CardCow Vintage Postcards

United States Senate

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:24:52 +0100

Title:
United States Senate
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1989 Apr-6

Description:
First Day of Issue: April 6, 1989. First Issue Location: Washington, D.C

The French Revolution

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:24:47 +0100

Title:
The French Revolution
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1989 Jul-14

Description:
No.89-20. The French Revolution was started by the French aristocracy, which wanted to bend the monarchy to its own will. However, the nobility sought only to improve its own position. It had little concern for the welfare of the common people. Soon, a movement made up of commoners rose against the entire privileged class. This movement held forth hope for a democratic administration that would be free of the political bigotry and corruption that poisoned the old regime. These people stormed the Bastille, a Parisian prison, on July 14, 1789. A hated symbol of the oppression of the French people, the Bastille was conquered, and the following day, the people began to demolish the prison. To this day, the fall of the Bastille is commemorated in France with the same patriotism Americans impart on Independence Day celebrations in the United States. Fittingly, the stamp featured on this Maximum Card was issued on Bastille Dy in Washington, D.C., in honor of the 200th anniversary of the fall of the Bastille

Future Mail Transportation

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:22:19 +0100

Title:
Future Mail Transportation
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1989 Nov-27

Description:
No.89-40. Imagine that someday human space colonies dot universe the way cities dot the earth today. Space travel would become so routine that an interstellar highway system would become necessary to handle the traffic--people would have to be transported from space station to space station, from planet to planet. But that would not be the only kind of traffic generated by space colonies. "Interstellar trucklines" would evolve to carry into space things that colonies would consider necessities, like food, medicine, clothing, and, of course, letters from home. Some people feel that it is quite likely that the day will come when space-age vehicles travel along interstellar highways delivering mail to colonists as close as the moon and as far away as the outer reaches of the universe. This impressive transportation system would carry people, goods and raw materials as well as mail on routes to extraterrestrial destinations, including post offices among the stars

Costa's Hummingbird

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:21:58 +0100

Title:
Costa's Hummingbird
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1992 Jun-15

Description:
No.92-48. The bright green and violet plumage of the Costa's Hummingbird is the perfect compliment to a harshly beautiful landscape of red sandstone and purple sage. Found from California east to New Mexico, the Costa's Hummingbird is known for its fondness of high, dry plateaus. In the winter, the bird migrates a comparatively short distance to Arizona and southern California and into Mexico. But in the summer, the Costa's frequents the canyons and mountains of the American Southwest, as well as California's golden hills. The male is very distinctively marked, for no other hummingbird on the continent has a purple cap and throat, plus feathers that stick out like whiskers. As mating season rolls around, the male Costa's performs stunning aerial acrobatics in an attempt to woo a female. Once he as succeeded, the female will lay two tiny eggs in a nest scarcely over an inch in outside diameter. The eggs weigh as much as 20 percent of the mother's body weight, the equivalent of a 135-pound woman giving birth to a 27-pound baby

Variscite

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:21:40 +0100

Title:
Variscite
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1992 Sep-17

Description:
No.92-115. Variscite is a phosphate mineral that occurs in glassy nodules, veins, or crusts in near-surface deposits. Formed by the action of phosphate waters on aluminous rocks, this mineral occurs in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Zaire, Australia and Utah. It is also found on islands where phosphatic solutions from guano--seafowl excrement--have interacted with aluminous igneous rocks. Most gem quality variscite occurs in an extensive deposit in Fairfield, Utah. Commonly known at this location as Utahlite, it is found in nodular masses as much as a foot in diameter. Pale green in color, this semiprecious gemstone is used extensively as an ornamental material in brooches, earrings, and beads. Variscite is often substituted for turquoise, which it closely resembles, but is more porous and tends to absorb body oils which discolor it. Cut into sections, variscite frequently exhibits color variation near the center because of greater density, and may display "eyes" of other phosphate minerals as well

Oil Wagon

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:21:13 +0100

Title:
Oil Wagon
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1988 Jun-27

