tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51468485460558161172024-03-13T21:35:00.006-07:00The Postcard Guy BlogPostcardguy Antiques and collectibles is your source for vintage postcards, paper memorabilia, photographs and other antiques! Thousands and thousands of old postcards in stock in our online store, for sale weekly on eBay and in our show stock. Postcards from all 50 US states, foreign countries and collectibal topics.The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-67555565769758070032016-01-19T16:06:00.001-08:002016-01-19T16:07:11.977-08:002016 Jersey Shore Postcard Show-Point Pleasant NJ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well the 2016 JSPCC show has come and gone! As usual, the weather was quite interesting, with some mid day snow flurries! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The location was once again the Point Pleasant Beach Fire House, near the train station. The show was sold out and the dealers seemed quite happy with their sales. We had approx. 125 visitors through the door, a bit light, but still a solid turnout for mid January at the Jersey Shore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hot topics for me were Jersey shore postcard images, local memorabilia, books on local history, Real Photo postcards, ship postcards and others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hourly door prizes kept the shoppers happy! A great local Jersey shore run by our local club and club President Jo Ann Vincent. Nice job! </span>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-77248753103199163152014-01-03T19:10:00.004-08:002014-01-03T19:10:51.128-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">We have another great local postcard show coming up on January 19th, 2014. Its the 16th Annual Winter Postcard Fair in Howell NJ. Lots of great dealers and tons of old postcards, local memorabilia and more for sale! </span></div>
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<br />The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-80043564650868787982013-05-22T05:21:00.002-07:002013-05-22T05:21:44.674-07:00The Metropolitan Postcard Show In NYC May 17-19th 2013<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We happened to be in New York City this past weekend for a business trade show. It was perfect timing, as the Metro New York Club was holding their Spring International postcard show at the New Yorker Hotel In NYC at the same time! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The show covered three ballroom-sized rooms. The dealers had plenty of room to spread out. I only knew a handful of dealers, as there were many International dealers that flew in for the show. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I assortment of dealers was vast, but I only found a handful of cards for my collection. It seems that the material was heavy on International cards, high end artist signed etc, and light on local views. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spoke with many dealers and they said sales were a bit light as compared to other years. I was still happy to have attended, met some old friends and made some new ones! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you ever see a group of postcards that almost make you want to start a collection? Well it happened again! I'm breaking up a large lot of hand embroidered silk postcards for one of my consignors. And as I'm listing on ebay, I'm beginning to appreciate the artistic beauty, time and skill put into these tiny little cardboard masterpieces!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each one of the cards depicts a different Spanish country or region, with their flag or crest displayed. The beautiful women are dressed in traditional garb from their respective country and their clothing is embroidered with silk! The cards are quite beautiful, and I could see someone easily amassing quite a wonderful collection! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cards are starting at only 99 cents a piece, so a collection could begin with a very modest investment. Check them out on ebay now! </span></div>
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The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-3004936748602827332013-01-28T17:16:00.001-08:002013-01-28T17:18:47.215-08:00<span style="font-size: large;">I recently picked up a wonderful group of old real photo postcards that I wanted to share. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The postcards all came from the collection of a young sailor who sent postcards back home to his family in Plainfield NJ during the 50s. Through his postcards sent, he takes us on a tour of his new home in Vallejo CA, with all the local landmarks highlighted! The backs are all quite fun to read! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was interesting to find that </span><span style="font-size: large;">Vallejo is the largest city in Solano County California. It's the tenth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is located on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay. Vallejo is named for General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out the group below: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's an unusual postcard! It is not only a postcard, but also an actual record you can play on a phonograph !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is an original Chrome era postcard from around 1950 or so. It shows a nice patriotic view of the Color Guard at West Point NY. What makes this so unusual, is that it is also a 78 rpm record as well! The front of the postcard has a record etched into it, and if you pop out the center hole, you can play the music on a standard phonograph! The front of the postcard is printed "Play this record on your phonograph, 78 rpm speed manual". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Really cool! </span><br />
