"118-D--Passenger Steamer Leaving Duluth-Superior Harbor" unused linen postcard with deep colors, corner crease. The passenger ship is the SS Noronic, registered to Northern Navigation Company (a division of Canada Steamship Lines) in 1913. It was destroyed by fire with the loss of at least 118 lives in Toronto Harbor on September 17 1949. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ms(n)s(l)ds(c)

"46 Collect. A. Benoit Jeannette (Martinique) / Vue Générale de ST-PIERRE (Martinique) aprčs la Catastrophe du 8 mai 1902 / ..." followed by 4 lines of French poetry (Comme le flot que le vent chasse / Et qui sous no pieds vient mourir ...) in the sky, black & white carte postale with very late usage at New Waverly Indiana, minor wear at one upper corner, small ink smear in address. $4.00 mdvp

"51372  Steamer Spartan, Wrecked off Block Island, R. I. / Handcolored" post card, unused with undivided back from The Rotograph Co., yellowish paper, light toning on back, light toning on front mostly near 2 short edges. Ship was registered in 1883 to James J. Hill. $12.00 s(h)rd

"69. HAVANA. Maine souvenir. -- Recuerdo del Maine." with a before & after view of the US armored cruiser (ACR-1) that exploded February 15 1898, killing many of its crew, a catalytic event for the Spanish-American War later that year; unused tarjeta postal, noticeable corner & edge wear, light spotty toning in the front sky. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. chs(m)d

"964.T. / THE ILL-FATED WHITE STAR LINER 'TITANIC,' THE LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD, WHICH FOUNDERED / WITH A LOSS OF 1503 LIVES, 15th OF APRIL 1912, OFF NEWFOUNDLAND, ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE." unused real photo postcard with crisp contrast & good depth-of field, from J. Beagles & Co. Ltd.; handwriting on back dates to July 3rd 1912; toned back, good edges, smudge of brownish toning at the upper right front. Not the one of the many phony post cards printed with an Olympic image & deliberately miscaptioned as Titanic by the unscrupulous -- instead, the real thing. [Note the enclosed forward First Class section of the Promenade deck, to protect the passengers from bow spray.] Read our illustrated article on how to tell the difference, and save yourself some real money. $350.00 s(w)s(o)ds

"Anchor Line  T. S. S. California  Glasgow & New York" showing a side view near shore, black & white postcard printed in England, unused but extensively & unevenly toned both sides. As is. Unfortunately this ship was torpedoed & sank on February 7 1917; 36 people lost their lives. $5.50 s(a)s(o)d

"COAL-MINE, HONKEIKO." also captioned in Japanese & Chinese, unused carte postale with divided back from a booklet, made in Japan (Kanda, Tokyo), bottom corners with small creases, other corners with minor wear, light toning both sides. The colliery -- whose name is also seen as Benxihu, 本溪湖煤矿, and 本溪湖煤礦 -- started production in 1905. A blast here in April 1942 claimed the lives of 1,549 miners. Rare: we could find no other offers, recorded sales, or exhibits when we searched the Internet. $12.00 mdm

"COLUMBIA CARRIAGE WORKS / HAMILTON, OHIO FLOOD" unused black & white post card with sky tint & good edges, rubber band mark & light toning on back. The company manufactured medium- & high-grade carriages since 1891. $5.00 o(h)hd

Cranford (1920). Uncaptioned Kodak real photo postcard showing a side view of the ship with the name plainly visible, writing on back, low-contrast  / grayish, couple small light spots of toning on back. Built by George A. Fuller & Company of Wilmington North Carolina for the US Shipping Board. Torpedoed and sunk 30 July 1942 by German submarine U752 with loss of 11 lives. $9.00 s(u)n(w)d*

"Crystal Restaurant / Disaster / Johnson / Photo // Just after the collapse" as seen from a high vantage point, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed MAY 22 1916 from the East Akron Station of Akron to Dresden Ohio, toning along one short back edge, minor corner & edge wear. A blast of dynamite in an adjacent excavation to make way for the Delaware Building in Akron killed 9 people & injured 22; the Ohio National Guard had to be called to restrain a crowd of thousands of gawkers seen here. In the collections of museums; seldom offered. $17.00 o(a)d

"CUNARD LINE. / S. S. LUSITANIA. Turbine" with art depicting her underway, flag of the Cunard Line at upper right; Tuck Oilette postcard 9268 (CELEBRATED LINERS--'CUNARD LINE'), printed in England, mailed at Birkenhead NO 30 1907 to a passenger's neighbors. Back unevenly toned, a lot of wear along the edges & at 2 corners. Later this ship was sunk by a German U-20 submarine in 1915, at the cost of 1,959 lives. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(c)s(o)tdwf*

Passenger Liner RMS Carinthia (1925). "Cunard White Star 'Carinthia'" with several rowboats in the foreground, postcard printed in England, writing on back, tiny spots of toning show in the white front borders. While serving as an armed merchant cruiser, this ship was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland in 1940 with the loss of 4 lives. $6.00 s(w)d*c

"Das schaurige Schauspiel des Brandes im Zwielicht des Tages / Originalaufnahme" annotated on back 'LZ Hindenburg Lakehurst in brant 6.5.37' with a violet handstamp that is partially indistinct due to under-inking and a small scrape to the back surface. Rough translations: "The eerie spectacle of the fire in the twilight of day" & 'Hindenburg at Lakehurst on fire June 5 1937". Size 3-1/2"x4-3/8", rough edges as issued, glossy finish, light spotty toning on front, album residue on back obscures nothing. Rare: we found no other offered or exhibited when we searched the Internet. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. zfdn(l)

"De szabadits meg / a Gonoszló" art depicts wheat farming couple regarding their field after a bad thunderstorm, mailed 1900 to Szombathely, light toning on back, corner & edge wear, light toning on front, album impressions at the corners. $7.50 hda

       
Eight sepia-tone real photo postcards of a train wreck at Silver Lake (Wyoming County, New York). One mailed from Perry New York 1907 to Freedom New York has message: 'Here are some views of the wreck Jan 12 - 1907 which I suppose you heard about, at the junction where we left that night.' Amateur photography of fairly high quality, each possibly unique. Good edges, light browning of the paper & some oxidation due to age. On the postcard at the upper right we can read "L. & P. / 441" on a side of one of the units; any lettering before that L is obscured. Three shown. All 8 for $120.00 nd*

"EU10 / RC60 / UC2AAA" continental DXpedition QSL card from the 'Ghost Zone' of Belarus caused by the Chernobyl disaster, used 1992 by operator Dr. Valery P. Pristavko, thick stock, tiny upper corner crease. By such expeditions Larry publicized to the world that over 22 percent of Belorussian territory was highly contaminated & uninhabitable. $3.75 bd

"'Every Man Knew' by artist David Conklin ... / ... This commissioned / painting commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the / sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald ..." sold for the benefit of a memorial at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point Michigan; unused continental postcard in excellent condition. $1.75 s(l)da(c)m

"GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC / Hatteras, N. C. / The remains of the mighty four-masted schooner / G. A. Kohler." wrecked in the storm of 1933, unused chrome postcard, trivial corner wear, writing on back dates to 1963. $1.25 nd

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"Helvellyn, Striding Edge." in the Lake District of England; post card from Reed's Penrith Series, brownish paper, very late usage in the United States, corner crease, toning on both long front edges, small upper corner crease not into the image. Many a hiker and scrambler has met with an accident along this treacherous terrain; some have died. $3.25 e(h)e(s)d

"HOUSE MOVED FROM FOUNDATION ACROSS STREET / IN ROSSVILLE" sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles up) post card, writing on back, heavily toned back edges, 2 corner creases (one missing a small chip). Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 od

"Hyde Park and East End Tornado, Sunday, March 11, 1917, Cin., O." showing trees down before & upon a house, black & white postcard from Geo. W. Harriman, light toning on back, light toning on front, minor wear one edge. $7.50 od. Similar except minor corner wear & rounding. Cincinnati Ohio. $6.00 od

"Hyde Park and East End Tornado, Sunday, March 11, 1917, Cin., O." showing a man standing in the ruins of a home that was destroyed, black & white from Geo. W. Harriman, post card mailed April 11 of that year from Newtown (clear hand cancel), slight browning of the paper with age, faint corner crease. Cincinnati Ohio. $6.00 od

