August 2013 - South Jersey Postcard Club

EXPLORING THE WORLD ONE POSTCARD AT A TIME
The official newsletter of the South Jersey Postcard Club
Serving Postcard Collectors Since 1971
John H. McClintock (1925-2009), Founder
August 2013
Vol. 13 No. 4
Ballads of a Bohemian
So come, good men who toil and tire,
Who smoke and sip the kindly cup,
Ring round about the tavern fire
Ere yet you drink your liquor up;
And hear my simple songs of earth,
Of youth and truth and living things,
Of poverty and proper mirth,
Of rags and rich imaginings;
Of cock-a-hoop, blue heavened days,
Of hearts elate and eager breath,
Of wonder, worship, pity, praise,
Of sorrow, sacrifice, and death;
Of lusting, laughter, passion, pain,
Of lights that lure and dreams that thrall…
And if a golden word I gain,
Oh, kindly folks, God save you all!
And if you shake your heads in blame …
Good friends, God love you all the same.
Robert W. Service, 1921
PRELUDE to Ballads of a Bohemian ... third stanza
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The McClintock Letter
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President’s Corner
Editor’s Niche
The McClintock Letter you have in your hands or on your
Hello Friends!
monitor is the latest issue from of a wonderful twelve
Hope you are keeping cool these hot sumyears in the history of South Jersey Postcard Club.
mer days - what a great time to sit with a cool glass
The first issue, with the simple title of “Newsletter”
of lemonade, admire your cherished postcard colwas
mailed to you on October 2, 2001 – just three weeks
lection and, while you are doing that, see if you can
after
the awful day in September when the lives of every
find some winners for our next few "card of the
American changed forever.
month" contests! Our card of the month contest
As the new editor of the club’s newsletter, I thought
has been stepped up a few notches by having the
that if the club was to have a newsletter, it needed to be
card owners tell us about their cards. Last month's
more than minutes of our monthly meetings and a list of
meeting was really interesting as we spoke about
birthdays. It had to be both educational and entertaining.
20th century events - so many to choose from!
That October 2001 issue, in a full-color format, had
I received a lovely letter from the Seaside
three pages. The contributors were Don Pocher, Judi
Heights Volunteer Fire Company that will be celeKearney and Emily DiVento. Today, the contributors list
brating its 100th anniversary on Saturday, October
has more than 100 names of people who have participated
5, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They are
in reaching our educational and entertainment goals.
planning a great program and want to make it a
October seems to be the month in which we make
complete historical celebration of New Jersey. They
changes. In October 2006, the newsletter’s name changed
to honor the club’s founder and first member, John
have requested postcard vendors (with no cost taMcClintock. John frequently sent his compliments and just
bles) to enhance their celebration. Hope our venas often made cash contributions intended to help with
dors and members will consider participating.
expenses.
I will read the letter at our next meeting
The McClintock Letter went from four issues to six isand give you further info - so plan to attend.
sues
a year in 2007.
Looking forward to seeing YOU at the AuIn
April 2009, SJPC opened our first website at
gust 11th meeting.
Harrise
THE NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM
celebrates its 20th year as a new gallery opens on
September 22nd highlighting some of the most famous stamps in America.
For details visit http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu
The McClintock Letter
is the official newsletter of the
South Jersey Postcard Club
Published and mailed (or emailed) in
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To find general information and our
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President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrise C. Kall
Vice President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charles “Bud” Shropshire
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sal Fiorello
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emily DiVento
2013 Trustee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Duerholz
2013 Trustee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lora Moore
2013 Trustee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Leibowitz
Trustee/Historian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sheila D’Avino
Trustee/Appraiser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Schwartz
Newsletter Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Hahn
Please send club inquiries to:
The South Jersey Postcard Club
c/o Emily DiVento, Secretary
1746 Johnston Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
Please send newsletter inquiries and articles to:
Ray Hahn, Editor
908 Barbara Terrace, Millville, NJ 08332
or email to [email protected]
www.sjpostcard.com, and posted a complete archive of
the past issues. Today there are more than 430 pages
available for the world to read.
The McClintock Letter via email was a new SJPC service
offered in January 2010. Currently about 20% of the
members have subscribed to this method of obtaining
their copy of each issue.