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The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-71518148340172810322013-01-28T17:03:00.000-08:002013-01-28T17:03:00.801-08:00<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sorry I have been away for so long! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were hit by Hurricane Sandy here on the Jersey Shore in November 2012, and suffered severely from the wrath of storm. Our 1950s ranch was no match for the powerful wave that rolled down our street from the Barnegat Bay. The resulting flood dumped almost 3 feet of water in every room of our house. Our furniture, personal belongings, family photos, every appliance, bedding, clothing and yes....my postcards, suffered greatly! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was not only my postcard sales stock, but also a good portion of my collection that was destroyed by the flood. Approx. 18 boxes of postcards and maybe 15 albums could not be saved. Over 35 years of collecting gone. But life goes on.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm happy to say that our home is almost restored now, and within a few months we should be back to <i>"normal". </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for everyone's well wishes. I've just started up my eBay auctions again and have some really interesting items up for bid. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check them out below: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll be posting here again as time allows. Thanks again and happy collecting! </span>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-29378193807342163332012-07-08T06:50:00.002-07:002012-07-08T06:51:13.086-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know it's not a postcard, but picked up a neat old travel souvenir this morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a souvenir glass bowl, with ruffled edges. It measures approx. 7" across. It was made in the 1970s for the long gone amusement attraction called <b><i>"Warner Brothers Jungle Habitat"</i></b> in West Milford NJ. It has super graphics of all the displays including "Gerald The Giraffe", "Curious Bear", "African Dance Troupe", "Baby Elephants", "Kemo The Porpoise" and "Traffic Jam". Front of plate reads "Warner Bros. Jungle Habitat". I remember going here as a kid, and loved the lions that would come up to your car and sometimes lay on your warm car hood! The baboons were also a favorite of mine, climbing on board our station wagon and sometimes peeling off the wiper blades! Great Adventure here in Jackson is similar, but you can no longer get close to the more dangerous animals! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jungle Habitat, located in West Milford, New Jersey, was a Warner Brothers-owned theme park that opened in the summer of 1972, and closed in October 1976. The park contained well over 1,500 animals, a drive-through section and a walk-through section. A favorite was a drive-through safari section, which allowed for wild animals to roam free and approach vehicles as they slowly drove through. Many of the animals would climb atop the cars, bringing them to a halt, and signs were posted along the route to warn visitors to keep their windows closed. Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, approximately 100 miles to the south, also had a similar type of drive-through safari attraction. The walk-through section was a small theme park which included a petting zoo, camel and elephant rides, snack bars, gift shop, reptile house, dolphin show, Bugs Bunny and Friends shows including live Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters, and a small train station and ride-on train called Jungle Junction. The park did not have any amusement park rides, although there were plans to add them in the future. Shortly after the park opened, a tourist driving through the safari in a taxi was attacked by two lions, bringing negative publicity to the park. In 1974, a woman was bitten by a baby elephant who had reached out of its enclosure with its trunk and grabbed the woman. The park was plagued by problems, including reports of dangerous animals escaping into the town of West Milford. In addition, the increase in summertime and weekend traffic on West Milford's roads created problems for local residents. The park would close in 1976 due to these problems and more. </span>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-64299703233236283092012-07-01T14:56:00.000-07:002012-07-01T14:56:10.688-07:00Rollright Stones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently was perusing through a large lot of old postcards. I located an interesting old Real Photo postcard of some kind of rock formation. Upon closer examination, it turned out to be a British postcard. At first glance it appeared to be a Stonehenge type of landmark. It was called Rollright Stone or Roll Right Stones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I kept scanning through the lot I located another similar view, and then another, and another....Apparently there must be a set of these? I kept going and assembled a nice group of these and decided to research them at a later date. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well here is is six months or so later and I just came across these cards again in my "to be sorted" box! A quick Google search yielded a ton of info on this bizarre British attraction! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Rollright Stones are a group of 3 Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments located near the small village of Long Compton, on the borders of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire in the English Midlands. They are constructed from local oolitic limestone and are called as The King's Men, The King Stone and The Whispering Knights. Each was built at a different period in history. The long stretch of time during which the three monuments were erected bears witness to a continuous tradition of ritual behavior on this sacred ground, from the 4th to the 2nd millennium BCE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ancient site complex consists of three main elements, The Kings Men stone circle, the King Stone, and the Whispering Knights. The King's Men is a late Neolithic ceremonial Stone Circle dating from 2500 to 2000 bce. The King Stone is a monolith standing 50 yards away from the Stone Circle itself, across the road in a different county (Warwickshire). And the Whispering Knights is a 5000 year old burial chamber, believed to be part of a Neolithic long barrow. The Knights are a small group of five upright stones 400 yards away from the actual Stone Circle, who got their name because of the conspiratorial way in which they lean inwards towards each other as if they are plotting against their king. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A neat old group of postcards from the UK! </span><br />The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-18119577065742218512012-02-12T17:13:00.000-08:002012-02-12T17:13:53.056-08:00Doubleday Rodeo Postcards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A recent collection I purchased has a nice selection of <strong>R.R. Doubleday</strong> real photo rodeo postcards. They are all beautiful sharp images, of a fast paced western sport. I found myself curious about the photographer, R.R. Doubleday. So I did a little digging and found an interesting biography of the man behind the camera courtesy of <strong>The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum below:</strong></div>
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<span class="bodytext"><strong>Biography</strong><br />In 1926
Will Rogers introduced R. R. Doubleday in his McNaught Syndicate column, "The
Worst Story I Have Heard Today:" He wrote, "You have all seen at various times
wonderful pictures of Cowboys and Cowgirls on bucking horses, in every kind of
sport connected with a horse or a steer. You have seen buckers in the most
inconceivable shapes. You marveled at the picture as much as you did the boy or
girl that was on the horse, because sometimes they wasn't. You said to yourself,
'Where in the world was the photographer when he shot that?' Well, this bird I
am introducing you to right now is the one that has taken 90 per cent of the
good rodeo pictures ever made. He don't get ‘em till they are doing something
unusual. But when they do, he is right down under them shooting up at 'em. He
has had horses jump over him, wild steers run over him. But he always comes up
with an exact likeness of the animal." </span><span class="bodytext">Doubleday was the "undisputed World's Champion Rodeo Photographer." Not many photographers of the day would risk camera and film,
not to mention life and limb, trying to get action pictures." </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">The complete truth about Ralph Russell Doubleday may
never be known. Vital records have not been found. Mostly what we know about him
comes from newspaper and magazine articles with him as the principal source of
information. Moreover, Doubleday tended to bend or exaggerate the truth about
his participation in certain events of which he claimed to have been part, such
as accompanying General Pershing in pursuit of Pancho Villa, photographing
President Roosevelt on safari in Africa, and covering the Tea Pot Dome scandal.
All this has clouded the early part of Doubleday's career and life. He was a
transitional character between the decline of the wild west show and the
evolution of rodeo from its "cowboy fun" origins up to its more organized, big
business model evidenced by the formation of the National Finals Rodeo
Commission in 1958. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">A self-promoter, Doubleday was also a superb
photographer who associated his abilities and entrepreneurial ingenuity with an
action-packed and dangerous sport. New technology in amateur photography
facilitated his exploitation of a photographic postcard niche. This niche
developed into a cottage industry on which his livelihood primarily depended and
which earned him the moniker, "rodeo postcard king." </span><span class="bodytext">While he truly loved the sport of rodeo, its people, and
culture, Doubleday had other motives which were, in descending importance,
economic, fame, and rodeo promotional. His unintended legacy is the thousands of
photographic postcard images which serve as primary documentation of this golden
age of rodeo history, its events, and personalities. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">Doubleday's origins and early life and career as a
freelance photographer are cloaked a bit in mystery. What has been reported
repeatedly is that Doubleday was born in Canton, Ohio on July 4, 1881 with his
father being a physician and surgeon. Through family histories, genealogical
research, and census records reconciled with published articles, the author has
deduced that Ralph Russell Doubleday was probably born Edward Cochran to parents
Montgomery and Tabitha Cochran on July 4, 1881 at Canton in Brandon township in
Jackson County, Iowa. Ralph was the youngest child in the family which included
two sisters, Floria E. and Ruby Jane. As to the when and the reasons why R. R.