 
CINCINNATI (HAMILTON COUNTY). "Hyde Park and East End Tornado, Sunday, March 11, 1917, Cin., O." showing damaged homes, two postcards with different printings (caption positioning, sky color & vertical height), both unused. Left: darker sky, taller, caption more left, spotty toning both sides. $5.00 o(c)d. Right: lighter sky, not as tall, more centered caption, spotty toning on back. $6.00o(c)d. Take them both: $10.25 o(c)d

LORAIN OHIO TORNADO 6-28-24
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LORAIN (LORAIN COUNTY). "A.B.©RINEHART / LORAINE(sic) TORNADO / 6·28·24" unused sepia-tone AZO (blank corners) real photo postcard with call-outs marking the American Ship Building Company & Government Allotment; very lightly toned back, trivial corner wear. The misspelling will give you an idea of how hurriedly these cards were produced. $10.00 o(l)d*

"A.B.©RINEHART NO. 21 / LORAINE(sic) TORNADO  6·28·24" unused sepia-tone AZO (blank corners) real photo postcard with call-outs marking (top-to-bottom) the High School, Lawrence Block, State Theatre 'Sacrificial' Played on Piano, Broadway & Vodock Block; toned back, trivial corner wear. The misspellings -- even the photographers name is misspelled -- will give you an idea of how hurriedly these cards were produced. $10.00 o(l)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

LORAIN (LORAIN COUNTY). "TORNADO / 6·28·24 / Loraine, O. // A.B.©RINEHART NO. 23" unused sepia-tone AZO (blank corners) real photo post card with call-outs marking (top-to-bottom) the Government Reservation joining the yards, Nickel Pilate Rail Road, & Colorado St.; very lightly toned back, trivial corner wear. The misspelling will give you an idea of how hurriedly these cards were produced. $10.00 o(l)d%

"ERIE / PARK / ADDITION / No. 1 / LORAINE(sic) / TORNADO / 6·28·24 // A.B.©REINHART / NO. 24" unused sepia-tone AZO (blank corners) real photo postcard with call-outs marking (top-to-bottom) the High School, Lane Park Boulevard, W. T. Edwards home, street car over turned / Loraine's(sic) finest residence section & West Side; lightly toned back, trivial corner wear. The misspellings will give you an idea of how hurriedly these cards were produced. $10.00 o(l)d%

"INTERIOR STATE THEATRE, LORAIN, OHIO, WRECKED BY TORNADO AND NEARLY 100 / PEOPLE KILLED" unused black & white postcard, light linear toning near left back edge, trivial wear at 3 corners. $15.00 o(l)dt NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"LORAINE(sic) TORNADO 6·28·24  A.B.©REINHART // No. 20" unused aerial AZO (blank corners) real photo postcard with call-outs marking (top-to-bottom) the Business District, 1st M. E. Church, Lutheran Church, Residence Section & High School; trivial corner wear. The caption misspelling will give you an idea of how hurriedly these cards were produced. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(l)d

"Tornado, Lorain, O. //  6 / 29 / 24 / Broadway // A.B.©REINHART // #52 / PHOTO-ART / RICHMOND IND " showing several cars thrown together near Muirs Original Cut-Rate store (left), well-composed sepia-tone real photo postcard with good contrast & focus, mailed there AUG 4 1924 to Miss L. L. Davis in Beloit Wisconsin, toned back. $15.00 od

"LUSITANIA / Just 3 years old, the mighty ..." unused & copyrighted reproduction postcard from an original painting by Russ Porter, excellent & colorful. Recounts her ill-fated history on its back. history $3.00 s(c)s(o)d

"Members of Chicago Fire and Police De- / partment engaged in the recovery of / bodies from sunken hold of Steamer / Eastland." with a dead body being raised by rope, black & white. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 dis(l)lf

MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA & GULF RAILROAD COMPANY. "Duck Creek Wreck on M. O. & O. 2/21/13" showing a crane at work righting Pullman cars clearly bearing the railroad name; sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo post card, oxidation consistent with age, light toning near the back edges, minor corner rounding. There is a Duck Creek near Dallas Texas, but this is a bit early for their operations to Dallas by the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company of Texas (which started September 1 1914). So we favor the location as being the Duck Creek, Oklahoma. Rare! SALE IN PROGRESS r(m)o(d)d

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"M. K. & T. R. R. BRIDGE / OVER RIVER BLUE, / DURANT, OKLA. / J. T. MOORE   Hand-colored", mailed 1911 from Idabel (clear hand cancel), tiny corner crease, minor corner wear & rounding, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Parts of railroad cars show at both sides of the bridge, including one with a crane & long timbers. Perhaps they had just finished it. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ob*##

"MORNING OF DEC. 9-1909 / KALAMAZOO, MICH. 20-96" real photo postcard showing smoldering aftermath of a fire. $15.00 mfd

      "m.v. Poinciana, / at Bermuda" showing the Dutch-built freighter from the side, near shore; unused real photo postcard, identification written on back is confirmed by magnification of the front view, trivial & tiny spots of toning on back. Later, when named the Jim Atria, she capsized & sank in the Miami River, and it is now a destination for divers. Rare: the only card of the ship we have ever seen in anyone's stock. Also included, a smaller and undoubtedly unique photo showing her front deck in high seas, captioned by the same hand on back "The m.v. Poinciana / Bad weather." $30.00 gets both items. bdfs(o)

"No. 12 ERIE ST. VIADUCT,  LORAIN, OHIO" black & white postcard showing the aftermath of the 1924 tornado on the bridge, unused, published by Hamm, light toning both sides. $6.50 o(l)bd

"No. 17  ON 6th AND WASHINGTON THE NIGHT OF THE STORM,  LORAIN, OHIO" black & white postcard showing the aftermath of the 1924 tornado on a house & 2 large close-by trees, unused, published by Hamm, light toning both sides, trivial wear at one corner. $6.50 o(l)td

"No. 7  ON BROADWAY LOOKING SOUTH FROM 6th STREET,  LORAIN, OHIO" post card showing the aftermath of the 1924 tornado, unused, published by Hamm, very light toning on back, trivial corner wear. $5.00 o(l)d

"Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. / Dampfer 'GROSSER KURFUERST', den 22 Juli 1910. / Bergen" viewing the Norwegian town from the sea, unused black & white post card, light album toning at the corners, faint internal crease near a bottom corner. The name of this ship is sometimes seen as Grosser Kurfürst. Just three years later the Grosser Kurfuerst saved 106 persons from the burning steamship Volturno during a heavy gale on the high seas (10 October 1913). $15.00 s(o)nd

"NOSSI-BÉ. -Cyclone, 24 November 1912" postcard showing some damage to a house & fence, visitor's commentary in writing on back states in French that this house is typical. $11.50 nd

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"N. Y. K. LINE / M.S. HEIAN MARU, M. S. HEIYO MARU 6,800 GROSS TONS" showing a side view near shore, unused postcard, small corner crease. The passenger cargo luxury liner Heian Maru was converted to be a submarine tender in World War II. It was sunk in the Truk Lagoon of Micronesia, and has now become a diving destination. The Heiyo Maru served during that war as a passenger / freighter and troopship. It was torpedoed and sunk on 17 January 1943, also in Micronesian waters, with hundreds of troops on board. $77.00 js(m)do

"OSLOFJORD" with caption taken from the ship's name showing prominently, unused postcard issued by the Norwegian America Line (NAL), envelope glue disturbance on back from a covered mailing, edges are good. Used by the Royal Navy as a troopship, it struck a mine on December 1 1940, with some loss of life & subsequent controversy (and propaganda) when it was not towed to the nearest port. Not to be confused with later ships which bore this name, she had two funnels. $20.00 s(m)s(o)d

"PARIS - LES ANNEES FOLLES / 10 - Accident de la gare Montparnasse" showing a train crashed through to the street, unused continental post card, unforgettable image. $2.50

"Police are here shown recovering bodies / from between decks of the ca sized(sic--missing p) / Steamer Eastland" with a man's body being hauled up with the aid of a rope, Chicago River Illinois. Black & white post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 dlis(l)m