Now we approach October again but before we get
there, let’s celebrate by adopting a new look and a new
philosophy; from today onward, we will be …
EXPLORING THE WORLD ONE POSTCARD AT A TIME.
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SJPC ANNOUNCES
a conversation with
Fred Collins
one of American’s best known,
award winning maker of hand painted cachets.
Mark your calendars and be sure to attend
th
SJPC’s October 13 meeting.
SAVE THE DATE!
2013 MEGA AUCTION
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Postcards, Paper and Ephemera
Proceeds benefit South Jersey Postcard Club
Have a Donation?
Email Sheila D'Avino at [email protected]
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SJPC's Page 3 Checklist
THE FACES of 18th CENTURY PUBLIC SERVANTS drawn by John Hassall
Raphael Tuck, circa 1903
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1. Ye Beadle: a parish crier or usher. One who
preserves order at church services.
2. Ye Calender: one who keeps public records, such
as vital statistics and logs of public events.
3. Ye Cellarer: one entrusted with procuring and keeping
of provisions; a steward or butler at a monastery.
4. Ye Huntsman: one whose office it is to manage
the hunt and look after the hounds.
5. Ye Lawyer: one versed in laws and
responsible for the conduct of lawsuits for clients.
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6. Ye Parson: one licensed to preach and pray publically.
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7. Ye Postilion: a forerunner or guide for a
coach carrying a noteworthy visitor.
8. Ye President: a guardian of the public good.
9. Ye Schoolmaster: the head of an educational
body; also a teacher or one who disciplines.
10. Ye Squire: a hand servant to an armored knight, a male
escort; title given to justices of the peace.
11. Ye Trainband Captain: one who leads and instructs citizen soldier
groups with no regimental organization other than the commonwealth.
12. Ye Watchman: the most trusted member of the guard; one
who watches the streets, especially at night.
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SJPC’s Modern Card Corner
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Every Postcard Has a Story – Part Eleventyteen
A
very high percentage of
the currently available souvenir postcards for sale in
Great Britain and parts of
Europe are reproductions of
art used in advertising during
th
the early 20 century.
As a teenager, Robert
Opie gathered contemporary
packaging of everything from
cereal boxes to cigarette
packs. The first item in the
collection was a Frito-Lay
Munchies package bought
by Robert, himself, in 1963
at the Inverness railway station, when he was 16. A few
years later Opie extended his mission to understanding the
origins and the development of brands and retailing.
By 1975 there was enough material that Opie was invited
to stage a one-man show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in
London. The exhibit was entitled The Pack Age; a Century of
Wrapping It Up. That temporary show was such a success
with the public and the media that it encouraged Opie to create a permanent museum. He achieved that in 1984 when he
opened the Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising in
Gloucester, England.
The museum’s collection has become a primary source
for more than a thousand modern postcards published by the
museum.
The example above is part of the Tobacco Series. The
image, by artist Sydney Percy Kendrick (1874-1955), first
appeared in 1923 on packages of Wills cigarettes manufactured by brothers W.D. and H.O. Wills. It was originally
viewed as risqué, but by the end of the decade, its message
– that smoking cigarettes was socially acceptable in Britain –
had changed enough minds that almost 5% of all cigarette
sales were to women.
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Sam Patch; the Jersey Jumper
Sam Patch is a name most of us have heard, but we freely
confess to not knowing anything about him. Had he lived berd
yond his 23 birthday, he may be better known, for Sam was a
professional daredevil.
Born in Rhode
Island in 1807 this
ne’er-do-well
exfactory worker was
forced into a $10
bet in 1827 that he
wouldn’t jump from
the top of the Passaic River Falls
(left) in Patterson,
New Jersey.
To make a long story short, he did jump, he won the $10
(which may have been the easiest money he ever made), he
loved the thrill of it, and never looked back. Next thing he
knew he was making money jumping from bridges, buildings,
and even ship-riggings. On Friday, November 13, 1829, after
nearly 100 jumps, Sam managed to kill himself when he
jumped from the Genesee River High Falls in Rochester, New
York.
The card you see here is what many collectors call a spacesaver. Those who buy space-savers think along the line that,
it will save a space in my collection until I find better copy.