changed his surname from Cochran to Doubleday remains uncertain. Clarence
Elliott, a nephew of Doubleday's, asked him how he came up with the name to
which he replied he had always felt like he worked 24 hours a day. Whatever the
reasons for his name change, Edward Cochran was known as Ralph Russell Doubleday
as early as 1910. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">It was not until 1900 when the Cochran family moved to
Sycamore, Illinois that Doubleday developed an interest in photography. America
in 1900 saw many scientific, technological and industrial advances. Besides
household electricity and indoor plumbing, new inventions including movie
projectors, light bulbs, phonographs, electric fans, telephones, and automobiles
made life easier and more enjoyable. A new technology for printing photographs
in the press caused photographs to replace illustrations and enabled amateur
photographers with the help of George Eastman's innovations to create their own
postcards. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">Managing his step-father's farm in Sycamore, Doubleday
took a week off during the winter and went to Elgin where he saw the town's
toppled water tank. The ice-covered tank had burst open with the pressure of
frozen water and lay covered with ice, a spectacular sight. Using his mail-order
camera, he captured the image, developed and sold the prints. So impressed with
the netting of $60, Doubleday embarked on a commercial photography career.
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<span class="bodytext">For a time Doubleday worked in the stereoscope business
producing stereo views for this popular parlor pastime of the period. In fact
the stereoscope became as much a fixture in the home as a television is today.
During the 1880s the stereo view business began a comeback when aggressive
companies, such as Underwood and Underwood, sent teams of sales people into
communities and systematically canvassed neighborhoods. The twenty-year-old
Doubleday made a trip around the world shooting and collecting images or views
from other lands for this reinvigorated business in 1901. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">Freelancing led Doubleday into a fleeting relationship
with former President Theodore Roosevelt at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on
August 27, 1910. It was here that Doubleday made his personal and professional
mark. He captured on film C.B. Irwin's grey bucking horse, "Teddy Roosevelt,"
throwing its rider, Gus Nylen. It is believed that this was the first action
shot of a man in midair, off a bronc. "Up to then," Doubleday recounted, "no one
had ever taken a picture of a man flying through the air off a bucking horse. I
thought such a picture might be possible." Attending the event was Roosevelt,
who was seated in the front row. The event encouraged Doubleday to specialize in
rodeo photography. During the decade to follow, the familiar "D.F.P.Co.Inc."
(Doubleday-Foster Photo Co. Inc. of Miles City, Montana) copyright notice
appeared in the caption on all his photographic postcards. This notice would
evolve to "R.R. Doubleday" and finally, indicative of his notoriety and
successful branding, to just "Doubleday." </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">For a time, perhaps beginning as early as 1911,
Doubleday was associated with the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch wild west show. With
the show's successful origin in 1905, the Millers had decided to make the 101
Ranch Wild West Show a permanent institution in February 1908. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">Doubleday undoubtedly saw this as an opportunity to use
his photography talents and make a profitable career. Moreover, it was perhaps a
way to support a wife and prospective family for on June 26, 1911 Doubleday of
Cheyenne, Wyoming married Olive E. Walter in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although
he is quoted in later years as characterizing himself as "an old bachelor like
me," Doubleday was married. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">One of Doubleday's images, taken of Yakima Canutt riding
"South Dakota" on May 15, 1912, was used by the Millers on a 101 Ranch store
token. It was minted by the Millers, according to Wallis, "for their employees
to use at the ranch store and with selected merchants in Ponca City and other
towns near the ranch. Cowhands and workers could draw against payday by
accepting the trade tokens and signing their names." </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">Shortly after the birth of his son, Russell Ralph
Doubleday, on July 25, 1920, Doubleday abandoned his wife and child ostensibly
to pursue a rodeo photographic career and become part of the traveling "family"
environment fostered by the rodeo lifestyle. He might also have wanted to pursue
the ladies. Foghorn Clancy detected some chemistry between Dub and the ladies.