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"R.M.(sic) CELTIC / 20,904 TONNAGE, 700 FT. LENGTH, 754 FT. BREADTH, 13,000 I.H.P." real photo postcard from C. W. Hunt & Co., very late usage at Edenton Ohio (2 different cancels clearly struck, one ties a 1955 rehabilitation seal), slight curl to the paper, one corner multiply creased but not into image, long surface crack in the glossy finish. The caption should read R.M.S. Celtic, which was registered to the White Star Line in 1901. This ill-fated ship saw 17 people aboard die as a result of a mine in 1917, then torpedoed in 1918 with a loss of 6 souls & finally run aground off Queenstown in 1928. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(w)s(o)di-o

RMS Celtic (1901). Same postcard as above. Torn in half, taped together both sides, then mailed (!) 1956 at Hibbard Indiana. Couple of surface cracks in the glossy finish, as is. $2.00 s(w)s(o)di

"R.M.S. / Celtic" post card with 3 flags (US, UK & White Star) in the border, used, mild corner wear & rounding. Attractive & uncommon. The ocean liner wrecked & broke up at Roche's Point, Cobh Ireland, in 1928. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(w)s(o)di

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"R. M. S. 'Lancastria' -- Cunard Line" Signed art, printed in England, unused post card, slight yellowing of the paper with age, trivial wear at one corner. Ship was lost in World War II when evacuating British Expeditionary Forces at St. Nazaire France, with great loss of life--approximately 5,000--the worst maritime disaster in British history, and not widely publicized at any time. $25.00 s(c)df% Same but better corner & two small paper adherences at the very top front edge. $25.00 s(c)s(m)df.

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"S. S. Eastland - Wells St. Bridge - Chicago River. / RECOVERING BODIES AFTER DISASTER" with a tug & many spectators, black & white. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 dis(l)

SS Lusitania (1907). "S. S. LUSITANIA" postcard mailed NOV 24 1908 at New York City Station A to Mr. William Harper in Red Granite Wisconsin, from someone who had seen the Cunard ship, one upper corner weakened with 2 creases, other corner & edge wear is minor, a lot of cancel ink in the front sky. Sank with loss of 1,195 lives by a U-boat on May 7 1915, it galvanized public opinion against Germany before the US entered into World War I. $10.00 s(c)s(o)d

     
"S. S. NITTA MARU, N. Y. K. New Liner. / 16,500 Gross Tons" with a side view underway near a city, large violet backstamp reads 'SOUVENIR OF THE VOYAGE / 1940 / S.S. NITTA MARU N.Y.K. LINE", unused post card includes Japanese captioning, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. Launched May 1939, this luxury trans-Pacific luxury liner was sold to the Imperial Japanese Navy in February 1941 which converted her into the Taiyö-class escort carrier Chuyo. During World War II, it carried prisoners of war (including from Wake Island & from the sinking of submarine USS Sculpin). In the fall of 1942 she was converted into an escort aircraft carrier. On 4 December 1943 it was torpedoed multiple times close to Hachijo Island, and sank with loss of about 1250 lives, including 20 of the prisoners of war on board. $87.50 s(o)js(m)ud

"S. S. PRESIDENT HOOVER  S. S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" unused post card showing the ship underway, Dollar Steamship Lines logo on lightly toned back, trivial edge wear. Both ships were ill-fated. The President Coolidge was a luxury cruise liner that became a military ship during World War II; it sank with loss of 2 lives off Vanuatu while it was serving as a troopship. The President Hoover was mistakenly bombed by Nationalist Chinese on 30 August 1937, with one life lost. After repairs, she ran hard aground off Formosan Samasana Island (now Green Island) on 11 December 37, becoming a total loss. $11.50 s(d)s(o)s(m)vtd 

"S.S. 'RYNDAM' 15,015 Gross Reg. Tons / A New Concept in Tourist Travel" postcard printed in the Netherlands for the Holland-America Line, unused, bottom corner bend not easily noticed from the front. Routine sailings were between Rotterdam and New York City. Later named the Copa Casino, she sank 16 March 2003 of the coast of the Dominican Republic. $12.00 s(o)dd

"STEAMER EASTLAND / CLEVELAND  CEDAR POINT / ... / EASTLAND. / In Sight of Shore / all the way" postcard in vertical format with life-saving ring & 3 pennants, mailed 1913. 'Baseball by Wireless' among the advertising facts on the reverse. The presence of the life-saving ring & 'In sight of shore all the way' are especially ironic given its tragic fate in 1915. $25.00 s(l)o(c)ds(n)

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"Steamer Eastland, Cleveland, Ohio" underway with passengers, mailed 1908. Note the lighthouse in the left background. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(l)dlo

"STEAMER EASTLAND, CLEVELAND, OHIO" underway with passengers, postcard published by The Cleveland News Company 9their number 4085), mailed there 1913 when she was ailing for the Eastland Navigation Company, lightly toned back, some cancel ink in sky, minor corner & edge wear. Sank disastrously on July 24 1915 with loss of 844 lives at Chicago, after her sale to another company. $20.00 ds(l)o(c)s(e)

"Steamer 'Farallon' from the Westward, Juneau, Alaska." color photo of the ship docked & covered with ice; unused postcard published by Edward H. Mitchell, minor corner & edge wear. In January 1910, this ship wrecked on Black Reef in Cook inlet. $10.00 ad& NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"STEAMER 'MATAAFA' STRIKING PIER AT END OF DULUTH SHIP CANAL IN THE EFFORT TO MAKE THE HARBOR / DURING THE GREAT STORM OF NOV. 28, 1905.  NINE MEN WERE LOST FROM THIS VESSEL" unused black & white postcard with red caption & undivided back, published by V. O. Hammon (their number 353), both sides toned, corners well rounded.  The ill-fated ship was registered to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 m(d)ds(l)s(p)

"Steamer 'Mataafa' swung broadside on across the end of north pier of Duluth ship canal / during the height of the great storm of Nov. 28, 1905. Nine men lost their lives on this vessel." postcard mailed Duluth 1906 but stamp removed, two small tears, multiply creased, one corner heavily toned, partial cancel on front, as is. The Mataafa was registered in 1899 to Pittsburgh Steamship Company. $10.00

"Streetcar that the motorman lost control of came down 10th st. at 90 miles an hour, whirled around twice before it hit the cannal(sic) right in front of our house" real photo postcard showing the Rushville - Glenwood - Connersville local car of the Indianapolis & Connersville Traction Line on its side in the water; mailed by Anna Brown DEC 3 1907 in Connnersville to Sarah Spaeth in Brookville Indiana. Eyewitness accounts such as this are rare. Obviously one-of-a-kind: no photographer attribution (she just stepped out of her house), no printed caption (so we used the message instead) & no publisher attribution. A different postcard of this accident - the only other we have seen - had no account of how the accident happened. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 i(c)r(i)d

"Surrogate" unused Cyko real photo postcard showing ruins after a fire. $5.00

"TAKEN FROM RUSSIAN HILL" showing a panorama of fires after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, unused, rounded corners, faint internal crease, Rotograph Co. but unnumbered. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 fchd

"TERRE HAUTE INDIANAPOLIS & EASTERN TRACTION COMPANY" unused real photo postcard showing its interurban car in the water near a covered bridge, several windows broken out, many spectators looking on; both sides lightly toned, long internal crease stays within the water, minor corner wear. Obviously one-of-a-kind: no caption (so we used the railroad name alongside the car, no photographer or publisher attribution. $45.00 di(t)r(t)

"The Ill-Fated Eastland, which turned / turtle in the Chicago River, July 24, 1915, / at 7:30 A. M., causing the death of over / 1200 persons, mostly women and children" side view at a dock, black & white. Shown pumping water out at 2 places & venting steam near the waterline. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(l)d

"The Iroquois Theatre / THE EXTERIOR, after the fire / Chicago's Temple of Tragedy, Dec. 30, 1903" undivided back post card mailed there 1904 to Miss Kathryn O. Zane in Hillsboro Ohio, just a few speckles of cancel in the sky, minor edge wear, very lightly toned back. The deadliest single-building fire in US history; at least 605 died. $10.00 fdi(c)t

"T. and O. C. excursion train derailed / at Martel, O. on the night of July 26 '10 / caused by broken glass in signal" showing a wreck of the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad, unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, much oxidation, good edges, light album toning on back. Rare! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(m)r(t)d

(Tokyo disaster, uncaptioned in English) black & white post card showing devastation in Tokyo after a disaster, penciled T on front by former owner to identify city, toned back. $7.50 each.

