dating post cards

. Although the world's first picture post cards date from the 1860s to the mid-1870s, post cards, as we know them, came into being in the United States about 1901. Prior to that time, there were trade cards and postal cards, which usually carried advertising or printed messages. Trade cards became popular with the enterprising merchants who distributed them from the 1870s to the 1890s. With the advent of the camera, which was developed in the mid-1800s, and later the post card, history would be forever immortalized in print. The back of a post card can give several clues about the age of a card. If the postmark on a postally used card is readable, that is the first clue to its age. Most of the cards that made it to the post office were mailed within a year or two of being produced. On a card that was not mailed, the first place to look is the stamp box. Stamp boxes are the small rectangular boxes printed on the upper right hand side, where the stamp is to be affixed. By comparing identical mailed and unmailed cards, researchers have developed a pattern to determine when a particular style of card was produced. Real photo post cards (RPPCs) are cards that have been produced in the darkroom on photographic paper. On real photo post cards, codes in the stamp boxes can also be helpful in dating the card. Stamp boxes on printed or lithographed cards also offer dating clues. Often there is a reference in the box to the amount of postage required. Of course, if the card is used and has a stamp, that too gives a clue, both by its value, and the style of stamp itself. 1872 1 cent 1917 2 cents 1919 1 cent 1952 2 cents 1958 (August 1) 3 cents 1963 (January 7) 4 cents 1968 (January 7) 5 cents 1971 (May 16) 6 cents 1974 (March 2) 8 cents 1975 (September 14) 7 cents 1975 (December 31 9 cents 1978 (May 29) 10 cents 1981 (March 22) 12 cents 1985 (February 17) 14 cents 1988 (April 3) 15 cents 1991 (February 3) 19 cents 1995 (January 1) 20 cents. The post card rate was increased from 1 cent to 2 cents as a wartime measure. When World War I ended at the end of 1918, the rate was lowered to its prewar level of one cent. The postal rate was raised briefly from 1 cent to 2 cents in 1917-1919 and in 1925-1928; the conclusive raise to 2 cents was in 1951. Most of the earliest American picture post cards that exist today are those that were sold at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, starting on May 1, 1893. These were illustrations on government-printed postal cards and on privately printed souvenir cards. The government postal cards included a printed 1-cent stamp; the privately printed souvenir cards required a 2-cent adhesive postage stamp to be affixed. Messages were not permitted on the address side of the cards; after attempting various forms of explaining that regulation, the U.S. Post Office adopted the printed message that states “This side is for the address only”. Other backs from this pioneer era of the American post card are known today as “Souvenir Card” and “Mail Card.” This period ended July 1, 1898. An Act of U.S. Congress on May 19, 1898 granted private printers permission to print and sell cards that bore the inscription “Private Mailing Card (“PMCs”). The required postage was a 1-cent adhesive stamp. At this time, a dozen or more American printers began to focus on post card production. Still, no message was permitted on the address side. The term “Post Card” was not widely used until the early 1900s (it was later contracted to "postcard" as a word-counting, cost-saving measure). Post cards that are actual photographic replications were first produced around 1900. They provide a quality black and white photographic record of history in the making and they can usually be enlarged somewhat without losing image quality. They may or may not have a white border, or a divided back, or other features of post cards, depending on the paper the photographer used. Many of the real photo post cards being done at the current time are reproductions of earlier historic photos. The easiest way to distinguish a real photo postcard is to look at it under a magnifying glass; it will show smooth transitions from one tone to another. Photo post card paper is currently only available from foreign sources. New U.S. postal regulations on December 24, 1901 stipulated that the words “Post Card” should be printed at the top of the address side of privately printed cards. Government-issued cards were to be designated as “Postal Cards”. Writing was still not permitted on the address side. In this era, private citizens began to take black and white photographs and have them printed on paper with post card backs. Post cards with a divided back were permitted in the U.S. beginning on March 1, 1907. The address was to be written on the right side; the left side was for writing messages. Many millions of cards were published in this era -- it was the golden age of postcards. Up to this point, most postcards were printed in Germany, which was far ahead of the United States in the use of lithographic processes. With the advent of World War I, the production of post cards for American consumption switched from Germany to England and then to the United States. Most post cards produced in the United States were printed during this period. To save ink, publishers left a border around the view, thus these post cards are referred to as “White Border” cards. Due to the relatively high cost of labor, along with inexperience and changes in public taste, the quality of the mass produced cards in this era began to decline. Furthermore, strong competition in a narrowing market caused many publishers to go out of business. New printing processes allowed printing on post cards with high rag content that caused a linen-like finish. These cheaply produced cards allowed the use of gaudy dyes for coloring. The firm of Curt Teich flourished because of its line of linen postcards. Tichenor Brothers in Cambridge, Massachusetts also produced many cards in this era. Many important events and scenes in history are documented by these cards. “Chrome” post cards began to dominate the scene soon after the Union Oil Company placed them in its western service stations in 1939. Mike Roberts pioneered his “WESCO” cards soon after World War II. Three-dimensional post cards also appeared in this era. By the 1960s, the standard size of cards had grown to 4 x 6 inches. Photochromes are not real photos but rather, lithographed cards done by a photochrome process. To distinguish a printed post card from a real photo post card, examine it under a magnifying glass and you will see the dot pattern that is characteristic of lithographed cards. The best printed cards were produced by the photogravure process. They are difficult to discern from real photos but usually don't have the glossy finish of photographs. Does the card include postal mailing codes? The U.S. introduced the use of two-digit zone numbers on May 1, 1943; use of five-digit Zip codes began in July of 1963. Does it list a phone number with area code? The first unassisted coast-to-coast direct dialing with a three-digit area code began on November 10, 1951. Kentucky Kindred Genealogy. In addition to the postcards that everyone sends or collects from vacations, in the early years of the 20th century people often had a photograph taken and put on a postcard. Fortunately for us the manufactures of the photographic paper for the post card, have information on the back to help date the card. Playle has a wonderful website to help us. The stamp box gives us the clue to the postcard’s date. It contains the letters AZO, with four triangles pointing up – dated 1904-1918. This is a great example of the photo postcards – or Real Photo PostCards (RPPC) as per the Playle website. This is a favorite of mine, as it is an outdoor scene. The horse and buggy with driver reminds of my grandmother, Mary Alice Montgomery Carrico, who drove to church and town in a buggy with her beautiful roan, Nipsy. Nipsy was grandmother’s horse and was quite partial to her. When the horse became ill, grandmother sat with him, his head in her lap!