He wrote, "...there is something of a mystery about him, he seems to possess
some subtle charm for the ladies, at every rodeo it's the ladies that come
asking if Doubleday is there or going to be there. I wouldn't call them
sweethearts nor his association with them love affairs, they just seem to be
staunch feminine friends who enjoy his company, but many a cowboy has wondered
why the ladies will rave about the swell ride of a champion bronk rider, or the
fast time made by a bulldogger, and then stroll away with the photographer. I
guess they will just have to keep on wondering." </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">During the next three decades, Doubleday enhanced his
reputation as a fine rodeo photographer. He pictorially recorded and
unintentionally documented the history of both big and little rodeos. The big
rodeos at Chicago were held in Grant Park, the Coliseum, Soldier Field, and the
Stockyards Stadium. He was a follower of Tex Austin who produced rodeos in
Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Providence, New Haven, Pittsburgh, Washington, and
London, England. At Calgary, Pendleton, Cheyenne, Belle Fourche, Fort Worth,
Casper, Deadwood, and San Antonio, Doubleday was the official arena
photographer. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">His personal best selections included Smoky Branch on
Glass Eye taken in 1921 at Garden City, Kansas; Sharkey the bucking Hereford
bull taken in 1913 at Pendleton, Oregon; and Leonard Stroud on Indian Tom taken
at Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1918. One of his most widely used images was Tex
Crockett on the bronc, South Dakota taken at Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1919.
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<span class="bodytext">While many of his images were sold to magazines and the
press, Doubleday's primary and substantial income came from photographic
postcards which he wholesaled by the millions. According to historians Frank N.
Samponaro and Paul J. Vanderwood, "A national craze for postcards made the first
decade and a half of the twentieth century the golden age of picture postcards.
By 1910 Americans were mailing nearly a billion postcards annually. In an era
when not many people traveled very far from home and few small-town newspapers
carried news photographs, buying a postcard depicting an event of local,
national, or even international interest for oneself or to send to a friend was
extremely common." </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">Privately published picture postcards were not in
general use in the United States until after the World Columbian Exposition of
1893. In 1902 the Eastman Kodak Company capitalized on this nascent postcard fad
by issuing a postcard-size photographic paper on which images could be printed
directly from negatives. After 1907, when Congress legalized the mailing of
divided-back postcards with the message on the left and the address on the
right, the production of photographic postcards grew into a substantial
business. Entrepreneurs, such as Doubleday, found a niche in this business.
Besides drugstores and souvenir shops, 200 Woolworth stores carried the
Doubleday line at one time. It is estimated he sold over 30 million postcards.
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<span class="bodytext">In 1952 "Old Dub" made his last swing around the rodeo
circuit. He now walked with a cane and ironically was nearly blind. Much like
his battered and patched Graflex camera, Doubleday had suffered broken bones and
mends, but had thrived in the rodeo arena. On June 30, 1958 Ralph R. Doubleday
died. He was interred next to his sister, Floria, in an unmarked grave in the
Roselawn section of Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Council Bluffs on July 1. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">While earning a living and building a reputation,
Doubleday had unwittingly created a body of evidentiary work whose scope is not
completely known and which many seek and collect. His legacy is the captioned
imagery of cowboys, cowgirls, venues, and livestock instrumental in laying the
foundation for professional rodeo. His images continue to capture the
imagination and to serve as small windows to past moments in time. </span></div>
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<span class="bodytext">In recognition of Doubleday’s photographic
accomplishments and his promotional and documentary activities with regard to
the sport of rodeo, the Rodeo Historical Society inducted him into the National
Cowboy Hall of Fame’s Rodeo Hall of Fame on November 27, 1988. </span></div>
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<br /></div>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-3058410139081036672012-01-28T14:42:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:42:17.200-08:00Happy New Year!New Years has come and gone. And part of my resolution is to start thinning out both my own personal collection and my postcard sales stock! Not to mention that I also have all the great consignment stuff that I've just taken in! <br />
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So it's time to do our Postcardguy Annual Clearance!<br />