However, in this case, the condition is part of a great story
that makes this card unique. I would venture a guess that
when someone buys it, they would never trade it, even for a
new one.
The card is from the undivided back era (1906). Thus,
the message was written on the picture side of the card. The
sender inscribed his note around the border. It reads: Where I
am Working, which is the Most popular clothing house of
Twin Cities. Albert Helf.
At the top, Albert wrote: I received Your Postal Monday.
FYI: “twin cities” refers to Buffalo and Tonawanda, N.Y.
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From the address side we learn that the recipient was Miss
Mabel Smith in Kinzua, Pennsylvania. The postmark is from
Tonawanda, New York, 4PM, June 13, 1906. The Kinzua
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postmaster marked it received at 10AM, June 14 .
Learning about Miss Smith would likely require a visit to
the Orphan Court Records Office in Warren County, Pennsylvania, but since she is a “Miss” by title, it may be safe to assume her to be Albert’s girlfriend or sister.
Learning about Kinzua is quite another thing. The history
of the village is well documented in both public records and
private diaries. The reason is that the village no longer exists
– it is deep underwater at the bottom of what is now known as
Kinzua Lake.
In 1960 without prior knowledge, the villagers received
official government notice that they had but three years to
vacate their homes. Construction of a dam along the Allegheny River was about to commence and the resulting reservoir would become the deepest lake in Pennsylvania.
Today, there is a Kinzua State Park adjacent to the lake,
where thousands go in the summer months to camp, picnic,
and to boat, sail, or water ski.
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Twenty-Year Search Ends at PoCax 2013
By Ray Hahn
The search for an
unknown postcard is
tiresome and time
consuming. Frequently you want to say,
forget it, but when you
find a card you never
knew existed, the
feeling can be very
exhilarating. That is
exactly what happened at PoCax 2013.
As
researchers
scour
the
history
books, we often refer
to those we are investigating as historical
friends. That was the
case some twenty
years ago, when my
daughter Megan, found her first historical friend – Lieutenant
(JG) Robert L. Fowler III. She was assigned the processing
responsibilities of the Fowler Family papers at the New-York
Historical Society – her first job after college. As Megan told
Fowler’s story, I too was fascinated.
Robert Fowler was born in 1919, but was killed in action
while serving aboard the destroyer Duncan (DD-485) during
the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of October 11,
1942. Fowler was award the Navy Cross posthumously.
The Cape Esperance battle was the second of four major surface engagements during the Guadalcanal campaign.
A few months later, early in 1943, the Navy Department
ordered four Destroyer Escorts be built in the Philadelphia
Naval Shipyard. They would be the USS Darby (Bow no.
218, launched May 29, 1943); the USS J. Douglas Blackwood (Bow no 219, also launched May 29); the USS Robert
L. Fowler (Bow no.
222, launched and
christened
July
3,
1943); and the USS
Rudderow (Bow no.
224, launched October
14, 1943)
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The real-photo card
above is the first card I
have seen picturing the
Fowler with its three
sister-ships.
An assumption can be drawn
that the photo was taken in the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. Research
in naval histories indicates that it was the
only time all four vessels were in the same place.
Under close examination of the image, shipfitters can
be seen at work on three of the ships, one of whom is standing on the yard-arm of the Darby (218). A utility ship (far
left) would serve as a floating machine shop, storage facility
and temporary office for the officers assigned to command
each vessel. When each ship was finished the Navy would
order an inspection, then take possession, order the necessary personnel, and provide sailing orders.
Three of the four ships escaped German U-boat attacks
in the North Atlantic during WWII. The Darby (218) won two
battle stars, the Blackwood (219) won three battle stars, and
the Fowler (222) won one battle star for sinking a U-boat,
two days out of Oran (Algeria) while homeward bound on
February 28, 1945. The Rudderow served in the Pacific.
It is surely the best card I bought at PoCax 2013.
Mr. McMix’s House
By Ray Hahn
For
most of us older than the Baby-Boomer generation,
childhood is often a collection of short stories. One of my
favorites is the story of my friend Nancy’s fascination with
Mr. McMix’s house.
It goes like this.