Even in her late years tears would form when she talked of Nipsy!

In the above photo three of the four people are named, and I believe it is inferred that the woman who sent the postcard is the driver of the buggy. Well, this card was given to me to send to you. I guess you know this old lady. This little girl is Jessie Johnson. She is the one that thinks so much of me. That is Ella Shellhorn that I liked up there by the fence, and that young man is Edwin Uulrickson, standing back of the buggy. This is given in remembrance of Mrs. M. M. Shellhorn. Share this: Like this: Related. Any thoughts? Cancel reply. Phyllis Brown. I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree!

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Included is an alphabetical listing of those buried at Pleasant Grove, including birth and death dates, and sometimes additional information. Just click on the number in the photo column and the photo will pop up. Kindle Book – Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Cemetery List – Washington County, Kentucky – $5.99. Thank you for purchasing this Kindle book. Included are 856 names on the list. This has been a five year project, taking photos beginning in the fall of 2008 and through 2012. I’ve just recently put the list together. This project is dear to me because my fifth great-grandfather, Captain John Linton, helped build this church. Many of my Linton, Moran and Edwards family members are buried here. Also, many of the early settlers of Washington County were laid to rest here. In a more modern happenstance, my husband’s father was minister of this church in the early 1960’s. Who knew we would share this common piece of history?

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There are 5,981 marriages listed. There is an alphabetical listing of those married, sorted by last name of groom, including the date of marriage. Volume I contains marriages from the following counties, which includes the date of inception for the county. Remember that Kentucky was first Fincastle County, Virginia, then became Kentucky County June 17, 1776. 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Not everyone buried in the cemetery is on the list - many of those buried after 1950 have not been included, although many are. I have taken 788 photos of gravestones. The amount of photos became overwhelming! They could not be included in this book since it would never load to a Kindle! If you would like a particular photo, or photos, email me at phyrit@roadrunner.com and I will email the photo(s). If you need a huge amount you may wish to purchase the CD that is available through my website www.kentuckykindredgenealogy.com This has been a five year project, beginning in the fall of 2009 and ending May 31, 2014. This is an alphabetical listing of those buried at St. Charles, including birth and death dates, and other information. Not all gravestones have photos since some can no longer be found. Kindle Book – 100 Years of Marriages, Washington County, Kentucky – $5.99. A list of 9,533 Washington County marriages from the year of the county inception in 1792 to 1892, sorted by the grooms' last names. Includes name of groom, name of bride and date. Kindle Book – Clark County Will Books Index, 1793-1853 – $2.99. This my second set of will book indexes, this time for Clark County, Kentucky. Most of my research, for my family, has been in Washington, Marion, Garrard and Nelson counties. It is always interesting to research in a new county, since there are always new names to discover. There are 1,226 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Clark County Will Books Index, Books 1-13 for the years 1793-1853. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with P-Y are included – there were no last names beginning with U, X and Z. There will be a volume that includes A–Z. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Clark County Will Books Index, 1793-1853 – $2.99. This my second set of will book indexes, this time for Clark County, Kentucky. Most of my research, for my family, has been in Washington, Marion, Garrard and Nelson counties. It is always interesting to research in a new county, since there are always new names to discover. There are 1,007 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Clark County Will Books Index, Books 1-13 for the years 1793-1853. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with H - O are included. One other volume will follow, P–Z. There will also be a volume that includes A–Z. Kindle Book – Clark County Will Books Index, 1793-1853 – $2.99. Thank you for purchasing my book!