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"TORRENCE PRINTED IT / Boat houses wrecked by ice jam on Cedar River--Charles City, Iowa" black & white post card with undivided back, light toning on back, minor corner & edge wear. $6.50 id+

Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) of the sidewheel steamer Yosemite, run aground July 9 1909 at Orchard Narrows Washington near Bremerton, and a total loss. [The same ill-fated ship whose boilers blew in San Francisco Bay in 1865 killing 50]. Possibly unique because of the lack of caption; many people came out to see it and took pictures of their own. Dark image with much oxidation, unused, brownish paper, toned back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 w(o)s(c)d

Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) postcard showing a house damaged by an explosion "where the man came out". $5.00

Uncaptioned sepia-tone Artura  real photo post card showing the 9/21/10 wreck near Kingsland Indiana of 2 different types of interurban electric railroad cars of the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company. 41 souls perished in this disaster. This is not the captioned view that you might have seen produced by an enterprising photographer who sold them commercially. Instead, this is a spectator's personal photograph taken from a slightly different angle, and obviously one-of-a-kind. SALE IN PROGRESS i(k)r(f)d

"U.S.S. Indianapolis (SSN-697)" Kodak real photo postcard with crisp focus & contrast, extensive information about the ship penned in on the back by Jack E. Niece -- who suggested the name of the sub to commemorate the over 800 men of the heavy Cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) who lost their lives in the last days of World II when torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Very special. $10.00 s(m)d

"View of Eastland, taken from south side / of river, shortly after accident, showing / the rescuers anxiously at work. Police / had not yet removed the throngs of cur- / ious which lined both sides of the river." black & white. Shown above right. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 s(l)di

"View showing where schooner struck Congress St. bridge on the night of July 29, 1905. Caused by breaking of dam at Beardsley Park.  Rainfall for 16 hours being 11.36 inches." black-and-white undivided back post card mailed at Bridgeport Connecticut in 1905, trace of cancel ink on front, tiny corner crease, light toning near back edges. $10.00 cdb

 
"YOKOHAMA" also captioned in Japanese; unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways) postcard depicting the aftermath of the Great Kanto Earthquake in September of 1923. The death toll there is today estimated at approximately 140,00. The ensuing 40-foot tsunami & firestorms also took casualties on local postcard collections, accounting for the otherwise surprising rarity of pre-1923 Yokohama cards. The letter Y was written in the upper left front corner by a dealer who wanted to quickly distinguish seemingly similar postcards of nearby Tokyo (T) which experienced a similar fate & Yokohama (Y); oxidation consistent with age, light toning near the back edges. Card shown left is numbered (38). Card shown right with a different scene is unnumbered, but a similar description applies otherwise. Both for $20.00 jd [関東大震災] NEW / NEU / NUEVO

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AMERICAN AIRLINES & UNITED AIRLINES. "Columbus Remembers 9/11" unused continental postcard published in a limited edition in 2012 for the Heart of Ohio Postcard Club, #10 in a continuing series, near-mint condition. $1.50 o(c)cdfp

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS (Australia). Unused regular size postcard showing its Douglas DC-4-1009 Skymaster flying over Melbourne Victoria, pertinent information under the caption, paper lightly browning with age, obviously airline issued (logo at bottom front center), trivial corner wear. On 26 June 1950 this plane crashed shortly after taking off from Guildford Airport in Western Australia. Only one passenger survived; the other 28 souls aboard perished. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 a(p)wdv

"BIRD'S EYE VIEW SHOWING WRECK OF SHENANDOAH, SEPT. 3 1925, NEAR AVA, OHIO  BT-106027" unused black & white postcard with sky tint, published by Arthur Richard in Belle Valley Ohio, extensive glue striping on back (after removal from album) obscures nothing, good edges. $13.00 o(a)db

DEUTSCHE ZEPPELIN REEDEREI / DZR. "AN ACTUAL PHOTO OF THE HINDENBURG DISASTER / LAKEHURST, N. J., MAY 6th, 1937" unused real photo post card copyrighted by The Garraway Company in Rutherford New Jersey, slight curl to the paper is no problem in an album or even sleeved, slight oxidation consistent with its age. Hard to find: what is probably the best photo of the disaster, so whatever supplies of it once existed went speedily into strong hands. You are only likely to see it in an exhibit today; we found but one such exhibit when we searched the Internet recently. $27.50 bn(l)d

"FAREWELL / U.S.S. MACON / SANK OFF POIN(sic) SUR, CALIF. -- 5.35 P.M. FEB 13, 1935" obviously trying to exploit the tragedy, because no one knew in advance it was going to crash; unused Defender real photo postcard with minor wear to the corners, otherwise good edges, oxidation consistent with age. Rare: when we searched the Internet there were no other offers, past or present, and no exhibits. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 bc(p)a(m)m(n)d

FRENCH MILITARY. "3134 -- PARIS.  Le Dirigeable militaire Republique, aprčs avoir évolué sur Paris, retourne ŕ Meudon." black & white carte postale mailed 1913 at Paris (stamp removed), heavily toned back, album marks on back, many speckles of cancel ink on front sky. On 25 September 1909 it crashed, incurring substantial damage, but it was repaired quickly. Meudon is short for Chalais-Meudon, its hangar near Paris. $11.00 zfa(m)d

"GASOLINE TANK OF SHENANDOAH, NEAR AVA, OHIO  106034" unused circa-1925 postcard with mild corner rounding, back thinned in two places & toned from being stuck in an album. 14 crew perished in the disaster. $14.00 o(a)db NEW / NUEVO / NOUVEAU

HARBOUR AIR (Canada). Unused regular-size postcard showing its DeHavilland Canada DHC-2 (C-FOCJ) in flight over Vancouver British Columbia, copyrighted, near mint. On 4 August 1998 this aircraft overturned on landing at Kincolith British Columbia; all 5 aboard drowned. $15.00 abd

HELISUL  / HELISUL TAXI AČREO (Brasil). Unused continental post card showing it Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante (PT-WAV) in February 1995, published in Brasil, near mint. On September 13 1996, this plane crashed into a mountain near Joinville Brasil, killing both people aboard. $15.00 abd

HEMET VALLEY FLYING SERVICE. Unused regular-size postcard showing its Lockheed C-130A Hercules (N135FF) at Hemet California in 1990, printed in Thailand, near mint. On 13 August 1994 this aircraft crashed near Pearblossom California while on a firefighting assignment; all three crewmembers on board perished. $15.00 ac(p)df

HORNBILL SKYWAYS. Unused continental postcard showing its Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3-100 (9M-AXM) parked in 1983, from a limited edition of 500, near mint. On 30 July 1993 this aircraft crashed in the jungle near Miri in Sarawak Malaysia; one of the passengers was killed. $15.00 amdb

INTERANDES (Colombia). Continental black & white photograph of its Douglas C-47B (HK-3177) on the ground near another airplane, good composition, focus just a bit fuzzy. On 15 May 1991 this aircraft crashed at La Poyatta Colombia with 13 fatalities. Rare. $10.00 acd

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INTER CITY AIR (Canada). Unused regular-size postcard showing its Convair CV-580 (C-FICA) at Vancouver British Columbia in 1984, published in Switzerland, near mint, On 18 September 1991 this aircraft crashed at Belvedere Center Vermont. Both people aboard perished. $15.00 abvd

JANES AVIATION (United Kingdom). Continental photo on Fujifilm paper showing its Shorts SD-330-200 (G-LEDN) parked, aircraft type written on back. On 25 May 2000, when later operated by Streamline Aviation, this aircraft crashed at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport with one fatality & was written off. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 a(p)duf

LINA CONGO (Congo Republic, Congo-Brazzaville not Zaire). Continental black-and-white photograph of its DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 (C-GNWD leased) parked near a DeHavilland building, good focus & composition, contrast a bit low. On March 12 1992 this aircraft crashed during a storm at Etsouali with all 3 of the crew losing their lives. Rare. $12.50 adc

MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES (Lebanon). Continental color photo of its Avro York (OD-ADB) on the ground, good composition, contrast a bit low. Rare. On September 29 1958, while on a cargo flight from Beirut to London via Rome, it disappeared into the Mediterranean with loss of all 5 souls aboard. Photo sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ald

NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES (USA). "Northwest Orient Airlines Stratocruisers -- Finest ... Fastest" post card showing its Boeing 377 (N74561) in flight as seen from above, airline-issued, mailed 1957 from Alaska, pertinent information about the plane on back, part cancel on front is not prominent, slight ink smear on back near stamp. $10.00 Same, but unused with good edges. $15.00 [On April 4 1968 this aircraft crashed into a mountain near Bend Oregon, with 3 fatalities.] (a)o,a(p)o+

ORIENT AIRWAYS, LIMITED (Pakistan). Unused black-and-white continental post card depicting its Convair CV-240-7 in flight over mountainous terrain, from a Convair photo, near mint. On 14 March 1953 this aircraft crashed at Kalasahar India; all 16 aboard perished. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 aipd#*

PRECISION AIRLINES (USA). Continental black-and-white photograph of its Beech 18 (N45A) parked, good focus & composition, contrast is low. On March 3 1988 this aircraft crashed at Vienna Missouri with 2 fatalities. Rare. Photo sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 adm

"R38. Leaving the Hanger at Howden.  // Duncan / Copyright" unused circa-1919 sepia-tone real photo postcard with upper corners gone. The airship hangars were located in West Riding Yorkshire. They opened in 1916 & provided protection to shipping along the east coast of England. They closed shortly after World War I. Rare: The only other surviving example we could find is in the Hull Museums Collections, and is not currently on display. The only patrol airship of its type ever built, it crashed while in flight over Hull on 23 August 1921. Tragically 44 of its crew of 49 perished. $22.50 e(h)bwd

SAHSA / SERVICIO AEREO DE HONDURAS, S.A. (Honduras). Continental color photograph of its Lockheed L-188 (HR-SHN HR-SAW) on the ground, colors muted. Acquired from Eastern Airlines in the late 1970's to improve service to Panama & Central America, it crashed on 8 January 1981 at Guatemala City with 6 fatalities. Rare. $5.00 ahgd%

WIDEROE FLYVESELSKAP A/S (Norway). Unused continental postcard showing its DeHavilland Canada DHC-7-102 (LN-WFL) on the ground, excellent condition. Later became SU-MAB of National Aviation of Egypt which in November 1997 crashed into a hillside and was written off. $5.00 a(p)dn

WIEN CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES (United States). Continental black & white Ilford real photo postcard showing its Shorts SC-7 Skyvan (N4917) on the ground on a rainy day, good composition & focus, contrast is a bit low, identification details penned on the back, otherwise excellent condition. On August 25 1977, when flying for Island Airways on lease from Air Cargo Hawaii, this aircraft crashed on approach to the Kona-Keahole Airport, and both occupants lost their lives. $12.50 a(p)dh

WINGS WEST AIRLINES (United States). Unused regular size post card showing its Fairchild Swearingen SA-227 Metro III (N3112K) on the ground, copyrighted, near mint. Reregistered as N343AE, it was damaged beyond repair in an aborted takeoff on September 29 2002 at Hawthorne Airport in California; fortunately there were no fatalities. $10.00 a(p)cd

WORLD AIRWAYS (United States). Unused regular size postcard showing its Douglas DC-6A (N90783) on the ground, from a limited edition of 500 published in 1984, near mint. This plane also flew for Zantop. On August 7 1996, when flying for Transair Cargo, this aircraft crashed near Lizambo in The Congo Democratic Republic and was written off. $12.50 a(p)cd

WRANGLER AVIATION (United States). Unused regular size copyrighted postcard showing its Canadair CL-44D4-6 (N100BB) on the ground, trivial wear to the bottom corners, minor fingernail indents at the top edge. Exceptionally attractive all that said. On December 1 1992 it was struck by lightning approaching Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport in Puerto Rico; there were no fatalities, but the damage forced it to be written off. $7.50 a(p)pd

"Wreck of the Shenandoah, Caldwell, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1925" unused sepia-tone post card from the Auburn Greeting Card Company in Auburn Indiana, very light toning on back is from the production process itself, good edges. Rare: no other offers or exhibits when we searched the Internet. $30.00 o(c)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"Wreck of the Shenandoah, Caldwell, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1925" unused sepia-tone post card from the Auburn Greeting Card Company in Auburn Indiana, very light toning on back is from the production process itself, good edges. Rare: no other offers or exhibits when we searched the Internet. $35.00 o(c)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

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ZAIRE AERO SERVICE (Zaire). Continental postcard showing its Douglas DC-4 (9Q-CBG), from a limited edition of 600, country of registration written on back, otherwise excellent condition. On August 23 1988 this aircraft crashed at M'Bamou Island )near Kinshasa) in the Congo Democratic Republic with 5 fatalities. $12.75 azdc

ZAMBIA FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE (Zambia). Continental black & white photo of its Britten Norman Islander (9j-ACF) parked, good composition & focus, contrast is low. Rare. On 27 March 1975 this aircraft crashed at Kalengwa Zambia, but few details are known. $10.00 azdm

ZAMBIAN AIR CARGOES (Zambia). Continental black & white photograph of its Lockheed L100 L-382B-1C (9J-RBW) parked, good composition & focus, contrast is low. Rare. Note on classification: L-100 is the civilian version of what Lockheed called the L-382; C-130 is the military designation of the same aircraft. We are informed that all 5 Zambian Air Cargoes aircraft were civilian. Necessarily taken in the April 1966 - 1969 timeframe. Later this aircraft served Pacific Western Airlines, when incurring damage at Eureka Northwest Territory. Crash landed with 5 fatalities at Jamba Angola in November 27 1989 while flying weapons & UNITA guerrilla fighters (reportedly for the CIA) as Tepper Aviation N9205T. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 a(p)zad

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"109 / Main Street / at Twelfth / Street, / Flood of / March, 1907, / Wheeling, / W. Va." including a couple of shallow boats, pedestrians & some streetcar tracks; unused postcard published by I. & M. Ottenheimer, a little wear at one bottom corner, tiny scrapes at the upper left front, small light spot of toning in the front caption area. $6.00 w(w)dm

"118 / South Front / Street, / Flood of / March 15, / 1907, / Wheeling, W. Va." showing porch-deep water at  large houses, post card published by I. & M. Ottenheimer, mailed NOV 4 1908 at Bird W. Va. (clear & complete hand cancel) to Mrs. S. E. Dickey in Kidwell W. Va., small upper corner creases, minor rounding at all corners, a couple very small spots of toning on back. $8.00 w(w)d

"#17 3/29/13 Lining Track Near Ryans" (near an abandoned tannery in Clark County Ohio) unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard showing about 25 men lining up railroad tracks that had moved because of the earlier flood in Clark County Ohio, mostly using leverage & muscle power, toned back, oxidation consistent with age. $17.50 o(c)d

"2286  Flood of 1907, Wheeling, W. Va." postcard mailed there MAR 8 1909, hint of cancel ink in the sky, minor corner & edge wear. $8.00 w(w)d

"2  East on Germantown from Greencastle / where Two Women were Drowned." in the flood of 1913, black & white post card from an undisclosed publisher, unused, minor corner wear, spotty toning both sides. The two streets mentioned do not intersect but are nearby one another in Dayton Ohio. $10.00 o(d)d

"30. Second & Ludlow, / Dayton, O. flood. 3-26-13." Including a large church, sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles up) postcard, unused, light toning on back, low-contrast  / grayish. $8.00 od*

"BAKER / ART / GALLERY / NEAR STATE & MILL STS." showing a dead horse in a pile of rubble in Columbus Ohio after the 1913 flood, unused Azo (triangles up) sepia-tone real photo postcard, small bottom corner crease, noticeable edge wear especially at the top & left front. Seen offered elsewhere as high as $34.99, but save you money here. $8.00 o(c)dh

"Bridge & Riverside Streets" a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood aftermath, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. Dark image but detail is there due to good focus. $14.00 o(c)d

"Bridge Street" three different unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photos of the 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood taken by a photographer who was taking some risks afloat; light album marks at the corners, minor wear to only one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $37.50 gets all three. o(c)d







 

