal in New York (completed in 1913 and opened in 1871)

The first stamp is from the American Design issue, shows an American Clock and was released on the 24th January 2003. The next two stamps are also from the American Design issue, show a Tiffany Lamp and were released on the 7th March 2008. The next stamp shows a Polar Bear and was released on the 16th April 2009. Then there is a stamp of a sunflower which was released on the 15th August 2008. The final stamp shows Wisdom and is a 2008 reprint of a stamp which was released on the 1st March 2003.

USA: 17-18

This card is US-920579, the pre-printed text on the back reads: On March 26, 1903 - seven years after Anchor Brewing began making beer on San Francisco's Russian Hill - the team that would become known as the San Francisco Seals played its first Pacific Coast League game. Paid attendance at Recreation Park, south of Market Street, was 5,235. Ladies were admitted free. San Francisco defeated Portland 7-3, in a 90-minute, 9-inning contest. Six years later, the seals won their first pennant, with a 132-80 record. By that time, Anchor had moved south of Market, near where it continues to brew San Francisco's original Anchor Steam Beer today. The first stamp is from the American Design issue, shows an American Clock and was released on the 24th January 2003. The second and third stamps are from the Love issue, show the King of Hearts and the Queen of Hearts and were released on the 8th May 2009.

This card is US-543162 and the pre-printed text on the back reads: Milo comes in a variety of colors, from pale yellow to deep rust. It is a feed grain and also is used in the production of ethanol. The stamps are the same as above.

USA: 15-16

This card is from the Rescue the Sinking Tag tag and was sent by Choke. The lighthouses and year of construction are listed below and the stamp shows the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming and was released on the 28th June 2009.

Split Rock (1910), Charlotte-Genesee (1822), Cheboygan (1884), Seul Choix (1895), Marblehead (1822), Marquette Harbor (1865), Holland Harbor (1936), White Shoal (1910) and the ship is Friends Good Will.

This card is US-548600 and shows New York. The pre-printed text on the back reads: New York: This view of New York shows the South Street Seaport in the evening. The buildings of lower Manhattan in the background and some of the ships at the South Street Seaport, including the Ambrose Lightship and the seaport line. The stamp is the same as above.

USA: 9-14

This card was from a swap with stephaniewilson and is one of my collection of propaganda postcards. This postcard shows a Navy recruitment poster from 1942. The stamp shows the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming and was released on the 28th June 2009.

This card was from a swap with ifthelensfits, the pre-printed text reads: I Want You for the U.S. Army. Enlist Now was produced by James Montgomery Flagg in 1940 for the Army Recruiting Bureau. Flagg used himself as a model for this illustration which was originally created for World War I recruitment posters and then revived during World War II. The stamp is the same as above.

This card is a retro advertisment card (my other collection) and is a colgate advert for soap from 1885. The stamp is the same as above.

This card is US-776494 and is from The Museum of Modern Art in New York. It shows a 1912 lithograph for the Zoological Gardens of Munich. The garden is known as Hellabrunn Zoo and opened in 1911. The stamp is the same as above.

This card was sent for the Nostalgia Tag from alcott1 and shows a 19th century trade card. The stamp is the same as above.

This card is US-950937 and shows Catalpa, near St. Francisville in Louisiana. St. Francisville was established in 1809 and the building is Catalpa Plantation which is still owned by the family who first owned it. During the Civil War the original house was burnt down. The current house was built in 1885. The stamp is the same as above.