This my second set of will book indexes, this time for Clark County, Kentucky. Most of my research, for my family, has been in Washington, Marion, Garrard and Nelson counties. It is always interesting to research in a new county, since there are always new names to discover. Not found in my usual counties were the surnames Bledsoe, Brinegar, Chorn, Clinkenbeard, Conkwright, Crosthwait, Fishback and Gaitskill. There are 1,599 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Clark County Will Books Index, Books 1-13 for the years 1793-1853. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with A - G are included. Two other volumes will follow, H–O and P–Z. There will also be a volume that includes A–Z. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. Thank you for purchasing my book! There are 670 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with U, V, W and Y are included – there were no last names beginning with X or Z. One large book containing all volumes will follow shortly. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. Thank you for purchasing my book!

There are 1,286 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with S and T are included. One final volume will follow shortly. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. Thank you for purchasing my book! There are 1,273 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with O, P and R are included – there were no last names that began with Q. Two other volumes will follow shortly. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. Thank you for purchasing my book! There are 513 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with E and F are included. Other volumes will follow shortly. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. Thank you for purchasing my book! There are 762 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with I, J, K and L are included. Other volumes will follow shortly. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. Thank you for purchasing my book! There are 1,332 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with G and H are included. Other volumes will follow shortly. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. There are 1,219 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with A and B are included. Other volumes will follow shortly. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. There are 1,179 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with C and D are included. Other volumes will follow shortly. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name. Kindle Book – Washington County Will Books Index, 1792-1902 – $2.99. There are 1,241names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with M, Mc and N are included. Kindle Book – Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery List – $5.99. Thank you for purchasing this book. Built in 1792 Holy Cross was the first Catholic Church built in the state of Kentucky. There are 1,098 names on the list. Everyone in the cemetery is included except those buried in the last couple of years. If you would like a photo of a gravestone, or several, email me at phyrit@roadrunner.com. If you have many family members buried at this cemetery you may wish to purchase a CD of this cemetery that includes all photos. If you visit my website www.kentuckykindredgenealogy.com you will find a link to purchase. This has been a three year project, beginning in the fall of 2012 and ending June 14, 2014. Good luck with your research! Kindle Book – St. Charles Catholic Church Baptisms 1829-1857, Marion County, Kentucky – $5.99. Thank you for purchasing this book. St. Charles Catholic Church is located in Marion County, Kentucky, near the small town of St. Mary. There is an alphabetical listing of those baptized at St. Charles, including names of parents, most with birth dates and sponsors. There are 1,217 baptisms listed, from 1829-1857. If you have any questions you can reach me at the email at phyrit@roadrunner.com, or visit my website at www.kentuckykindredgenealogy. Good luck with your research!

Copyright 2011 by Phyllis Brown. Kindle Book – Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church Cemetery Photos – Old Cemetery – $8.29. Thank you for purchasing this book. There are two parts to the cemetery of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – the old part is where the original settlers, the older people, were buried. This part is rather small. The newer part is much larger. Only the older cemetery is included in this book. There is a path up the hill from the new cemetery to the old cemetery, at the top of which is a monument in concrete which includes pieces of broken stones. What a wonderful way to display them – and so much better than throwing them away! This book includes photos of all the stones in the older part of the cemetery, and some from the new, a total of 70 names. Included are photos of the pathway, monument stones, church and historical marker. Kindle Book – Rockbridge Baptist Church Cemetery List – $5.99. Thank you for purchasing this book. Rockbridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in rural Washington County, Kentucky. There are 535 people buried in this cemetery. The list includes name, birth and death dates, and sometimes additional information. If you have someone buried in this cemetery, or several, send me an email at phyrit@roadrunner.com and I will send you the photo(s) of the gravestones. If you have quite a few ancestors buried here you may wish to purchase the CD of this cemetery that includes photos of all the stones. You may visit my website at www.kentuckykindredgenealogy.com to purchase. Rockbridge Cemetery is not in good shape – many stones are overturned. I feel fortunate to have photographed the cemetery while most were still readable – some were not. Kindle Book – Gethsemani Abbey Public Cemetery List – $3.99. A list of 287 people buried in the public cemetery at Gethsemani Abbey in rural Nelson County, Kentucky, giving birth and death dates and other information. Kindle Book – St. Rose Catholic Church Baptisms – $5.99. This book is a list of 4,840 baptisms from St. Rose Catholic Church in Washington County, Kentucky, from the years 1830-1886. Most records list the parents of the child and the date of birth. Greetings from the Past: Identifying and dating postcards. Why dating postcards is important. Deltiology, numismatics and philately are reportedly the three most popular interests in the field of collecting (yawning yet?). In just the first line of this article, I have managed to make it sound confusing, pretentious, and even strange. Especially that last line, which seems like something you’d read in the police blotter. “In a raid early this morning police captured three philatelists.” Nevertheless, these are the actual and proper names for postcard, coin, and stamp collecting, respectively. More precisely numismatics encompasses the collecting of coins, paper money, and medals. This article, however, will categorize landmarks or eras in American postcard production. Plus it will provide useful methods for identifying and assigning a date of manufacture. Postcards: Trendy and Topical. In 1913, during the