"CAMPBELL AVE. FLOOD / HAMILTON, OHIO" with sky tinted by hand, unused post card from Feicke-Desels Printing Co., trivial wear to one corner. $4.75

"City Hall, North Monument Ave., Flood at Hamilton, Ohio" referring to the balconied building at the right, unused black & white postcard with sky tint from The Feicke-Desch Printing Company in Cincinnati, a small spot of toning in the stamp area, otherwise  fairly fresh. $4.75 o(h)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"COLS. O. FLOOD 3-26-13  ROGERS AVENUE" including 2 people & an overturned railroad car, unused black & white postcard published by Haenlein Brothers, lightly toned back, minor corner wear, 2 tiny bottom corner creases. $6.00 od

"COLS. O. FLOOD 3-26-13  STATE & MILL STS." showing an upside-down auto still in some water at Columbus Ohio, unused post card published by Haenlein Brothers, minor corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 oad

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"Columbus Pike from Bridge" a Chillicothe Ohio 1913 flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, excellent composition includes 9 people for scale at center, light album impressions at the corners. $10.00 o(c)d

"Corner of 4th & Ewing Streets" showing lots of debris from the flood of 1913 at Chillicothe Ohio, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $10.00 o(c)d

"COR. THIRD & VINE ST. / FLOOD HAMILTON, OHIO" showing a residential area after the 1913 flood there, unused black & white postcard with sky tint, 2 tiny corner creases. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 od

"Cor Water & Hickory St.   Schlegel." in Chillicothe Ohio, including a Quaker Oats ad sign on building, unused AZO real photo post card with matte finish, image a bit dark but focus is very sharp. Debris on the street is from the 1913 flood. $9.00 o(c)d*

"East 2nd St  Schlegel" Unused AZO real photo post card, Chillicothe Ohio circa 1913 after the flood; two tiny spots of toning in the front borders, faint album impressions at the back corners. Small piles of rubble still neatly swept into the street for pickup. $9.00 o(c)d

"East Main Street from Rose Street / Highland" with a 1913 Chillicothe flood scene, Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, low-contrast / grayish, image printed at a tilt to the full-size borders. Rose Street intersects East Main Street there. The photographer took some risk to get this shot! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(c)dm

"East Second Street" in vertical format, showing an overturned statue due to the 1913 flood at Chillicothe Ohio, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $10.00 o(c)d

"Elsass Nursery  Schlegel" showing a 1913 flood scene in Chillicothe Ohio, unused AZO real photo postcard with matte finish, faint album impressions at the corners. $12.50 o(c)gd*

 
"Enon  #6 3/25/13" and "Enon  #7 3/25/13" showing railroad track inspection for damage after the flood in Clark County Ohio; unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard (left) & unused sepia tone Cyko real photo postcard (right), both with toned backs, #6 with an upper corner crease, taken to document the condition of railroad tracks in the vicinity after the Great Flood. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This series of historic photos with unusually precise dating in the caption once collectively constituted a railway employee's report. We have seen similar shots for Clark County communities such as Medway & Snyderville. Most likely a set was produced for railroad management & another set for the insurance company; captioning so they could discuss the images & their claims over the phone. [We have seen two of #6.] We offer what we have secure in the belief that these were not commercially produced. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(e)d

"E. Water Street" which runs parallel with the Scioto River, a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene in vertical format, Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, light album impressions at the corners.  The photographer took some risk to get this shot! $12.50 o(c)d

"Ewing Street Looking South from Main Street" with the waters receding from the 1913 flood, unused AZO real photo postcard, low-contrast / grayish. $9.00 o(c)d

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"Flood Mar. 25-13, S. Walnut St., Germantown, O. / 513" black & white post card, corner & edge wear. small corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(g)d

"Flood Scene near MINERAL CITY, O.  Mar. 3, '08" sepia-tone real photo post card addressed but not mailed, low-contrast  /  grayish, trivial corner & edge wear. $10.00 o(m)d

"FLOOD SCENE AT NEW CUMBERLAND, PA. / INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTO" prominently showing a Tydol station with 2 pumps, black & white postcard from Tichnor Bros., writing on front dates to March 1936, writing on back mentions it is one of the last 2 from a set, light toning on back. $17.50 gdp

"Hamilton Under Martial Law. Soldiers Crossing Pontoon Bridge Across / Big Miami River. Flood, March 25, 1913, Hamilton, Ohio." unused black & white postcard with sky tint from the Peicke-Desch Printing Company, mild wear to corners, light toning both sides. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 osd

"Hanging Rock Oh. / high water" undoubtedly after the flood of 1913, caption from writing on back, unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, slight oxidation consistent with age, corner bend. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 o(h)d

"Hickory from Poland Park" showing 1913 flood devastation at Chillicothe Ohio, unused AZO real photo postcard with excellent contrast. Note the tilting house. $10.00 (od)

"Hickory Looking North from Fourth  Schlegel" showing the aftermath of the 1913 flood at Chillicothe Ohio, unused sepia-ton AZO real photo post card, good edges, faint album marks at the back corners. $10.00 o(c)d

"Hickory South from 4th St." post card showing the 1913 flood aftermath, Unused AZO real photo post card. $10.00 o(c)d

"Hickory St. between 4th & 5th Sts."  Schlegel" showing the 1913 flood aftermath in Chillicothe Ohio, unused AZO real photo postcard. $10.00 o(c) NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"Hickory Street" with a close-up of a Chillicothe Ohio house ruined in the 1913 flood, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles point up) post card. $10.00 o(c)d

"Hickory Street North from Fifth Street / Schlegel" aftermath of the 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood; unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard with good contrast & focus, light album impressions at the corners, slightly low-contrast / grayish. $10.00 o(c)d

"Hickory Street North From Fourth" showing an armed guard on duty after the Chillicothe Ohio flood of 1913; unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, small discolored spot on back. $15.00 o(c)d

"Hickory St. South from Fifth St." showing 1913 flood devastation in Chillicothe Ohio, unused AZO real photo postcard. $10.00 o(c)d

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"High Street, Looking East, / Flood at Hamilton Ohio." showing the 1913 flood aftermath in front of a bank, black & white postcard with sky tint from Feicke Desch Printing in Cincinnati, upper corner crease, wear to the other upper corner, light toning on back. $4.25 o(h)d

"HOUSE UPSET, RODGERS AVE., COLUMBUS, O., FLOOD 3-25-13" unused black & white postcard published by the Novelty Company on North High Street, bottom corner crease not into the image, heavily toned back, front toning is less showing mostly in the borders. $4.25 o(c)d

"Hot box 4 mi. from Medway / #11  3 / 25 / 13" unused AZO real photo postcard showing a wagon used in the inspection & repair of damaged tracks after the flood in Ohio, heavily toned front as shown, slightly uneven edges due to trim.  Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (od)

"IN FLIGHT with the Flagship Fleet / of AMERICAN AIRLINES, inc. / Live Aloft and Like It! ... in a 200-mile-an- / hour 'room with a view.' Surprisingly there's no / sensation of height or speed. You fell no connec- / tion with the earth -- except as an exalted spectator'." airline-published (logo on back) post card mailed free MAY 23 1934 from Tulsa Oklahoma to Mr. Roy E. Stryker in Washington DC. Passenger comments: 'I'm photographing the Arkansas River flood on detached service with the U. S. Engineers. I arrived here from Memphis in Maj. Gen. Reybold's plane, Best regards to all, Pvt. Arthur Rothstein U. S. Army D. S.' Tiny bottom corner bend, a little light toning near the back edges. The Major General was Chief of Engineers since at least 1942. $12.00 a(p)dm(a)g(r)o(a)a(m)

"Inundation of Karuizawa. 10^th Aug 1910." in Japan, unused post card. $10.00 (jd)

"Just Before the Great Bridge Went / Down. Flood at Hamilton, Ohio" unused  post card with sky tint added, a few spots of light toning on back. Note the decided tilt in the view -- our tell-tale hint that the photographer realized just then that his life was in danger (hearing the groans of the steel giving way), causing him to forget a basic rule of composition. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. o(h)db

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"LOOKING N. FROM ST. CLAIR, / DAYTON, O. FLOOD. 3-28-13" towards the corner of the hardware & farm machinery store, unused black & white post card published by Haenlein Brothers, tiny bottom corner crease. $5.00 o(d)d