Description:
No. 88-37. Just before the turn of the century, Americans were finding more and more uses for oil. Until better means of delivery were devised, oil companies used traditional horse-drawn delivery wagons modified with a few minor adjustments. As oil trains pulled into the local railroad station, the wagons lined up to be filled. Their tanks were secured by metal strapping, with movement prevented by a crossbar at the rear of the driver's cab at the front. Most wagons had either lever or pedal brakes. Rattling along the country roads and city streets, they became a common sight. The typical oil wagon sported a length of metal protected by a rubber, canvas, or leather hose for bulk discharge, and a semi-rotary hand pump for "non-gravity" discharge. At the unloading point, the dealer would dispense lamp oil to customers who were shopping for many household items. Sometimes the oil was even stored alongside food. Fortunately, with the automobile, came greater safety and efficiency in the handling of oil

Nathaniel Palmer

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:58 +0100

Title:
Nathaniel Palmer
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1988 Sep-14

Description:
No.88-58. In the July of 1820, Captain Nathaniel Palmer was just twenty years old, but he had dreams of experiencing the world far beyond the boundaries of his home of Stonington, Connecticut. That summer, as captain of a tiny sloop called Hero, Palmer set sail for South Atlantic sealing grounds. Months later, the sloop anchored at the South Shetland Islands off the tip of South America. Climbing a hill, the curious young captain gazed across the broad horizon. The air was clear, and Palmer sighted mountains in the distance, perhaps fifty miles away. On November 18, 1820, Palmer maneuvered his boat as close to this uncharted coast as he dared, though ice prevented any landing. After following the mysterious coast for several days, Palmer sailed away, unable to do anything more. The land he spied came to be known as Palmer Peninsula, but Palmer had no idea of the vast, cruel continent of Antarctica to which the peninsula led. And it would be yet another century before explorers would unlock Antarctica's secrets

Admiral Richard Byrd

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:56 +0100

Title:
Admiral Richard Byrd
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome PM 1988 Sep-14

Description:
No.88-56. Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd made his first trip to Antarctica in 1928. A commander in the U.S. Navy, Byrd would become the most famous of all the Antarctic explorers. Braving the hardships of the frozen tundra, Byrd and his men landed and set up base on the Ross Barrier at the Bay of Whales. They named it Little America. The base included a photography lab, an observatory, a machine shop and a library. By radio, the crew kept in touch with the rest of the world during the fourteen months they were there. From Little America, Byrd and three others took off in a tri-motored airplane--the Floyd Bennett--on an historic flight which carried them over the South Pole. On that flight of November, 1929, Admiral Byrd carried the American flag some one thousand miles farther south than it had ever been before. On other trips, Byrd continued the study of this fascinating land, commanding the photographic and scientific study of some 450,000 square miles of Antarctica, much of it never before seen by man

RFK Stadium/Armory Complex

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:17:25 +0100

Title:
RFK Stadium/Armory Complex
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
At Washington's major family entertainment center -- for sports, exhibits, concerts, conventions, etc. -- aligns with familiar landmarks in the nation's capital. RFK, palm of the Redskins, seats 55,000. Armory Hall seats 10,000 for basketball, boxing and concerts; 5000 for formal dinners. 2-level exhibit space totals 136,000 sq. ft

National Gallery of Art

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:17:25 +0100

Title:
National Gallery of Art
Washington (DC), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Dennis Brack Moving walkways along the underground Concourse provide easy passage between East and West Buildings

Watergate Hotel

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:12:05 +0100

Title:
Watergate Hotel
Washington DC (DC), Chrome unused

Air View of The National 4-H Center

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:12:04 +0100

Title:
Air View of The National 4-H Center
Washington (DC), Chrome unused

Description:
7100 Connecticut Avenue

District of Columbia Stadium

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:12:04 +0100

Title:
District of Columbia Stadium
Washington (DC), Chrome PM 1967

Description:
This beautiful new stadium seating 45,000 is the home of the Washington "Senators" American League baseball team and the Washington "Redskins" of the National Football League. The National Guard Armory in the foreground is also the site of athletic events

Gramercy Inn

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:12:04 +0100

Title:
Gramercy Inn
Washington (DC), Chrome PM 1977

Description:
Mrs. Gerry Peck Washington DC Weekend Special $36.00 plus tax per room / max 4 persons. Luxurious, air conditioned accommodations on famous "Embassy Row" near the White House. Swimming pool, color TV & in-room movies. Devil's Fork Restaurant & Lounge - nightly dancing. Call (202) 347-9550 for instant reservations. 1616 Rhode Island Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036