height of postcard mania, the United States Post Office (USPS website, www.usps.com) estimates more than 900 million postcards appear in the mail. This is a staggering statistic when you consider that the population of the United States during the same year was less than 97.5 million people. That averages out to just more than nine postcards a year mailed for every person in the country. With hundreds of millions of postcards mailed each year during the Golden Age of Postcards (1907-1915) it is not surprising that antique postcards are so popular and still readily available to collectors. In identifying and dating postcards there are specific eras, defined by both style and dates; however, these dates do not account for the transition from one era to the next. It is important to remember that these “Eras” refer to the printing on the back of the postcard. This differs from postcards identified as Real Photo, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The naming convention of these examples are classified by the image on the front of the postcard. Real Photo, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco period postcards were produced in more than one of the classic postcard eras. For example, Art Nouveau period postcards were produced during the Pioneer Era. In addition, there is the Private Mailing Card Era, Undivided Back Era, and the Divided Back Era. Changes in style and production format overlap. Columbian Expo Aids in Early Postcard Popularity. Postcard Eras begin with the Pioneer Era (1889 to 1898). This period's roots lie within the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In May 1893 vendors exhibited and sold picture postcards to the public. Pre-stamped postcards had been introduced decades earlier. Yet, the Columbian Exposition was the first venue that introduced postcards to the masses. Cards from the Pioneer Era are scarce and easily identifiable by the presence of certain indicators. Those most prized by collectors are known as the “Gruss aus” cards. These were German postcards from the Pioneer Era. The cards usually reveal several views on the front with the words “Gruss aus.” This translates to “Greetings from.” It wasn’t long before the American and British markets produced their own domestic multi-view cards with the words “Greetings from” on them. The back of American pioneer cards are not divided. They often bear the words “Souvenir Card” or “Mailing Card." Plus, there is no “Act of Congress” acknowledgement. Government-printed postcards during this time required one-cent postage and have pre-printed stamps of Grant or Jefferson. Privately printed postcards required two cents of postage and used U.S. postage stamps. Many Pioneer Era postcards have multiple views on the front of the card along with the words “Greetings From” or “Souvenir of.” The back of the card was meant for the address only; any message had to be written on the front of the card. Government Presence Part of Private Mailing Card Period. The next era is the Private Mailing Card Era (1898-1901). As of May 19, 1898 private vendors were allowed to print and sell postcards. These cards bear the words, “Private Mailing Card” and the government notice “Authorized by Act of Congress May 19, 1898.” Postcards still have undivided backs reserved for the address of the recipient; any sentiment or message was limited to the front of the card. Some postcards from this period have a blank white area on the front of the card below the image for a written message. Some cards bear an image on only a portion of the card with most of the front left for a message. Still others have no place for a message, which is why many cards from this era have a message written on the image itself. Private Mailing Cards with messages written across the image are no longer considered inferior; they are scarce enough that those with messages written on the image are prized. The Undivided Back Era (1901-1907) is the next milestone in the production of postcards. Although all postcards prior to this time have undivided backs, this is the first time the use of the words “Post Card” was permitted. Very late in 1901, on December 24, 1901 to be precise, the government also allowed private printers to use a logo; the back of the card was still reserved for the address of the recipient. Lion and Unicorn Among Earliest Logos. Perhaps the most famous and easily recognizable logo to the postcard collector is the Tuck lion and unicorn logo. This logo first appears during this postcard era. The majority of postcards produced during this time were from Europe, especially Germany, which was well known for rich chromolithography. By this time postcards were so popular it is estimated that production doubled every six months. It was during this era that postcards in series of two or more were first printed. Popular topics for series included: romance, fantasy, fashion, comedy, art, theatrical themes and anthropomorphism, especially with cats, dogs, bears, fowl, and rabbits. It was during this Golden Age that the most vibrant, memorable, imaginative and nostalgic images were produced. panies in Germany printed many of these brightly colored images. ddenly there were postcards for every holiday. There were postcards for New Years, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays. In addition, April Fool’s Day, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are popular. 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Black and novelty chicago postcards security. Tupian dating sites. Tupian dating kodak slide dating methods. Dating McCarthy Postcards, Part 1- Unshuffling the Cards. As a player postcard aficionado, it has always bothered me that some checklists have fallen into broad-based categories such as ranges of year or types (usually based on uniform, printing styles, etc.). And to be fair, most of these items were issued haphazardly, even by the teams themselves- poses were repeated, “sets” were sold that amounted to mongrels of past issues, and many of the cards lacked basic indicia. Recently, a contributor to Trading Card Database (TCDB) started a list called “1950-80 JD McCarthy St. Louis Cardinals Postcards,” which I felt was much too broad, given the specific nature of most of the checklists that comprise the site. JD McCarthy, the Michigan-based prolific baseball postcard producer (as well some football, hockey, and horse racing) published over 2000 items during his career, of all teams, not just the Cardinals. Fortunately, I’m friends with Bob Thing of Maine, a legendary collector who’s always had a soft spot for team-issued postcards and photos. I visited Bob in June of 2020 with my scanner, and took photos of his entire collection, which is short only a handful of known cards. Perhaps more importantly, he showed me three checklists of McCarthy postcards which were done in the 1960s by another legend, Charles “Buck” Barker of St. Louis, of which I had not been previously aware. That, combined with the massive list done by Rich Suen of California (aided by the late Dan Even of Dubuque, IA) would form the foundation of my new project- associating years with these cards. Barker’s lists were done in May of 1963, June of 1964, and