One day when Nancy was five years old, her mother
was fussing around the house, completing plans for a trip
into town. Several errands were on her To-Do List, but the
whole trip would take less than an hour. When her mother
was about to leave, she turned to Nancy and asked, “Would
you like to come with me or stay home with Grams?”
Nancy made her decision instantly, but it was conditional. If the trip were to include a ride by Mr. McMix’s
house, she would go. Otherwise, she would stay home.
“If I go with you, will I see Mr. McMix’s house?
“Who?”
“Mr. McMix,” she repeated.
“I don’t know who that is,” said her mother.
“It’s the big house on the corner, the one with a clock
and a bell, and the big columns out front. They even have a
flagpole. They have their name – McMix – over the front
door.”
“I’m sorry, honey, I have no idea what you’re talking
about.”
In spite of the confusion, Nancy agreed to go with her
mother in hopes of seeing the marvelous house she liked so
much.
An hour later, the errands were finished, but Nancy had
yet to see Mr. McMix’s house.
“Can we go there now?” she asked.
“Where?” her mother asked.
“You know, Mr. McMix’s House.”
“Nancy, I just don’t know where to take you, I have no
idea what you’re talking about.”
The tears of disappointment came to Nancy’s eyes, but
within a couple minutes, as her mother drove their blue 1950
Plymouth up the West Broad Street hill, she saw the wonderful place that she had always hoped would be her home
one day.
The instant Nancy saw her dream house, she pointed
and screamed, “There it is; that’s Mr. McMix’s house.”
Her mother smiled and pondered what other people,
places and things were hidden away, with such secret delight, in her daughter’s phenomenally creative mind.
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To see Mr. McMix’s house, turn to Page 8.
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FACT or FICTION?
By Bob Duerholz
Without a doubt, you have seen them; they are very common postcards. Hundreds of thousands were printed because of the
millions of tourists that have been going to New York City for generations. In the late 1920s and early 1930s these cards were
big sellers, and there were many variations on the theme. What image am I writing about; it is the picture of a dirigible “DOCKING” to the Empire State building.
GUESS WHAT; IT NEVER HAPPENED! The pictures are all fakes; composites of a dirigible,
mostly the US Navy’s Los Angeles and the famed new Empire State building.
It all started while the Empire State building was still under construction in late 1929. The
famed Alfred E. Smith, a leader among the investors who built it, announced they were going to
increase its height from 1,050 feet to 1,250 feet. The investors denied that the increase was to
compete with the already built Chrysler building, which was 1,046 feet. They proclaimed the extra
200 feet was to accommodate a mooring mast so dirigibles could dock in mid-town Manhattan
and let passengers off there instead of in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Now, can you believe this? They said the mooring mast would allow airships to swing in the
breeze, while passengers walked down a gangplank. Passengers could then be on street level
within seven minutes. Boy, down to the minute details, the idea sure was well planned.
Those who would have you believe all this ignored some important issues. One, the Germans who dominated airship technology were never asked if they were interested in docking
there, nor asked if it were feasible. Secondly, very few people could travel via an airship in those
days; it was only affordable to the very rich.
Subsequently, Dr. Hugo Eckener, the German Graf Zeppelin commander then considered
the guru of all airship technology, said it was not practical because airships required ground crews
who managed ropes at both forward and aft, which were needed to stabilize an airship while loading and unloading.
In an effort to regain interest in this endeavor, several attempts were made to get close to the
Empire State building in a dirigible. Keep in mind the mooring mast was not yet built. In fact, it
was not even in a design or engineering phase. One
such attempt involved a Navy airship that flew from
Lakehurst, NJ and hovered around the top of the building. This was done for PR purposes at the request of a
newsreel company. There were 30 mile per hour winds
that day and the approach was considered “treacherous.” Some months later, another dirigible was able to
jury-rig a rope to the top of the building in 40 mile per
hour winds. It remained connected for about three
minutes. Lastly, a Goodyear blimp named Columbia,
picked up a stack of Evening-Journal newspapers and
lowered them to the top of the building on the end of a
100-foot rope. A man at the top of the building had to cut the rope to receive the papers.
Now these were all half-hearted attempts at keeping interest in the ultimate goal of designing and building a mooring
mast, and to achieve a “docking” when passengers could disembark. The idea that passengers could descend from an airship,
rotating at the top of the tallest building in the world, even in calm weather conditions, was not just a bad idea, it was a stupid
idea.