Mary Flather Hall (1962), The Catholic University of America

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:12:04 +0100

Title:
Mary Flather Hall (1962), The Catholic University of America
Washington (DC), Chrome unused

Description:
Residence for women. Living quarters and lounge

Washington, D.C. Metro

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:12:03 +0100

Title:
Washington, D.C. Metro
Washington (DC), Chrome unused

Description:
Carl H. Sturner During the Bicentennial year the nations capital inaugurated the newest rapid transit system on March 27, 1976. Initially 4.6 mi. were placed into service, from Rhode Island Ave. to Farragut North Stations. A train of Rohr built cars is shown at the Rhode Island Ave. Station on August 10, 1976

Theological College of the Catholic University of America

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:12:03 +0100

Title:
Theological College of the Catholic University of America
Washington (DC), Chrome unused

Description:
Major Seminary owned and run by the Sulpician Fathers since 1917

Original Wright Brothers Aeroplane of 1903, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:39:41 +0100

Title:
Original Wright Brothers Aeroplane of 1903, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Washington (DC), Real Photo unused

Community Hall Tourist Camp

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:38:54 +0100

Title:
Community Hall Tourist Camp
Washington (DC), Real Photo unused

Washington Monument

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:38:54 +0100

Title:
Washington Monument
Washington (DC), Real Photo

The Capitol Building at Night

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Capitol Building at Night
Washington (DC), Real Photo unused

Masons of Pyramid Temple on Parade

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Masons of Pyramid Temple on Parade
Washington (DC), Real Photo unused

Original Wright Brothers Aeroplane of 1903, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Original Wright Brothers Aeroplane of 1903, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution
Washington (DC), Real Photo unused

College Building and Other Views - Strayer College

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:20:38 +0100

Title:
College Building and Other Views - Strayer College
Washington (DC), Linen unused

Description:
located in Washington, the Nation's Capital, for more than 32 years. The members of the faculty include Certified Public Accountants, Attorneys at Law, university graduates, and specialists in business education. Courses in Accountancy leading to B.C.S. and M.C.S. degrees. Other courses featuring Secretarial training, Stenography, Typewriting, Advertising, Journalism, Commercial Law, Business Letter Writing. Graduates of these courses find excellent opportunities for employment with the Government and leading business concerns. More than 1000 employment calls received by the Strayer Placement Service within the past year

Sholl's Cafes

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:20:28 +0100

Title:
Sholl's Cafes
Washington (DC), Linen unused

Description:
1032 Connecticut Avenue. 3027-14th St., N.W. 1020 Connecticut Avenue. 12129 G St., N. W. Ownership Management: Evans A. Sholl

Naylor's Sea Grill

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:20:26 +0100

Title:
Naylor's Sea Grill
Washington (DC), Linen unused

Description:
When in the Nation's capitol visit Naylor's Sea Grill, Tenth and Water St. Maine Ave. S.W. Famous for the seafood on the Potomac

Water Gate Inn

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:19:48 +0100

Title:
Water Gate Inn
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1945 Dec-8

Description:
Riverside Drive at F St., N.W. In a Pennsylvania Dutch setting of charm, fine American food is served by candle and fire light in the winter; on breeze-swept terraces in summer. Hot popovers are a specialty. This colorful restaurant overlooks the Potomac River. Telephone - District 9256

Hotel Occidental

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:19:18 +0100

Title:
Hotel Occidental
Washington (DC), Linen unused

Description:
1411 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Near White House. Gus Buchholz & Sons Proprietors. 3 room apartments $5.00, rooms with bath $2.50 and up. 'We would rather serve lots of people at a small profit than a few people at a large profit - Gus.' Curt Teich & Co. Inc

Department of Interior

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:21:58 +0100

Title:
Department of Interior
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1945 Oct-22

White House

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:21:11 +0100

Title:
White House
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1937 Feb-27

Description:
Pennsylvania Avenue facing Lafayette Square. Original design by James Hoban. Begun 1792; destroyed by British in 1814. Present structure begun 1818; restored in 1903 by McKim, Mead and White. Freestone; painted white. Photograph by Horydczak

