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1911~MONT ALTO,PA~White Pine Sanatarium

 

brandywinevalleytrader wrote: I must have this postcard! I've been following Franklin County postcards on eBay for seven and a half years now and this is the first of White Pine Reservation I've come across. White Pine was restricted to those infected with tuberculosis. As you probably know. fresh air was thought to promote healing of tubercular lungs at the time. My grandfather Harry's older brother Ben came down with the disease in 1903 and lived at White Pine until he died the following year. His brother Jake and his mother also died of it. Ben's obituary says he "built a cottage for himself" at White Pine, which was set on a mountain overlooking the two-block-square hamlet of Mont Alto, midway between Waynesboro and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Our family had three-floor department stores in both of the latter towns by 1903. Virtually all the cards I've purchased--less than a dozen--relate to the history of our family. One, the only really mint condition card we have, was actually based upon (painted over) a photograph from 1907 or so snapped directly in front of my grandparents' house in Chambersburg--nine or ten years before they moved in! The road hadn't yet been paved, there's a horse and buggy out front, and two men, one of them clearly resembling Charles Evans Hughes because of his attire and elaborate mustache, are walking toward the camera.

~ brandywinevalleytrader added the following links. One site has some remarkable photographs (and postcards) of the former Sanitarium that make one wonder why Penn State doesn't rehabilitate the buildings (if they haven't already--that isn't clear from the site) and turn the site into an asset to the community; the other is an article about the Sanitarium from a 1908 newspaper my family advertised in extensively.


White Pine Sanitarium. - Google News

 

Amy Heiden Photography

 

The History of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis in the nineteenth century was known as the "the white plague." Bovine tuberculosis, which was transfered to humans via cow's milk, would attack the bones, possibly leaving a patient crippled. Pulmonary tuberculosis, an airborne form, attacked the lungs and an infected person could spread the disease each time they coughed or spoke. At the time, the disease was difficult to treat since most patients would not see a doctor if they were experiencing symptoms (cough, lethargy, decline in health or pain in the chest) but most of the time, those who were infected wouldn't immediately exhibit any symptoms.
An infected patient experiencing the horrors of the disease would lose their appetite, cough severely, run a fever and have difficulty breathing. As the disease progressed towards the final stages, the body would waste away and the lung tissue would break up and be coughed up. The result was hollow faces with recessed eyes and shriveled bodies.

In 1882 Robert Kroch discovered the tubercle bacillus strain, which put a whole new spin on the treatment of the disease. After his discovery, the thought was that tuberculosis was preventable and curable. Most doctors treated patients by prescribing a change of location, fresh air, rest and excersise. This caused patients to be removed from their homes, where they could possibly infect others, and placed in a Sanatorium.

Antique die-cut hold-to-light postcard's top layer has been cut away to reveal a thin colored layer through which light can shine. Thin color paper shows through when held to a light. Santa HTL postcards (especially dressed in non-traditional colored suits) are rare and quite costly. Of course condition is always important.

 

 

 

 

 

Cathay Tea Garden Restaurant in Philadelphia

Happy to have won this postcard of the Cathay Tea Garden Restaurant in Philadelphia. This restaurant was founded by my great grandfather shortly after WWI and closed in around 1975. It was a Center City Philadelphia landmark for many years and even hosted a live radio show during the 1920's to mid-1950's.
Regards,
E. Robert Kee

Deltiology (from Greek δελτίον, deltion, diminutive of δέλτος, deltos, "writing tablet, letter"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study and collection of postcards. Professor Randall Rhoades of Ashland, Ohio, coined a word in 1945 that became the accepted description of the study of picture postcards.^[1][2] It took about 20 years for the name to appear in the dictionary the first time.^[1] Compared to philately, the identification of a postcard's place and time of production can often be an impossible task because postcards, unlike stamps, are produced in a decentralised, unregulated manner. For this reason, some collectors choose to limit their acquisitions to cards by specific artists and publishers, or by time and location.

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Unreadable Postcard Artist of Cats Dressed like Famous People, help me name them.

King Henry VIII

Artist Louis Wain (1860 London - 1939 Hertfordshire) is best known for his anthropomorphic large-eyed cats and kittens. The first of six children, and born with a cleft lip, he was kept out of school until he was ten years old. After a difficult period of delinquency, he enrolled at the West London School of Art, eventually joining the faculty for a short period before returning home to support his mother and sisters. He began working as a freelance artist, painting commissioned portraits for country estates and livestock shows.

At 23, he married his sister's governess, Emily Richardson, (scandalously 10 years his senior) and moved with her to north London. She succumbed to cancer only three years later, but during those years Wain engaged Emily's cat to amuse her by dressing him up in clothing and spectacles, and teaching him tricks. His sketches of this cat became the start of his later published works, known as "Louis Wain Cats." Over the next thirty years, he remained a prolific artist, illustrating about a hundred children's books and providing drawing for magazines and postcards. A victim of schizophrenia, he spent the final 15 years of his life in a comfortable asylum - drawing cats.
His adorable cat postcards sell in the $100s each.

Artist Signed G. L. Barnes ~ Raphael Tuck

Maurice Boulanger circa 1905 

*Always click pictures for larger view. 

MAURICE BOULANGER Cat Postcards

 

These cuties are by the French artist Maurice Boulanger (pronunciation: http://www.forvo.com/word/boulanger/) I am trying to collect his 'fantasy dressed animal' cat postcards, however some are very expensive and highly sought after. Some of Boulanger's earliest cards are found published by J. M. of Paris, with several postmarked as early as 1903. Some Boulanger postcards only the have the initials MB on them, while many others are not signed at all. This has led to some confusion amongst both collectors and dealers alike as to whether certain unsigned cards should be attributed to Boulanger or not. His style varies from fantasy (like these) to very realistic.
This is the only article I can locate on MB. http://www.postcardcollecting.co.uk/ppm_online/ppm_10_aug.pdf