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  2. History of postcards in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The golden age of postcards is commonly defined in the United States as starting around 1905, peaking between 1907 and 1910, and ending by World War I. [4] [5] [6] Listed here are eras of production for specific types of postcards, as typically defined by deltiologists. Most of the dates are not fixed dates, but approximate points in time as ...

  3. Mid-century modern - Wikipedia

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    Printed ephemera documenting the mid-century transformations in design, architecture, landscape, infrastructure, and entertainment include mid-century linen post cards from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. These post cards came about through innovations pioneered through the use of offset lithography. The cards were produced on paper with a ...

  4. Postcard - Wikipedia

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    Postcard depicting people boarding a train at the Shawnee Depot in Colorado, late 1800s. A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare.

  5. Timeline of the history of the United States (1930–1949 ...

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    Will keep it until 1946. 1930 - Hawley-Smoot Tariff. 1930 - Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto. 1930 - Sinclair Lewis is the first American to win Nobel Prize for Literature. 1931 – Empire State Building opens in New York. 1931 – Japanese invasion of Manchuria, start of World War II in the Pacific.

  6. Rubber hose animation - Wikipedia

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    Rubber hose animation was the first animation style that became standardized in the American animation field. The defining feature is a curving motion that most animated objects possess, resembling the motion and physical properties of a rubber hose. [1] While the style fell out of fashion by the mid-1930s, it has seen a renewed interest in ...

  7. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847.[ 20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.

  8. Timeline of the Great Depression - Wikipedia

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    The initial economic collapse which resulted in the Great Depression can be divided into two parts: 1929 to mid-1931, and then mid-1931 to 1933. The initial decline lasted from mid-1929 to mid-1931. During this time, most people believed that the decline was merely a bad recession, worse than the recessions that occurred in 1923 and 1927, but ...

  9. What is Euchre anyway? A brief history of this classic card game

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    A brief history of this classic card game. Euchre is a classic card game that is currently enjoying a revival. Its simplicity and speed make it attractive to card players who have limited time ...