December of 1966. While not perfect, they figured to give me some guidelines as to what was done when, at least from the early 1950s to 1966. Coupled with some baseball knowledge, other images from TCDB.com, my copy of Marc Okkonen’s Baseball Uniforms of the 20 th Century, and some common sense, I figured I could at least come up with good guesstimates for most of what was out there. After the cards were scanned, I started grouping cards by era and approximate year. Working on the premise that McCarthy probably didn’t make many special trips (especially outside of going to Tiger Stadium) for the sake of taking photos of one player, I began to see similarities in pose locations and photo exposures. Using players who only played for one season with a team helped me connect veterans to certain years. The St. Louis Cardinals players were not big customers of Mac’s, likely because the team issued photocards regularly during this era. The version of the Suen Checklist that I’ve been using lists 42 cards, and Thing had 37 of them, minus a Ken Boyer, a Ray Sadecki, a Curt Simmons, and two variations of Dick Groat. Seven players played only one season with the Cardinals, making them easy to date- Al Cicotte (1961), Gino Cimoli (1959), Vic Davalillo (1969), Leon Durham (1980), Minnie Minoso (1962), Jerry Morales (1978) but with two different cards, and Carl Taylor (1970). I was intrigued by Hall of Famer Steve Carlton’s card, which looked to be taken at Wrigley Field. He’s wearing a pullover away jersey, and according to Okkonen’s book, the first year the Cards wore them was 1971, Lefty’s last year with the team. Lou Brock’s card, also taken at Wrigley, fit as a match in terms of pose location and uniform. Nelson Briles looked to me as if it were taken at the same time as the Carl Taylor, so I attributed it to 1970, which turned out to be Briles’ last year in St. Louis. Curt Flood had a long run with Cardinals, of course, so he might be difficult. Here’s where Barker’s lists came in handy. There is no mention of Flood’s card in any of them. Therefore, there’s a good chance that the card is from 1967-1969. I posted it as a 1967. The photo of Bob Gibson is a pretty popular one. I’ve seen it on color 8x10s over the years, and I believe it’s one of the postcards that was reproduced plentifully in the 1980s when hobbyists got hold of McCarthy’s printing plates. Because Barker’s lists do not mention any Gibson cards and because he’s wearing a button up uniform, the (original) postcard can be connected with a 1967-70 time frame. I posted it, too, as a 1967, for lack of any other clues. Maybe someone can use his sideburns to further specify a date?

There are 13 cards which are from the late 1970s to 1980. For most of them, tossing a coin could just as easily determine the year from one to the next. Because Jim Kaat’s career in St. Louis started in 1980 and because it seems McCarthy’s work was diminishing by then, I assigned 1980 to the left-hander’s card. As his career was winding down, Darold Knowles spent 1979 and 1980 with the Birds. He has two different cards, and I felt the one with his hands on his knees was a sibling of the Kaat. That meant the other pose was 1979, given the unlikely chance that he ordered more than one batch of postcards from Mac a year. Acquired in the winter of 1975, Pete Falcone went on to pitch three seasons in St. Louis. However, judging from team-issued photos, it looks like he had a beard in the spring of 1976. Therefore, I assigned 1977 to this less-hirsute postcard. Tom Herr got 10 at-bats with the club in 1979. Logic dictates that he probably didn’t have enough of a firm footing in the big leagues to orders postcards until the following year. I decided to piggyback two other cards with Herr, based on looks- Dane Iorg and Mark Littell. Could I be off a year on those two?

Absolutely. Catcher Terry Kennedy got into 10 games in 1978 as a September call-up and 33 games in 1979 as a spare part from June to September before the 1980 season, when he participated in 84 contests. Since he was traded following that campaign, I figured 1980 was the best fit for this postcard. Tom Bruno was acquired on March 18, 1978 from Toronto and spent the next two seasons on the Cardinals staff before being released at the end of Spring Training, 1980. Two days after Bruno was released, the Redbirds parted ways with veteran OF-PH Roger Freed. Neither would ever play in the Majors again. Since it is also unlikely that, two weeks before the end of 1978 spring training, McCarthy would have been in St. Petersburg to shoot Bruno and that either would have produced cards after being given their walking papers, I’m attaching 1979 to both. Maybe Freed is off by a year, as he spent 1977-79 on the roster. This is the part where the hand-banging and nit-picking begin. Here’s three-quarters of the Cardinals infield at the end of the 1970s- Keith Hernandez (first base), Mike Tyson (second base), and Garry Templeton (shortstop). Tyson was gone after 1979. I decided to categorize them as 1979, only because it seems other players with similar photos were taken that year. Dick Groat joined the Cardinals in 1963 and played three seasons before being dealt to the Phillies. Buck Barker’s second list has Groat as the lone addition from St. Louis to his update. Over time, five versions of the card have been reported. Check out the placement of the JM logo in each of the cards to the left- white lettered logo to the left, white lettered log left and black lettered logo right on the same card, and black lettered right- each with cropping differences. For now, they are all classified as 1963s until someone can help differentiate by year. With one year player Gino Cimoli as the guide, I grouped together under 1959 these three players based on poses, facsimile autographs, and service time with the club- Ken Boyer, Gene Green, and Ray Jablonski. Similarly, I took the same approach with these three, which I considered from 1960- Ken Boyer, Ronnie Kline (whose first year with St. Louis was 1960), and Curt Simmons (who also debuted with that year.) Interestingly, the Simmons card is an ad back for a hotel he co-owned in Wildwood Crest, NJ with Philadelphia Eagles running back Pete Retzlaff. No mention of utilityman Phil Gagliano in Barker’s lists, so that starts the guessing at 1967, and he was with them until 1970. I’ll call it 1967. Which brings us to the greatest Cardinal of them all, Stan “The Man” Musial. rprising, no mention of it among Barker’s checklists. Interesting, considering the top player postcard collectors of the day were after these cards. In addition to Barker and Even, hobbyists Bob Solon and Elwood Scharf contributed to the lists. All four had strong Midwest connections. St. Louis wore that uniform style from 1958-61. However, the cards I’ve catalogued as 1959 and 1960 were made from photos that were signed in felt marker of some kind, and this one is free of signature. Of course, Musial was a big enough star that McCarthy would make a special trip solely to take photos of him if requested. If I operate on the premise that the card wasn’t published until 1967 because it doesn’t appear on Barker’s list, what would explain its existence?