"Manikarnika Ghat" postcard with note on back explaining this is a flood at Benares India in 1948 (40 feet higher than usual). $4.00 (id)

"Medway  #16  3/25/13" unused Azo (triangles up) real photo showing railroad equipment used to repair damaged tracks after the Ohio flood that year, scissors-cut/trimmed edges, low contrast. Still rare: a few sets were probably made for management & for communicating with insurance companies, but certainly not in commercial quantities.  THIS UNUSUAL POSTCARD WAS STOLEN FROM US IN TRANSIT TO A CUSTOMER. PLEASE INFORM US IF YOU KNOW ITS WHEREABOUTS & RECEIVE A REWARD. o(m)d NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"Militia on Guard in Union Depot, Dayton, Ohio, after Greatest Flood in Modern History, / March 28, 1913" black & white post card with dark red caption, contemporaneous writing on back, unusual subject matter, minor bottom corner wear. The Militia Act of 1903 created a National Guard force that could be be used by state governors to respond to disasters & emergencies. $9.00 komds*

"Mr. John Patterson / The Hero and General of Rescuers / who himself risked his life to save / others; watching Heroic Workers / during Greatest Flood in Modern / History at Dayton, O., March 1913." black & sepia-tone on brownish paper with dark red caption, post card published by Kraemer Art, unused, very light toning in back address & stamp area, good edges. Notice the policeman in the background ensuring that the spectators keep their distance. $9.00 kgdon*-

"MULBERRY ST. ENTRANCE / TO CITY PARK MAR. 26, 1213 / CHILLICOTHE" during the flood, the photographer taking some risks to get the image; unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, dark image, album impressions at the corners. The 2 in the year date is actually an upside-down 9, indicating that the photographer was inexperienced at writing backwards on his negatives. $12.50 o(c)d

"MUNSON MUSIC CO. COR 3D & MAIN. / BY SMITH STUDIO 3 ST." monochromatic green postcard showing the collapse of the corner of the building in Zanesville Ohio due to the 1913 flood, signage for Blasius Pianos above the second story; addressed & messaged on back but not mailed, light toning both sides, minor corner & edge wear. The Ohio Historical Society displays a photo of this damage, but no one else can offer you this rare postcard! $20.00 o(z)md

"Near Osborn  #15  3/25/13" in Greene County Ohio; real photo postcard showing 5 mean (one on an electric pole) repairing damage to a railroad after the historic flood. Cards in this series were not produced in quantity for public consumption; instead, they were the railroad's effort to document their damages for insurance purposes. Imperfectly rectangular, uneven spotty toning on back. $12.00 o(o)d

"Neues Rathaus / Hochwasser Löbtau 1897 / And der Hohenzollern Brücke" showing a flood scene at high water & the new municipal building; Postkarte with undivided back, mailed much later from Desoto Texas, a lot of wear along the left front edge from top to bottom, album toning on both sides, internal crease most easily seen from the back. $10.00

"North on Ewing St. / from Fifth St." showing flood devastation at Chillicothe Ohio, unused AZO real photo post card, circa 1913, corner crease, toned corner on back. $10.00 o(c)d

"Paint Street Entrance to City Park, Mar 26, 1913" with a 1913 flood scene in Chillicothe Ohio, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard with slightly low contrast but good focus, minor corner & edge wear. $9.00 o(c)d

PARIS FLOOD OF 1910

"121 Paris-Venise -- Inondations 1910 - La Rue des Fossés St-Bernard / prise du Boulevard St-Germain" with a large iron fence along the left side, unused sepia-tone carte postale, light toning on back due to album contact, good edges. $7.50 fd

"154. PARIS INONDÉ / Janvier 1910 - Crue maximum : 9 m. 50) / Faubourg St-Antoine" with many signs--Le Mobilier, KRIEGER, SVIADOCHT Fres, SCHMIDT, etc.--and a raft being poled down the center of the street; unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $8.00 fd%

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"33 PARIS INONDÉ. - Cliché 28 Janvier 1910 (Crue maximum : 9m50). / Le Quai de la Tournelle envahi. / A. Noyer. Paris." unused black & white carte postale with good edges, a little light toning near the back bottom edge & near the top front edge. $7.50 df

"43. - Paris - Inondations 1910 / La Seine au Pont d'Austerlitz, La passerelle ud ... / F. F." Unused carte postal, lightly toned back, trivial wear at 2 corners. $7.50 df

"46  INONDATIONS DE PARIS (Janvier 1910). -- Ravitaillement Quai Montevello. -- LL" showing boatmen being thanked by residents for the foodstuffs they are receiving, unused sepia-tone carte postale, good edges, light mark in address area. $10.00 fd

"47. - Paris - Inondations 1910 / Rue de Bercy prise Boulevard Diderot" with the hotel / restaurant at the left, unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd

"74. PARIS INONDÉ / Cliché de 28 Janvier 1910 / (Crue maximum: 9 m. 50)" centered on a man with waders helping a woman to cross by carrying her on his shoulders, makeshift bridges in the distance; unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd

"Ch. D. Meaux / 4. Meaux - 26 Janvier 1910 -- Rue du Tan - Le courrier" showing a courier in a longboat bein poled by 2 standing men because of the flood; black & white carte postale sent 5 -9 10 TCV to Indiana, 2 corners creased, both sides toned along one short edge. Unusual subject matter. $12.00 fpd

"COURBEVOIE - Place Victor-Hugo -- Inondations - Janvier 1910" showing a small boat passing the Hôtel Meuble during the French flood, TCV less than 2 months later to the USA. Interesting & detailed message on how people coped from a soldier who helped out during that flood. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original image  area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 f(c)f(p)d^

"COURBEVOIE - Rue de Paris / Inondations - Janvier 1910" post card showing a long boat near the Hôtel Meuble with soldiers who helped out during that flood, interesting account by sender (a soldier who took particular delight in helping the distressed young ladies), TCV less than 2 months later to the USA, one badly worn creased corner. $12.00 f(c)f(p)d%

"Crue de la Seine -- Janvier 1910 / PARIS -- Quai d'Orsay / La Ligne des Invalides / ŕ 6 mčtres sous l'eau" including a few well-dressed pedestrians at the left; unused black & white carte postale, faint bend at one corner. $7.50 fd

"Inondation de Paris, Janvier-Février 1910 / Rue de l'Université et Esplanade des Invalides" including a few pedestrians & a rowboat in the distance; unused black & white carte postale, good edges. $7.50 fd

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"Poland Park"in Chillicothe Ohio, including 3 houses on adjacent property, 1913 flood scene; unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) post card. Photographer was taking risks to get this shot. $12.50 o(c)d

"POOL WHERE OFFICER SEXTON WAS FOUND" flood aftermath postcard published by C. E. Truesdell, mailed SEP 13 1913 at Columbus Ohio (stamp removed carefully) to Mrs. Elise Downing in Condit Ohio by her cousin Maybell, cancel ink in the front sky, a little album toning on back. $8.00 o(c)dg(s)

Postcard Collector. August 1985 (Volume 3 Number 8). Features on hand-made with attachments, March 1913 disasters, 1984 Olympics & more. $2.50 p,d

"Red Mill #2 3/26/13" unused sepia-tone real photo postcard showing railroad track inspection for damage after the flood, telephone pole numbered 2530 in the foreground, from a group we purchased showing such efforts in Clark County Ohio-- Enon, Snyderville, Medway, West Springfield, etc. There is no town named Red Mill in the United States, but Clifton is a very small town in Clark County & Greene County Ohio which has as its most conspicuous feature an unusually large & historic red mill (see the reference postcard in color at left). Unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard with low contrast, back paper starting to show its age. Taken to document the condition of railroad tracks in the vicinity after the Great Flood which included the nearby Little Miami River. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Notice that this photo has unusually precise dating in the caption. Most likely at least one set was produced for railroad management & another set for the insurance company; captioning so they could discuss the images & their claims over the phone. We offer what we have secure in the belief that these were not commercially produced. The sepia-tone postcard is $8.50 o(c)d

"RELIEF PARTIES. Columbus O. Flood March 26, '13" showing many Ohio men (one of whom appears to be tripping & falling into the water) walking over the remains of some railroad tracks, unused postcard from Haenlein Brothers, small spots of toning near the edges of both sides. $5.00 o(c)d

