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This Lost WWII Postcard is a Moving Glimpse Into History

A lost postcard sent by a Royal Navy recruit in 1943 has finally reached its destination - almost 78 years later. Bill Caldwell, who was 18 years old and in his first week of military training, sent the postcard to his uncle Fred in Liverpool, but it never arrived.

These Postcards Predicted Modern Life Way Back In 1900...

Back in 1900, a German chocolate manufacturer by the name of Hildebrands decided to create a series of postcards predicting what might be like in the year 2000.

Color Postcards That Show 1890s Scotland in All Its Beauty

These stunning postcards of Scotland during the end of the 19th century were produced by the Detroit Publishing Company using the Photochrom process, a technique used to apply vibrant and surprisingly realistic color to black and white images.

These Gorgeous Colorized Postcards Are Over 100 Years Old

It was licensed out to the Detroit Publishing Company, which turned thousands of black of white photographs into color postcards. Here are 14 examples of the publishing company's stellar work: Click on images to enlarge A cowboy rides through the American Wild West.

9 Small American Towns that Are Prettier than a Postcard

We have curated 9 of the most picturesque of these small towns, each one much prettier than a postcard. 1. Sedona, Arizona This city is located near the Mogollon Rim, smack-dab in the center of Arizona. 

In the 1800s, They Thought We'd Be Living Like This Today?

The European artists who created the postcards below were asked to do just that. The postcards, created at the end of the 19th Century, illustrated scenes from the future. Each scene was showcased inside cigarette packs and chocolate boxes.

Vintage Photos Show What Life in Holland Was Like in 1890

But looking through these postcards of Holland in the late 1890s sheds some light on what life was like back then. The postcards use the Photochrom process - a technique for applying lifelike color to black-and-white images.

The Full Glory of a Golden Rome...

., which were made as postcards during that golden and exploratory age of photography. Click on images to enlarge The Acqua Felice Fountain What makes these postcards so fascinating is that they were colored using an ingenious 'photochrom' process, a new invention of the time.

Get Rich Quick, Courtesy of Your Local Thrift Shop!

Antique Postcards Old postcards not only make wonderful gifts, but quite a few of them are worth their weight in gold. One such example is something that's known as a 'Pioneer Postcard,' and is a type of postcard that was sold before 1898. These postcards typically sell for around $400 each.

This Imam Lives in a Special Kind of Palace. Wow.

It is an iconic symbol of Yemen, whose picture can be found on postcards, magazines, bills, water bottles and on and on. What makes the building stand out so much is its exemplary Yemeni architecture which seems to grow out of the rocks on which it was constructed.

Alphonse Mucha: Extraordinary Paintings by a Unique Artist

The Arts - Dance (1898) Biscuits Lefevre Utile (1896) Apart from creating wall panel paintings and being commissioned for portraits of wealthy women, Mucha also did a lot of book illustrations, theater posters, postcards, calendars and even menus, some of which you will see below.

True Friendship Should Be Cherished Forever...

[related_articles] [related_articles] There's Nothing Like True Friendship photos, touching, inspirational, friends, motivation, charming, quotes, friendship, postcards There are few things more enjoyable, more lasting at times, and more crucial to living a life as it should be lived - as true friendship

See What France in the Late 19th Century Was Like

Taken in the 19th century, these postcards of France were created using the Photochrom process. This technique transforms black-and-white photos into images with vibrant and lifelike colors. The Photochrom was invented in the 1880s by a Swiss printer.

Don't Lose Touch with Your Loved Ones! Try These Tips

Include Polaroids, postcards, newspaper clippings, travel brochures and handwritten anecdotes you've collected over the course of the year. 4. Create an online photo album For computer-friendly family members who are far away, create an online photo album.

Forgotten Bookmarks: Charming Old Things Found in Books

A postcard from 1979 was found in a book that someone had borrowed from the library. Image Credit: The Chive [related_articles] 9. Three drawings of a unicorn found inside the 1983 edition of the novel 'The Last Unicorn'. Image Credit: The Chive 10. 

This Talented Granny Creates Art With An Unusual Tool...

She claims to have no imagination at all, so she gets all her inspiration from the postcards that her husband used to send her or drawings that she finds and likes. She spends around two weeks on each of her creations to ensure that she captured every little detail.

16 Photos That Showcase Our Planet’s Breathtaking Beauty

These photographs, meticulously curated to replicate the sense of getting a picturesque postcard from a distant land, contain more than just pixels; they include emotions, tales, and the entire spirit of a place.

Buffalo is Experiencing the CRAZIEST Winter This Time

Oh, that almost looks like a postcard! 13. Snowstorm or not, I'm not letting go of my shorts 14. Beautiful! Related: Winter is Breathtakingly Beautiful in these Magical Towns 15.