Was it done at behest of Musial post-retirement? The name in the white box might suggest mid-1960s in terms of publication. I hope that seeing this article inspires anyone with a collection of McCarthy postcards to check out the backs for possible postmarks. I’m no expert in philately, but it seems that it became rare to have these cards used traditionally after the mid-1960s. Presumably, the player stuck the card in an envelope and sent it on its way. Those postmarks can be valuable when it comes to dating these pieces, especially when looking at older players. Additionally, maybe there is someone who knows “the code,” if one does, in fact, exist. I am operating under the belief that there was no rhyme or reason to the type of back McCarthy used, the location and color of his JM logo, or the style of name plate used. But what do I know?

I can use all the detective help I can get- including using uniform history when possible. The one advantage we have nowadays is the scanner. So much time and effort was devoted by Barker and Suen to try to describe the cards succinctly using abbreviations and codes. Guide to Real Photo Postcards. This guide is meant to aid the collector in identifying and dating real photo postcards, and to act as a reminder that it is impossible to do so with great accuracy. A lthough real photo postcards were made in a variety of ways, they hold one identifiable feature in common. The tonalities of photos are completely continuous to the eye producing true greys, for they are created by the reaction of individual photosensitive molecules to light rather than the transfer of ink from a plate. In printed images the grey areas are usually made up of black marks that are spaced to create the optical illusion of greys. Though most of us today are familiar with the concept of photo grain, this is mostly because we have experienced very large prints made from small 35mm negatives. But even here the effect is more of a softening of detail than a observable texture. Early real photo postcards are small by their very nature and since most were contact printed, not enlarged, there is no visible texture. Collotypes, which provide the finest detail of all printing methods are sometimes confused with real photo postcards. But even collotypes will exhibit a discernible grain when magnified. And of course any image that contain a regularly patterned series of dots is not a photograph at all but a ink printed image. Some halftone cards were printed on high gloss paper to resemble a photograph but their screen patterns will give them away if one is vigilant. Most old photo papers used silver in their emulsions. As time passes this silver tends to migrate to the surface of the print creating tell-tale metallic patches. Observing this shiny crust, no mater what the color, is a quick and sure way of telling if you are looking at a real photo. A common problem with real photo postcards is that they are often devoid of any descriptive text. The printing of the photographer’s or manufacturer’s name on the back of real photos was an expensive proposition. This practice was only cost effective on cards printed in large numbers; individuals and small photo studios could rarely afford to do so. Sometimes a photographer might expose a logo onto the image or hand stamp a name to the back of the card. Embossing was also used as a cheap alternative. More often than not the card was just left blank. While many amateur photographers numbered their cards this was most often done by larger studios. Numbering was an essential way of keeping tract of large inventory. The presence of a photographers name is not a definite indication of when a card was made or even who made it. If the name appears on the photo itself, it is because the negative was scratched into or written upon but it could have been printed at any time. Some companies were still printing real photo postcards in the 1970’s from negatives taken in the 1890’s. A studio sometimes grew to the point where additional photographers were hired but all the photographs produced were published with the original photographers name. At other times a studio might buy out the negative inventory of older photographers and reprinted their images under the current studio name. This could go on for generations, and it is not uncommon to find the same photograph attributed to three different artists. While today this would lead to lawsuits, copyright was uncommon and rarely enforced at the turn of the 20th century. Today there are many real photo postcards of unknown origin and date. When no postmark is available, the type of materials used can often aid in narrowing down the years it may have been produced in. This too is not foolproof for many publishers had large stocks of photo papers using them for decades after they stopped being manufactured. NOTE: There were many other photo papers manufactured in addition to those listed on this page, and even these could be made in different finishes from matte to glossy. At least 450 different real photo postcard backs can be found but as of this time there is a lack of accurate information regarding all their dates of use, or they were used in very limited quantities. Kodak controlled 80% of the paper market with their brands Artura, Azo, Aristo, EKC. Solio, and Velox. Cyko by Ansco, Argo by Defender, and Kruxo by Kilborn comprised most of the remaining market. Many other brands of photo paper were also manufactured in Europe but rarely left the continent. PRINTING OUT PAPER. The very first photographs made were on printing out paper. Light energy alone, usually from the sun, reacted with the light sensitive chemicals on the paper’s surface to produce an image. They only needed to be fixed to preserve the exposed image. The simplicity of the process made it very attractive to amateur photographers. Printing out papers fall into two categories, those coated with metallic salts, and those with coated with an emulsion. Iron Salt Prints - This process was invented in 1842, but its first known use for a postcard was in 1888. No commercial paper was needed, though eventually manufactured, as card stock could be photosensitized at home and printed out. All iron salt prints are contact printed. Variations on this process were developed over the years that followed. The