"Rescue Boats / Col's, O. Flood / 3 -25 - 13" showing 5 people in a rowboat,  post card mailed there APR 4 1913 (commenting on the situation), published by Haenlein Brothers, minor corner & edge wear, toning both sides. Printing quality was poor so it could be rushed to market. $5.00 o(c)ds(p)l

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"Ruins of Entire Block of Homes formerly Owens St., Hamilton, O., during Great Flood / March 1913." Kraemer Art postcard with red-brown caption, unused, good edges. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 kod

"Ruins of Entire Block of Homes near Peck's Addition during Great Flood March 1913 / Hamilton, Ohio." sepia-tone post card with dark red caption, good edges, lightly toned back. Once an outlying segment of Hamilton, the area now hosts buildings of the Miami University.  $7.50 kod

"Ryans #13 3/25/13" unused sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard showing railroad track inspection for damage after the flood, from a group we purchased showing such efforts in Clark County Ohio -- Enon, Snyderville, Medway, West Springfield, etc. There is no town named Ryans or Ryan's in Clark County, but a history of the county recounts that a tannery was established there by a man named Ryan, that had been abandoned before 1908. That is our best surmise as to how the location was referred to by the railroad employee taking the pictures & captioning the negatives. Unused sepia-tone Cyko real photo postcard with good edges & a lightly toned back  Notice that this photo has unusually precise dating in the caption. Most likely at least one set was produced for railroad management & another set for the insurance company; captioning so they could discuss the images & their claims over the phone.  [They say a picture is worth a thousand words.] We offer what we have secure in the belief that none of these were commercially produced. $10.00 o(c)d

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"Schlegel" naming the publisher, otherwise uncaptioned showing the 1913 flood at Yoctangee Park in Chillicothe Ohio, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard,  low-contrast / grayish but focus is good, noticeable album mark at the upper right front corner. $9.00 o(c)d

"Schusterhaus Cotta // Hochwasser 1897 // Neues Rathaus / Löbtau // Druck u. Verlag Louis Klemich Dresden Postplatz." showing the high water of the July 1897 flood in the Dresden area, including the shoe-making factory in Cotta & the new city hall under construction in the suburb of Löbtau; Postkarte with undivided back, very late usage at Price Texas, small piece of an upper corner missing, other corner & edge wear is mild. $15.50 sd

"Second & Dale" with a Dayton Ohio 1913 flood scene at the railroad crossing there, a rowboat afloat in the distance; black & white post card mailed there 1914 to Mrs. belle Richard in Newark Ohio from her niece Daisy, cancel ink in the front sky, small bottom corner creases, other corners rounded, stamp removed, light spotty toning on back. Rare: when we searched the Internet no one was offering it, exhibiting it, or even bragging about having sold it. $10.00 dgo(d)

"Section of Flooded District many Miles during the Great Flood at Dayton, Ohio, March 1913", black & white postcard with dark red caption, unused, good edges. $7.50 kdo*

See also Kraemer Art published post cards for scenes of the Great Flood of 1913 in Ohio.

"South on Hickory St., from Main St., Chillicothe, O., / during flood of March 1913." unused black & white Kraemer Art post card with red-brown caption, very light toning on back, good edges. $7.00 o(c)dk

"South West from Bridge Street" showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard. $15.00 o(c)d

"SUN MFG. CO. FROM RAILROAD, COLUMBUS, O., FLOOD, 3-25-13" unused black & white post card, toned back, small upper corner crease, front toned most noticeably in the borders. $4.50 odi

"THE BREAD LINE, HIGH SCHOOL BLDG. / HAMILTON, OHIO FLOOD" of 1913, showing many people carrying baskets; unused. black & white with sky tint, 2 corners creased (one is small), trivial edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 osd

"THE GREAT FLOOD OF 1936 STRANDED ON STATE ROAD, PA." showing several people in a pickup truck & an empty car nearby, surrounded by water, black & white post card from Tichnor Bros., unused, light toning on back, minor wear to bottom corners. $5.00 pad

"The Ruins of the Original Plant of Hooven-Owens & Rentshler Co. destroyed during Great / Flood March 1913, Hamilton, O." black & white postcard with dark red caption, unused, brownish paper, toned back, mild corner wear & rounding. $7.00 kdo* NEW / NUEVO / NEU

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"The Schattschneider Bakery and Residence, Central Ave. and Owens St., Hamilton, O., after / Great Flood March 1913, in which Husband and Wife lost their lives" black & white post card with dark red caption, Kraemer Art card with writing on back, minor corner wear, lightly toned back. $10.00 okgd**

Three unused sepia-tone real photos postcards captioned (to-to-bottom) as follows: "Snyderville #4 3/25/13", "Snyderville #5 3/25/13" & "Snyderville #8 3/25/13" taken to document the condition of railroad tracks in the vicinity after the Great Flood in Ohio. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This series of historic photos with unusually precise dating in the caption once collectively constituted a railway employee's report. We have seen similar shots for other Clark County communities such as Medway & Enon. We offer what we have confident that these were not commercially produced. $30.00 gets all three. o(s)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Uncaptioned AZO (triangles up) real photo post card showing 3 gentlemen & an automobile stationary in the 1913 Easter Sunday flood, back writing specifies 'Patterson Pike West', colorless embossed photographer's imprint 'O. B. Durfee / Forest, O.', excellent condition. The skillful photography imparts a sense of swiftly moving waters; one of the very best Ohio flood postcards we have seen. $50.00 o(f)dp

Uncaptioned real photo postcard of a flood scene sent from Wallingford Kentucky in 1913 (clear cancel), prominently showing a long building that was probably their depot. $8.00 kd

Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo post card of 5 women with wide-brimmed hats overlooking the flooding of the Ohio River (probably the one in 1913) with parts of homes submerged; mailed at Manchester Ohio in 1916 by Glenn Yates, low contrast / grayish, light toning on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 od

"WEST MAIN ST." post card showing a flood scene, unused AZO real photo, circa 1913, slight oxidation, a little light toning at the back corners due to album contact. $12.50 odm

"West on Main Street from Hickory" during the flood at Chillicothe Ohio, the photographer taking some risk; wide borders all around, showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles all point up) postcard. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.  o(c)d

"West Second Street" during the 1913 flood at Chillicothe Ohio, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) post card, a few noticeable chemical spots on front, lightly toned back, dark Image, numerous tiny speckles of dark toning in the water area. As is. $3.75 o(c)d

"Wilhelms Residence on Riverside Street" showing a 1913 Chillicothe Ohio flood scene, unused Azo real photo (triangles point up) postcard, album impressions at the corners. $12.00 o(c)dg

   
"Wreckage in Dayton St., Hamilton, O., during Great Flood, March 1913" black & white post card with dark red caption from Kraemer Art, unused, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fresh. Shown left. $7.00 kod. A different view with the same caption, unused, good edges, shown right. $7.00 kod

"Wreckage in Plant of Hooven-Owens & Rentschler Co. / during Great Flood Hamilton, Ohio, March 1913" Kraemer Art postcard with comment on back -- 'The large pieces of iron & steel were pretty well scattered', bottom corner bend hard to see from front, lightly toned back. Rare: in the fine collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, but we could find no offers of the postcard itself when we searched the Internet. $10.00 o(h)dk NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"Y. M. C. A. Play Ground, Flood at Hamilton, Ohio." including 3 bewildered children; with caption repeated at lower left corner, black & white postcard with sky tint, unused, from Feicke-Deach Printing Company, trivial edge wear. $7.00 o(h)fdc

"Y. M. C. A. Rescue Boat during Flood at Dayton, Ohio, 1913" including a streetcar stranded near Bauman Bakery & a 'Roig's 5˘ Cigars' sign on the drug store in the foreground; Kraemer Art post card with dark red caption, soft corners, small smudge on back. $8.00 kodf

"Yoctangee Park" in Chillicothe Ohio after 1913 flood, another caption ruled out below the caption we quote; unused sepia-tone AZO real photo post card, circa 1913. $9.00 o(c)d

"Yoctangee Park / Head of Paint St.  Schlegel" showing 1913 flood aftermath in Chillicothe Ohio, unused AZO real photo post card, faint corner crease, very light album marks at the back corners. $9.00 o(c)d

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