Is there anybody interested in sharing information on collecting Dutch Kids (Dutch Children)? Major publishers are Barton $ Spooner, Bergman and Majestic. Artists are primarily Bernhardt Wall, Cew and Witt. Main period of publication 1912, 1913. There are forerunners and late-bloomers.
Trajanus‹12›
Frances Brundage was a wonderful artist of children. She and Ellen Clapsaddle had a special gift that we still enjoy today.
Frances's father was Rembrandt Lockwood. He was an architect, painter of church murals and wood engraver. After he abandoned his family, the teenager Francis, began supporting herself ...
That last discussion got me thinking of ways to get children into the hobby of postcard collecting. Why are there no children's tables at postcard shows? I see them at stamp shows quite often but I haven't seen one at a postcard show.
Collecting postcards doesn't have to be ...
Boys with guns!! These Real Photo postcards were taken during the Mexican revolution.
Hello Postcard guru's, I am not a collector. My Nana gave me some beautiful postcards on my 14th birthday that I am to give to my granddaughter on her 14th birthday ( if I get a granddaughter) I love them and am sad to say one is missing. ...
Share your photos with rocking horses, peddle cars, dolls, etc. There are so many wonderful old toys on real photos.
Most of the time the kids look pretty happy but the little boy above is not having a good time! He hates his ridiculous outfit and he hates that ...
Mabel Lucie Attwell
By Susan Brown Nicholson (published with permission)
Originally Published: April 2003
There are a few postcard artists that have produced so much work that even novice collectors know their names. These include Clapsaddle, Brundage, Drayton, Schmucker and Wain. Yet, few of these have been as prolific as Mabel ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calliope/4347672166/
About 20 years ago, I bought a set of real photo postcards showing a Wisconsin orphan home. The cards were dated, and each had writing on the back that described either the scene, the place, or the participants. The cards are all circa 1915 and are ...
Baseball Children
By Susan Brown Nicholson (published with permission)
Originally Published: August 1988
Many times the most important postcard information is not indicated on the postcard. This is one reason why I search paper items for clues to postcard puzzles. I find signed trade cards with, postcard images, indicating an early ...It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!