House a gateway to Wyandot past
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News February 15, 2012 Published by the Southwest News Company of Kansas City, Mo., this circa 1906 postcard shows the oldest existing building in Kansas City,…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News February 15, 2012 Published by the Southwest News Company of Kansas City, Mo., this circa 1906 postcard shows the oldest existing building in Kansas City,…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News February 8, 2012 Around 200 AD (CE), the Roman Emperor Claudius was busy conquering various parts of Europe and Asia, making a general nuisance of…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News February 1, 2012 This postcard showing Manual Training School is numbered 276 and was published by the Elite Postcard Publishing Co. of Kansas City, Mo.…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News January 25, 2012 This Real Photo advertising postcard (below) shows heaps of quarried limestone on the grounds of what was to become one of the…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News January 18, 2012 “This house roofed by Northwest Ready Roofing Company,” says the description on the front of this postcard showcasing the Northwest Ready Roofing…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News January 11, 2012 This week we make a departure from our normal preview of old Kansas City cards and take a look at a vintage…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News December 28, 2011 “Sweet are the ties of friendship. Greetings of the season to you. Yours sincerely, Addie R. Vanable.” Sent to Mrs. Frank Sanders…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News December 21, 2011 This real photo postcard of the Holy Rosary Church’s Christmas Crib was taken during the 1941 holiday season. Holy Rosary Parish, 911…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News December 14, 2011 This Max Bernstein pre-linen style postcard, circa 1925, was sent to Miss May Clifford, R.F.D. of Sedalia, Mo., on Aug. 5, 1925.…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News December 7, 2011 Overcrowding, frequent escapes, unclean bedding, vermin, lack of medical attention, poor food, habitual gambling, prisoners kept in cells in idleness, and intoxicating…