When the higher altitude winds and general lack of stability were considered, someone decided that postcards depicting a
docking should have a caption such as, “A dirigible moored to the mast atop the world’s tallest building would exert a greater
pull than that of three locomotives.”
Imagine; you are 1,250 feet in the air! Would you want to walk down a gangplank, knowing that the power of three locomotives is pulling away at the board you’re walking on?
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Fireflies or as the scientists call them Lampyridae
By Emily DiVento
Fireflies, of which there are some two thousand species, are also called lightning bugs; however, fireflies are neither flies nor bugs. They are flat, elongated, or slightly oval beetles. Most are
dull colored, but some may have orange-red and/or black-brown coloration, which warns potential predators that this insect in not flavorful.
Male fireflies have fully developed wings, but females may be wingless. Wingless females
resemble larvae, which are elongated and tapered at both ends.
The adults of many species communicate with mates by using specific flashes of cold
green light. Luminous organs located on the underside of the abdomen make these flashes.
Eggs from fireflies are laid on vegetation in woodlands or in wet grasslands, and occur
worldwide – as seen in the postcard of the Glow-worm Grotto in the Waitomo Caves of New
Zealand The larvae, commonly known as glowworms, feed on invertebrates and snails.
Females of certain species can imitate the flashing of closely related species, luring males
and using them as a food source.
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Page 7 Mystery Card
Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt was born February 22,
1907. He enjoyed many
reiterations in his life and
was likely America’s first
war-hero turned beach
bum. He served in the
U.S. Army during WWII
and was awarded a Purple Heart. His motto was
to work hard, but spend
every penny you make.
Gantt was the founding
father of tiki restaurants,
bars and nightclubs. The
many so-called pub or
"Polynesian" style restaurants that still enjoy great
popularity are directly
descended from his first
Hollywood restaurant that
opened in 1937. While
Gantt was serving his country, his wife managed his business affairs and successfully created restaurants in 16 locations.
If you would like to win this card, be the first to contact –
write, call or email – your editor with the correct answer to
his question. See the Club Information Box on Page 2 for
contact information.
Throughout his life, Gantt changed his name several
times, first to Donn Beach-Comber, then other similar monikers. What name was he using when he died in Hawaii on
June 7, 1989?
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power. Just think of the coronation robes of the British sovereigns or the togas of the Roman senators.
The best red dye of the
1400s to 1700s came from the
cochineal bug. They live and thrive on
the Nopal (Prickly Pear) cactus. This minute
bug has a covering of carminic acid. The acid on
the carcass of the bug is the valued ingredient in the dye.
These bugs are literally scraped off the cactus and dried.
Often astounded by the red cloth of their Aztec conquests, the Spanish conquistadors who thought of themselves as noble gentlemen, would never stoop to offer a
trade, they simply stole what the Aztec had and sent it back
to Spain. Oddly enough, cochineal was the second most
valuable commodity in the Spanish trade; second only to
gold, however it wasn’t until several decades later that traders came and began searching for cochineal. When others
tried to buy the dye, the Spanish made it illegal to sell it to
anyone except Spanish merchants. The death penalty is
inclined to bring compliance. When you can’t buy what you
want one is sometimes motivated to steal it. Pirates targeted Spanish ships not only for its gold but also for cochineal.
One such haul by the Earl of Essex gave England enough
dye for a year.
Since cochineal looks like dried peppercorns, spies
searching in Mexico looked for a dried berry, some for a
dried worm or seed, and some even looked for a wormberry.
The Spanish, of course, neither denied nor confirmed anything. They forbid everyone from going to Mexico without a
permit and refused permits to all foreigners. There was no
such thing as free trade at that time in history.
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God, Glory and Gold vs. God, Glory and …
Dead Bugs
By Marie Hahn
I came upon an article in a Colonial Williamsburg magazine
entitled “Putting the Red in Redcoats” by Mary Miley Theobald. Sometimes articles of this kind offer far more information than you want – they cross your eyes in boredom as
they prose on and on with erudite drivel. This one was different. The author wrote with wit and knowledge and delivered her information in a most readable fashion.
