Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher This Linen-era, Art Tone, “Glo-Var” finished postcard was published exclusively by the Beals Postcard Company of Des Moines, Iowa. It shows LCT-291 being launched into the Missouri…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor America’s favorite collie was created for a short story written by a British author. Eric Knight (1897-1943) used the country of his childhood as the setting for “Lassie…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher With the dog days of summer wrapping up, it seems fitting to showcase something cool and historic at the same time. Hence, we offer this linen style…
Michael BushnellMichael BushnellPublisher This real photo postcard was published by the North American Postcard Company of Kansas City, Mo. The view shows vehicles, both motorized and horse drawn, owned by the…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Rock and Roll music’s “British Invasion” started off in a big way when The Beatles arrived in America to tour during the summer of 1964. Any live appearance…
Michael BushnellMichael BushnellPublisher The intersection of Thompson Avenue and Gladstone Boulevard looks only a little different in 2023 than it did in 1910 when this hand colored postcard was published by…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Now I know my ABC’s, won’t you spell along with me? Whether used at school or at home, educational toys have served the purpose of keeping children entertained…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Can you fit all your school supplies inside a cigar box? Elementary school students in the 1960’s often used empty cigar boxes to corral the array of pencils,…
adminMichael BushnellPublisher In 1886 Thomas Stafford and Charles Murray, students at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., along with some members of the Olive Street Baptist Church, organized a mission…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Whether one is sewing a button on a coat or quilting, a thimble can be a handy sewing accessory that saves the sewer from sore or pricked finger…
----
