Happy Thanksgiving 2014

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I prefer my bird live at Thanksgiving time.
"Still Life with Parrots," Jan Davidz de Heem (Dutch 1606-1683), John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Fla.

 Let's remember & honor those who lived here before us.

 Keep an eye on the kettle!

 May all be welcome at your table. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Recent postcard acquisitions: Metro Postcard Fall Show, Nov 2014

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A weapon in the war between butter & oleomargarine begun in the late 1800s. 

Citing a Yale scientific study, this 1918 card warns that a butter-free diet may lead to stunted growth, infertility, blindness, even death. After a century we've come full circle with butter back in style. (The French are just laughing.)

 A "heart doctor." Maybe his patients ate too much butter?

 Another take on matters of the heart. From Roy Lichtenstein's pcard collection perhaps?

  Another beach scene: fowl in a foul mood. For my roosters & hens collection.

  Another sea-related card. Seems to be a combo of real algae + a color transfer made from algae. Very unusual. (Pressed dried flower cards are more common.)

Back to the City by ferry. Early use of term "sky-line." 

This was a generic NYC card used to advertise a clothing store sometime after 1906.