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I'm listing over the next few weeks, large quantities of postcards by state and topic. All postcards are nice clean stock, all sleeved and ready to go! They're perfect for the collector, the postcard dealer or the eBay seller! And most of the lots, even the huge ones, start at $9.99 or less! <br />
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I've just taken in on consignment a nice collection of vintage aviation postcards from a gentleman in Pittsburgh Pa. His focus was on commercial aircraft and airports, but the collection also has a nice selection of pioneer aircraft and Wright Brothers era postcards as well. Check out my auctions over the next week or so for a nice seletion of cards up for bid! The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0409 Laurel Ave, Brick, NJ 08723, USA40.044437584608559 -74.12475585937539.266806084608561 -75.388183359375 40.822069084608557 -72.861328359375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-57341569614408113452011-09-23T04:48:00.000-07:002011-09-23T04:48:19.928-07:00Just packing the van for this weekends Garden State Postcard Show in Parsippany NJ. Looks like lots of rain coming this weekend, so may be a messy set up this afternoon! <br />
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But a great weekend for a postcard show! What better to do indoors on a rainy weekend! Show is both days, Sat and & Sun, with over 40 dealers of vintage postcards, paper memorabilia and lots of collectible items! <br />
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Stop by the show and stay hi! Hope to see you there! <br />
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A quick pic that ran in the Paper And Advertising Collector Magazine, Antiques And Auctions News and Barrs Postcard news of my sales partner John Leavey and myself at the Spring 2011 Greater NJ Postcard & Advertising Show in Ocean Grove NJ. The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-46783675214519159972011-09-10T15:14:00.000-07:002011-09-10T15:14:58.738-07:00Tuckerton Clamtown Flea MarketJust finished unpacking from the Tuckerton Clamtown Antique Flea Market here in NJ. It's always been one of our favorite shows, with lots of great buyers, long time dealer friends and a good "home town" feeling. <br />
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The weather, which was one of our biggest concerns, cooperated with the rain holding off throughout the day. But even with fair weather this years show seemed a bit off. Gone was the live music, the barbecued food vendor and the buying customers! Advertising for this local show was close to non-existent, and this was a huge mistake, as it was competing with the Ocean Grove Flea Market, Atlantic Highlands show and a big town wide event in nearby Barnegat NJ. Many of the regular dealers from years past were not there, and the field had many empty dealer spaces. Sales were weak to say the least.<br />
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Most sales were modest low dollar sales and there were many lookers. The consensus from most of the dealers was that the economy coupled with the management of the show and the lack of dealers caused overall poor results. <br />
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Kevin The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-61035731145385649602011-08-28T06:33:00.000-07:002011-08-28T06:46:05.415-07:00Hurricane Irene is gone!<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Dee_zoCuTQ/TlpFL4JQK0I/AAAAAAAAAHk/0xkr4zbvaVk/s1600/irene3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; height: 150px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645901153214409538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Dee_zoCuTQ/TlpFL4JQK0I/AAAAAAAAAHk/0xkr4zbvaVk/s200/irene3.JPG" /></a><br /><div>We made it through the night here in NJ and Hurricane Irene is on its way north! Our home faired ok, and its time to take the furniture down off the blocks and remove the sandbags from outside. Alot of cleanup in the yard with downed tree limbs etc. </div><div> </div><div>Our postcard stock made it through safely also! </div><div> </div><div>Thanks and hope to see you at the upcoming Tuckerton Antique Show and Garden State show in Parsippany NJ! </div></div>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-61920020450881528852011-08-07T15:44:00.000-07:002011-08-28T06:46:05.420-07:00Some creepy collectibles!<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hccnkFwmVag/Tj8WBP0U6XI/AAAAAAAAAHc/_PhEHKvVclA/s1600/NY1123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; height: 156px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638249469172836722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hccnkFwmVag/Tj8WBP0U6XI/AAAAAAAAAHc/_PhEHKvVclA/s200/NY1123.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I've recently aquired a large lot of old newspaper press releases from the 1915-1940 time period. After getting them home, I started noticing a trend...they all show some type of disasters, murder or criminals! </div><div> </div><div>Included were a gruesome murder of a little girl by a serial killer back in the 1930s, an escaped convict from the famous Eastern penitentiary in Philadelphia and a tragic ship disaster in Chicago. </div><div> </div><div>The Chicago story even has a bizarre link to todays Oprah Winfrey! Many have ties to hauntings of these places today! </div><div> </div><div>Check out my current ebay auctions for some bizarre collectibles! </div></div></div>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-89383186584827357472011-02-27T13:23:00.000-08:002011-02-27T13:52:25.248-08:00Circus Poster Collection!