This article attracted me because
I have always found it interesting that
the British army of yesteryear was so
confident of its power that they used
red uniforms with white belts crossed
over their chests as they lined up and
prepared to fight. (See detail from
one of Ray’s Harry Payne signed
postcards.) I feel that this was tantamount to putting a target on their
chest and daring the enemy to hit it.
We Americans, on the other hand,
tended to hide behind trees while
shooting, something we learned from
the native Americans.
The red I like is the deep intense
red that has been greatly desired
throughout history because of it rarity. Since supply and
demand economics existed as far back as ancient man, it
became obvious that only the wealthy could afford it. Wealth
usually leads to power, so red was reserved as a symbol of
From a single postcard in a very old set entitled Plants of the American
West, Ray found these images of the Western Screw Palm (left) and the
Cochineal Cactus. Many millions of bug carcasses would have been
harvested from a cactus this size.
Once the Spanish influence in Mexico diminished, it
became easier to get cochineal. A journal of a British mercantile agent noted that cloth dyed with madder (another
kind of red dye) was used for the average British soldier, but
fabric dyed with cochineal was reserved for officers - who
were required to buy their own uniforms. At the same time,
the colonists were using cochineal to color food, dye leather,
and in some places even as a medicine. Once chemical
dyes became prevalent in the late 1800s, the price of dyed
red fabric dropped considerably. Also, it no longer reflected
power and wealth. It was simply a pretty color.
The quilts and fabrics that feature the red and white
contrast have always been my favorites, and now, as I layout and cut into a red fabric I can safely assume that no tiny
little bugs were harmed in the production of this material.
August 2013
South Jersey Postcard Club
Mr. McMix’s House Revealed
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This is what Postcarding is all about!
A letter to the Editor
5/29/13
Ray,
In the January issue you had an article
on the Alaska Defense Command.
I knew I read about him [General Simon
B. Buckner] somewhere on a card. It took
a while but here it is. Made in Japan – add
it to your collection.
John
The
Cumberland County Courthouse in Bridgeton, New
Jersey, built at the direction of the County Board of Chosen
Freeholders, was to accommodate the county government
offices, the sheriff’s office, and the county court system. The
bell tower was to hold the Cumberland County Liberty Bell
and a four-faced Seth Thomas clock.
When the facility was opened to the public, the sheriff
worked from the east (left, facing the front) wing of the
building, the county offices used the west side, and the court
system used the entire second floor (complete with two fully
furnished courtrooms). The county jail was in the basement.
A cornerstone was put into the northwest corner of the
façade and the twelve-foot wide, granite transit plate over
the front door had the date of completion (1909) chiseled
into it as a Roman numeral:
MCMIX
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FYI: the Mystery Card Winner in May was Bob Duerholz.
Eight replies – seven correct – were received.
Bob was the earliest correct answer.
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ANSWERS: Wilmington Challenge
(as seen on Page 8 – May 2013 issue)
John
McGrath has been a long time member of South
Jersey Postcard Club and I have known him just as long.
We always seem to have something to talk about and John
has always been an outspoken advocate for The McClintock
Letter – for which I am grateful.
Cards from John’s inventory have appeared in the
newsletter approximately twenty times over the years and
some articles have been written and included because of
suggestions from John.
One day last week I went to the mailbox and found an
envelope from Howell, NJ – I knew instantly who it was
from, and its contents brightened my day – on the spot. It is
always reassuring to know the members are reading this
newsletter and think enough to respond with a gift that will
go into that special album I keep with all the cards my
“postcarding” friends have given me.
Thank you, John. SJPC welcomes your membership in
our club, and I personally, salute your generosity.
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Remembering the Delaware Valley
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Washington Street Bridge
B&O Railroad Bridge-mid-river stanchion
Old Swedes’ Church, built 1698
DuPont Hotel
A.I. DuPont Carillon Tower
United States Post Office, Wilmington
Delaware Trust Building, Wilmington
Brandywine Creek Bridge-East stanchion
Fountains at Longwood Gardens, nearby
Delaware Park Racetrack, Wilmington
Do you remember the Delaware River Steamers (State of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey) that crossed the river from
Philadelphia and Wilmington to Riverview Beach, New Jersey?