Thursday Postcard Hunt: Public Buildings
A new blog hop for me today is Thursday Postcard Hunt. I collect vintage postcards, actually most any postcards if I find them at garage sales or in the Goodwill Bins. Family and friends save them for me too.
February's theme is Buildings, and this week is Public Buildings.
California State Capitol in Sacramento
Nevada Governor's Mansion, the residence of the state's governor and his or her family.
Another Nevada state government building, the State Senate and Assembly Building.
Palace of Government & Justice, Panama City, Panama was constructed in 1908 and is still the headquarters of the Ministry of Government and Justice. My postcard was mailed to my grandmother from Balboa, Panama Canal Zone on Jan. 31, 1911. The rectangle in the middle accordion unfolds out with scenes of Panama.
Hope to see you next week, for Week 4 of Buildings, which will be Houses.
Hello! So glad you joined the postcard hunt. Like the Panama building and the vintage look of the postcard.
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled to find the hunt! I know there'll be themes for which I have none, but so far so good! It's amazing on these old cards, like the one from Panama, how little address was needed to get to the recipient. In my grandmother's case, she lived in San Francisco, and I have several cards addressed with just her name, "corner of" two street, and San Francisco, CA, USA.
DeleteWelcome! and another vintage postcard collector :)
ReplyDeleteWe are really a creative group with regards to interpreting the weekly themes (for example, 'headgear' could be an old scene where people are wearing hats)
Anyway, a card of the Governor's Mansion is not something I've come across before, so that's cool. And the Panama booklet, with its misspelling of 'government palace' is something interesting enough that I would add it to my collection.
I agree, the governors' residences aren't something you see often. Good to know I can be creative with the theme!
DeleteOh, fun! I have some postcards from trips around the country, so maybe I'll join in one of these days. :)
ReplyDeleteI was so excited to learn about it! A reason to get out and look at my postcards (and stamps for Sundays).
DeleteYou will be very welcome, Beth!
DeleteWhat a lovely collection.
ReplyDeleteI don't find people I know send postcards as much as they used to. Growing up my parents took photos, or movies on vacations, never buying postcards.
DeleteI'm glad you join this week! I hope to see you here many weeks.
ReplyDeleteYour postcards are lovely. I like especially the last one.
The last one is probably my favorite, partially because it was sent to my grandmother. Not a "pretty" as some.
DeleteWelcome aboard. I've never thought about state governors having mansions before, a fine building. I too have a small collection of my grandmother's cards which I cherish. Often concertina cards have not been postal used so that is also a nice one to inherit with the added bonus of a canal zone stamp.
ReplyDeleteThank you for mentioning they are called "concertina" cards! I didn't know how to describe it other than accordion folded, which is about the same, I guess. Years ago the governor of CA was a single man, and he chose not to live in the formal governor's mansion, but an apartment. It made sense and must have save government money.
DeleteI don't collect postcards but I remember, when I was younger, buying postcards and mailing them out on trips. I may have some still in the house from 1968 which I bought during a short visit to St. Louis, VA. Also want to mention that each year, Virginia has a Historic Gardens Week for a week in April, and we were hoping to attend it last year and tour the Governor's mansion in Richmond. We got COVID and couldn't travel but they are offering the tour again this year and we just may go.
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