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eUOKD9WsBuk/TWrGoAd747I/AAAAAAAAAHI/YMgXcTvp4No/s1600/P2270015.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578489479074407346" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eUOKD9WsBuk/TWrGoAd747I/AAAAAAAAAHI/YMgXcTvp4No/s200/P2270015.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-onuGEXWwRpY/TWrGoKA-F1I/AAAAAAAAAHA/XIpM_x7jaZM/s1600/P2270003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578489481637271378" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-onuGEXWwRpY/TWrGoKA-F1I/AAAAAAAAAHA/XIpM_x7jaZM/s200/P2270003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>Just started listing some beautiful vintage circus posters on eBay! They all come from an old time collection of 1940s era circus posters I've just taken in on consignment from a South Jersey collector. The graphics are unbelievable on these and the colors are so vibrant! Each of the posters are a unique work of lithography. Tigers, Hippos, Clowns! Each poster screams Circus! All posters are guaranteed original and any one of them would look super framed on your wall!<br /></div></div><div><div></div><div> </div><div>The circus depended on it's advertising to announce that it was coming to town. The circus often spent more money on advertising than any other industry at the time! Litho posters were a colorful and attractive way to advertise their shows. Advance "scouts" would travel ahead of each circus and post signs and posters for everyone to see. The success of the circus depended on filling the tent with paying customers and they went all out on designing and printing these colorful advertisements. Many of these old posters were torn down after the event and they are difficult to find in good condition. </div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Thanks for looking at my latest items up for bid! </div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.postcardguy.com/">http://www.postcardguy.com/</a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-78449000634693802722011-02-21T18:25:00.000-08:002011-02-21T18:31:52.104-08:00This Saturday Is Our Belmar NJ Show!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dx2_ACrFpB4/TWMfy1mq_ZI/AAAAAAAAAGY/a1-rf6wsyLw/s1600/BELMAR2011A.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576335721858006418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dx2_ACrFpB4/TWMfy1mq_ZI/AAAAAAAAAGY/a1-rf6wsyLw/s320/BELMAR2011A.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Just a reminder that this Saturday Feb. 26 is the Jersey Shore Postcard Show at Belmar NJ !!!</div><div></div><br /><div>Hope to see everyone there. I'm loading up boxes full of new additions to my stock. Something for everyone! </div><div> </div><div>See the attached flyer for more details!</div><div> </div><div>Thanks, Kevin </div>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-81973254073729055722011-01-30T15:13:00.000-08:002011-01-30T15:28:58.974-08:00NJ Shipwreck Collection<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TUXzOQgfZeI/AAAAAAAAAGM/5NY8XP_nhfI/s1600/P1300018.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568123940588447202" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TUXzOQgfZeI/AAAAAAAAAGM/5NY8XP_nhfI/s320/P1300018.JPG" /></a><br /><div><strong>I've just listed a large collection of New Jersey shipwreck memorabilia on eBay this week!<br /></strong></div><div> </div><div>This fine collection encompasses many years of collecting. Included in the collection were lots of great old books on the NJ coast and shipwrecks and NJ history. The other part of this great collection consisted of old postcards, original snapshots, vintage photographs and antique stereo cards, all showing New Jersey ship wrecks and Jersey Shore life saving.<br /></div><div>The collection specialized on the Jersey Shore shipwrecks and contains some rare images such as ship wrecks at at <strong>Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Manasquan, Sea Girt, Long Branch, Seaside, Long Beach Island, Weehawken</strong> and more!<br /></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>Check out the shipwreck auctions on eBay right now at the link shown. Thanks for looking! </strong></div><br /><div></div>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-52716473747934273992010-12-05T16:29:00.000-08:002010-12-05T16:39:23.734-08:00Vintage postcards make great Holiday gifts!I've noticed in the last few weeks a nice lift in online sales of vintage postcards. I believe many of them may end up as Christmas or Hanukkah gifts?<br /><br />I've been getting lots of online requests for very specific postcards. They've ranged from hard to find Hold To Lights to postcards from obscure tiny towns. I think many recipients this season will be surprised to unwrap a gift of a hard to find postcard for their collection!<br /><br />And what a thoughtful gift! To take the time to please that special someone in their life with something that cannot be picked up at the mall or bought with an everyday gift card!<br /><br />Postcards make great gifts. Why not surprise the collector in your life with something special for their collection!