Hotel Statler

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:17 +0100

Title:
Hotel Statler
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1943 Apr-14

Description:
Located on beautiful 16th Street, between K and L Streets, the modern Washington Statler is a mere three blocks from the White House. Equally convenient are government buildings, and the business and amusement districts. Operated in connection with Hotels Statler, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, and Hotel William Penn, Pittsburgh

Hotel Hamilton, 14th and K Sts., N. W

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:15 +0100

Title:
Hotel Hamilton, 14th and K Sts., N. W
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1941 Sep-18

Description:
The only hotel selected by the jury of architects to receive the medal for structural beauty awarded by the Washington Board of Trade's Municipal Art Committee. Rooms air conditioned. Circulating ice water

Omsteds, 1336 G Street, NW

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:15 +0100

Title:
Omsteds, 1336 G Street, NW
Washington (DC), Linen

Description:
Greetings from Olmsteds Washington's Famous Restaurant

Watergate Office Building and Howard Johnson Motel

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:45:21 +0100

Title:
Watergate Office Building and Howard Johnson Motel
Washington (DC), Chrome unused

Description:
'The Watergate Affair - Where It All Happened' Mirro-Krome

Roger Smith Hotel, Roger Smith Square

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:44:36 +0100

Title:
Roger Smith Hotel, Roger Smith Square
Washington (DC), Chrome unused

Description:
18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. A distinguished hotel, one block from the White House. Nearest hotel to the Department of State, Navy and Interior; International Bank; Labor Relations Board; Passport Office; and headquarters of Red Cross, Pan American Union and D.A.R

The Hot Shoppes - Drive-In Restaurants

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:44:16 +0100

Title:
The Hot Shoppes - Drive-In Restaurants
Washington (DC), Chrome unused

Description:
Convenient locations, no parking problems. Drive in and dine in your car, or in our beautiful Dining Rooms. Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner. Double rich Milk Shakes, A & W Root Beer, Barbecues, Hamburgers. Hot Shoppes Ice Cream

Harvey's Famous Restaurant, 1107 Connecticut Ave., N.W

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:36:50 +0100

Title:
Harvey's Famous Restaurant, 1107 Connecticut Ave., N.W
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1945 Apr-28

Description:
is a point of interest of the Nation's Capitol. For over eighty-five years world-famous celebrities have visited its dining rooms to partake of its inimitable and far renowned culinary accomplishments. No visit to Washington is complete without a meal at Harvey's

The Cafe of all nations The Mayfair

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:36:44 +0100

Title:
The Cafe of all nations The Mayfair
Washington (DC), Linen unused

Description:
Located in the center of the Theatrical and shopping district of the Nation's Capital you will find a most distinctive Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge which is perfectly air-conditioned. The warmest spot in Winter and the coolest in Summer. The excellent cuisine and choicest selections of wines and cocktails at moderate prices is outstanding. Intimate entertainment is a feature during cocktail and supper hour and there is never a minimum or cover charge

Hotel Commodore, Union Station Plaza

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:49:30 +0100

Title:
Hotel Commodore, Union Station Plaza
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1957 Oct-2

Description:
Convenient to all points of interest; moderate rates and exceptional features for commercial and tourist patronage. L.M. Firey, Mgr

The Willard Hotel

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:49:26 +0100

Title:
The Willard Hotel
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1950

Description:
Rich in the historic tradition of the nation's capital, The Willard is host to the world's most famous personalities. Centrally located at Fourteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, the Willard is only a block or two from the White House and important Federal Buildings, shops, theatres and historical sites. Rooms are spacious, modern and attractive. The air-conditioned Willard Room, Crystal Room, Round Robin Lounge and Coffee Shop are among Washington's favorite dining and meeting places. All sleeping rooms are air-conditioned ... Douglas A. Stalker, Vice-Pres. An Abell Hotel

Catholic University, Sisters College. House of Studies, Sisters of Divine Providence

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:48:31 +0100

Title:
Catholic University, Sisters College. House of Studies, Sisters of Divine Providence
Washington (DC), Linen PM 1945 Jul-4

The Dodge Hotel