photosensitive solution used in this process soaks into the paper, so the original paper surface remains dominant in the final print. This gives these images a very matte look not normally associated with photography, and making some easy to confuse with collotypes. They still maintain a continuous tone and their colors may provide some clarification. Sometimes instead of using masks the emulsion solution would not be applied to areas where white tabs were desired leaving behind a rough brushstroke edge. None of these papers were made with postcard backs. Albumen Prints - Photo prints utilized albumen based emulsions since 1850, but its undesirable characteristics took it out of general use by the time real photo postcards came into production. The rare photo card that may have been printed on albumen paper comes from a period where these cards would be considered novelties. Because this paper was thin and tended to curl they were usually pasted onto card stock or board, as in cabinet cards. The thin paper was also easy to cut and paste and pieces of these photos were commonly collaged into scrapbooks and sometimes pasted onto postcards. All albumen prints were made by contact printing and printed out. Albumen prints are categorized by warm tones that should now have considerable yellowing. They were almost always toned to improve their sour yellow look. Gold toning created a red to purple brown cast or a blue black. Platinum toning created a brown look. When double toned with gold and platinum the print would remain neutral. The paper itself was often dyed pink; though blue, green, and violet were also common. About 85 percent of all photographs made in the 19th century were albumen prints. They were so familiar to the public eye that albumen became synonymous with photography. While the following generation of papers were technically superior they purposefully tried to imitate the color of albumen to match the public’s expectations. Collodion Prints - SOLIO paper was introduced along with the new daylight loading cameras. It was not very light sensitive and was only used for contact printing with direct exposure to the sun. This silver chloride paper had a collodion emulsion that could be washed out with water after exposure. As this paper was manufactured before the advent of real photo postcards, its first release was on thin paper stock. Collodion emulsions produced prints with a very fine tonal range and sharp details. Collodion however was highly flammable, which detracted from its popularity. Most collodion papers fell out of common use before real photo postcards were made. NOTE: Solio paper was replaced by Studio Proof Paper, manufactured until 1987. It was not meant for postcards and had no postcard back. Gelatin Prints - These chloride papers were made with very small particles of silver suspended in a gelatin emulsion. They tend to be vulnerable to contamination and can easily deteriorate. They were much faster than collodion based papers and were able to be exposed indoors under gaslight lamps (gaslight paper), but they remained slow enough to be used only in contact printing. Its ease of use made it the most popular paper on the market for real photo postcards. They were manufactured with postcard backs. DEVELOP OUT PAPER. These papers utilized developing chemicals to react with the photo paper’s emulsion to bring out the image. Because this required guess work to judge exposure time, these papers were not as popular at first as printing out papers. In 1903 Kodak introduced a developing machine for professional and amateur alike, and between 1906 and 1910 photo processing services for postcards were also offered to encouraged sales. Enlargers were rare and often homemade until the mid 1920’s when small format cameras that produced negatives requiring enlarging emerged. Enlarging did not become popular until the 1930’s. These papers were 100,000 times more light sensitive than print out papers and eventually became the paper of choice. Their speed not only allowed them to be used with an enlarger but it increased production speed as well. Bromide Prints - Bromide prints are developed out producing a very stable image due to their large silver particles. They have a warm to blue-black color and are highly subject to tarnishing. While permanent bromide paper was developed alongside chloride papers, its cost, difficulty to process, and lower tonal range kept it from being widely used in America. Real photo postcards that used this paper usually were manufactured by large companies where mass production wasn’t inhibited by these constraints. Large quantities could also be produced in consistant color because they did not require toning. However there was no demand for mass production until real photo postcards became popular. Bromide paper was relatively fast and was meant to be used with an enlarger. Rotograph and Kodak both manufactured bromide paper. The words Bromide Print often appear on these cards rather than a brand name, or they go unlabled. Chloride Prints - These silver chloride papers in a gelatin emulsion were much faster than traditional papers that required sunlight exposure. They became known as gaslight papers because of their ability to be exposed indoors under gaslight. They produced a good tonal range with high detail. They were often toned a warm brown to avoid their natural red to purplish brown color. These papers were sold in heavy weights with preprinted backs for specifically creating real photo postcards. The emultion on these papers were generally applied to paper with Baryta sizing, which was only available from Germany until Kodak began to manufacture it in 1906. The brand names of these papers allow us to date many photographs today. NOTE: A warm brown chlorobromide paper with improved tonal range started being used in Europe in 1906. Bromide also started being added to American made silver chloride prints to increase speed but not on a consistent basis. Black & White Prints - Prior to 1926 there were no photo papers available with a stable emulsion, and most have yellowed to some degree. The sulphur Hypo solutions used to wash out excess silver and fix the print cannot be entirely washed off and they to in time yellow paper. Older papers also often had unappealing coloration so they