<br /><br />Happy Holidays from Kevin & Carrie at <a href="http://www.postcardguy.com/">www.postcardguy.com</a>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-16338604065761039792010-11-11T13:52:00.000-08:002010-11-11T14:09:20.267-08:00JJ Newberry Co In Asbury Park NJ<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TNxoJrBf8SI/AAAAAAAAAFw/-i3646e61Wk/s1600/newberrys2864.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538416157135991074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 156px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TNxoJrBf8SI/AAAAAAAAAFw/-i3646e61Wk/s320/newberrys2864.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TNxoJY_xGXI/AAAAAAAAAFo/dc1sv43_fE8/s1600/newberrys1863.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538416152296888690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TNxoJY_xGXI/AAAAAAAAAFo/dc1sv43_fE8/s320/newberrys1863.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Every now and then you come across a postcard that brings back memories! Well I just picked up the postcard shown above at a recent postcard club auction. It shows the old J.J. Newberry Co. 5&10 in Asbury Park NJ. The store was located on Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park, in the downtown shopping district. </div><br /><div></div><div>After graduating high school I managed several different drug stores and department stores. Many of them were in typical downtown locations...Keyport, Long Branch, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and yes...this very Newberry's store in Asbury Park New Jersey back in the late 80s! I have fond memories of dressing those display windows in the front, from holiday decorations to the latest fashions! I remember the escalator, the candy counter, the luncheonette (and their famous fried chicken and patty melts!). It was hard work managing the store and employees, but also alot of fun. </div><br /><div></div><div>I've always wanted one of these postcards showing my old store that I worked at, but up to this week I had never found one. The old 5 and 10 cent store is long gone, a victim of the new shopping malls, strip malls and the economy. But the building remains still today, as the site of a fitness gym! </div><br /><div></div><div>But to me this storefront will always be a fond memory of my time spent in Asbury Park! </div></div>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-47973410291890150822010-11-11T13:47:00.000-08:002010-11-11T13:52:16.751-08:00The 2010 Belmar Postcard ShowJust back from the 2010 Belmar Postcard show! As always a very fun show on the Jersey Shore. The weather was beautiful and lots of great dealers to peruse!<br /><br />Traffic through the show was a bit light this year with around 150 through the door. For a while the tables were all busy but eventually throughout the day the crowd dwindled. Still all in all not a bad show, with several nice sales.<br /><br />It was also a good buying show as usual with lots of great bargains to be had! I have plenty of fresh stock for my next show in Howell NJ in January 2011.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping buy my tables!<br />KevinThe Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-67335938152949349162010-10-10T16:33:00.001-07:002010-10-10T16:37:22.664-07:00POCAX 2010 Postcard Show Coming Up!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TLJNbZePM-I/AAAAAAAAAFg/4ZohALGHvOs/s1600/pocax2010571.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526564825826538466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TLJNbZePM-I/AAAAAAAAAFg/4ZohALGHvOs/s320/pocax2010571.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>The POCAX 2010 Postcard Show is coming up next weekend! </p><p>I'm getting ready for next Saturdays show in Mount Laurel NJ, not far from the Jersey Shore or Philadelphia. </p><p>It's a nice show filled with great local dealers. There will be postcards for every taste as well as vintage photographs, advertising and local memorabilia! </p><p>Drop me a line if I can bring anything special for you. Otherwise I'll concentrate on bringing only NJ postcards, NJ photos and other local memorabilia. </p><p>Hope to see everyone there! </p><p>Kevin </p>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146848546055816117.post-21374799063435659212010-09-24T09:46:00.000-07:002010-09-24T09:50:58.690-07:00This Weekends Postcard Show<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TJzWeKuGBwI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Eo5ddrvF88U/s1600/gardenstat2010276.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520523057011492610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QIHpREL2oDM/TJzWeKuGBwI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Eo5ddrvF88U/s320/gardenstat2010276.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just packing and getting ready for this weekends postcard show in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Parsippany</span> NJ. The Garden State show is always fun. It's good seeing the dealers we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">haven't</span> seen in a while and meeting new friends. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Thanks for all the email requests. I've pulled lots of great old postcards in your collecting interests and will bring them to the show. Hope to see you there! Kevin </div><br /><div></div>The Postcardguy - Kevin Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130718327482228062noreply@blogger.com0