were toned or printed on dyed paper. Older papers also often had unappealing coloration so they were toned or printed on dyed paper. Because of this it is rare to see a black & white photograph that is truly a neutral black & white before the 1930’s. The new faster papers that were made specifically for the enlarging process that became popular in the 1930’s are generally brighter and glossier but do not hold as much detail. This is parcially due to the paper quality itself and also from the diffusion of light as the image is projected onto the paper. Modern photo papers also contain optical brighteners not found in older papers. When exposed to long wave black light these new papers will glow a bright white. When newer resin coated papers entered the market real photo postcards were no longer being made in any significant number to produce postcard backs for them. COLOR PAPER. Edmond Becquerel made the first color print in 1847 but there was no way to fix the image onto paper at that time. While some strange forms of color prints were made by Heliochromy or the Vidal process, they were crude and saw no commercial applications. Color transparencies predate real photo postcards and were in wide use in the early 20th century. But until the 1950’s there was no color photo paper for the general public to print on. The cost of processing this new type of paper was too prohibitively expensive for the production of postcards. Color photography was being used instead to create photochrome cards through offset printing and the few real photo postcards that continued to be made were produced in black & white. Hand Coloring - The real photo postcards that do exist in color were colored by hand. This was done throughout their history using very subtle to garish means. Most were colored with water base paints though thinly applied oil paints were also used. Special coloring kits were eventually marketed aimed at the amateur. Coloring was traditionally added to produce natural looking results, but from the 1920’s on it tended to be used in a more manneristic style. Even the toning of photographs were pushed beyond the natural for expressive purposes producing very deep blues or sepias. Many of these hand colored cards that depicted women and children were produced in Europe while in America colored views were dominant. Real photo cards continued to be hand colored even after color prints were introduced. Since they cannot compete realistically with color photography or printed photochromes, hand coloring on modern cards takes on a more stylized look. NON PHOTO PAPER. Some publishers printed cards with ink to closely resemble real photo postcards. They usually have a glossy surface that reflects light off the darkly printed areas in a similar manner to the silver deposits on a photograph. Other cards were sometimes printed matte but on a textured paper to look similar to salted photos. A rough paper surface can hide tell tale characteristics of printing ink. These cards were not created to deceive the buyer, for on close examination the differences were often easy to see, but meant to entice those interested in photo cards to find these appealing as well. BORDERS. To meet the public’s demand for more postcard images many early publishers tried to acquire photographic negatives wherever they could. Many real photo postcards wound up being created from negatives originally shot to create large photographic prints. To make a standard sized postcard from negatives that needed to be contact printed the image always had to be cropped. Though white borders could always be created they a more complex option so the image on most of these cards was simply bled to the edge. This continued to be true even when Kodak introduced cameras that would shoot postcard sized negatives. The most common exception to this were cards shot through a stencil to provide a decorative white border. These stencils were usually cut out of tin or heavy paper and would be sandwiched between the photo paper and negative during exposure to the sun. While these stencils could be purchased in stores and came in various designs, many forgoed the expense and made their own. Homemade stencils were rarely perfectly symmetrical and are a tell tale sign of non-commercially printed cards. Another clear sign of homemade real photo postcards are the ragged edges sometimes found on cards made with salted paper where the photo sensitive emulsion is brushed on. When the effect is exaggerated it is most certain that it was done so for stylistic effect. Other cards that have an irregular or crooked line between the image and the border are more likely the sign of poor craftsmanship. Although Ur-Leica readapted motion picture film to create a 35mm still camera in 1914, it was not mass marketed until the 1920’s, and only became popular in the 1930’s. The smaller negatives required postcard sized prints to be enlarged often with the aid of an easel to hold the paper in place, and white borders became more common. Though most commercial real photo postcards had now begun to be mass produced in processing machines, the increasing number of small sized negatives from a growing variety of amateur cameras continued to be contact printed adding some unusually broad borders to real photo postcards. Kentucky Kindred Genealogy. In addition to the postcards that everyone sends or collects from vacations, in the early years of the 20th century people often had a photograph taken and put on a postcard. Fortunately for us the manufactures of the photographic paper for the post card, have information on the back to help date the card. Playle has a wonderful website to help us. The stamp box gives us the clue to the postcard’s date. It contains the letters AZO, with four triangles pointing up – dated 1904-1918. This is a great example of the photo postcards – or Real Photo PostCards (RPPC) as per the Playle website. This is a favorite of mine, as it is an outdoor scene. The horse and buggy with driver reminds of my grandmother, Mary Alice Montgomery Carrico, who drove to church and town in a buggy with her beautiful roan, Nipsy. Nipsy was grandmother’s horse and was quite partial to her. When the horse became ill, grandmother sat with him, his head in her lap!

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