This image shows the main front and a small portion of the plaza in front of St. Mark’s Basilica, the main cathedral in the canal city of Venice.
Editi ARDO – Venezia Ripr Viatata
This image shows an extended Ecuadorian native family as they show their handiwork with wool.
The description states:
A COLORADO INDIANS’ FAMILY
with a primitive loom where they weave their cloth. – ECUADOR
–The term Colorado is no longer used, and the most likely identifier for this family is Kichwa, which identifies a linguistic group more than an ethnic one, but this group accounts for about 94% of all native Ecuadorian people.
This card was used and is dated 8 December 1966.
This image shows the north entrance to the ancient palace ruins of Knossos, on the Greek island of Crete.
The description states simply: Knossos, North Entrance
–The palace is known in mythology as the home of King Minos, who built a labyrinth with a Minotaur trapped inside.
This card was used and is dated 31 March 1969.
This is an image of the mountain known alternately as The Buchaile, or Buchaille Etive Mòr, located on the way to Glen Coe, in the Scottish Highlands.
Photograph by Wm. S. Thompson, Fort William
This image shows the iconic Russell Hotel, which overlooks Russell Square in the Bloomsbury District of London, England.
There is no description on the back of this card. The legend on the front reads:
Telephone No. Terminus 6479 (16 lines) P.B.E.
HOTEL RUSSELL
Telegrams: Hotel Russell, London
–The initials P.B.E. stand for private branch exchange, which is a small phone switch installed by the phone company for organizations with large numbers of rooms and a need for multiple incoming lines.
The Hotel Russell was recently purchased for renovation by the Prinicpal Hotel Company, and it to be renamed The Principal London.
This card was used and is dated 6 July 1930.
This image shows a collection of holiday visitors and swimmers gathered near the access to the beach at St. Audrie’s Bay in West Somerset, England.
There is no description on the back of this card.
The location is now better known as West Quantoxhead. The town has been in existence since before the Norman Conquest. The name St. Audrey’s comes from a nearby parish church and manor house.
This postcard was used and is dated 13 August 1953.
This image shows a view of the lock door for the Canadian Lock on the Canadian side of the Soo Locks.
“Plastichrome” by Colourpicture., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A.
This image shows a pier and much of the harbor in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, the largest city in the United States Virgin Islands.
Dorman Post Card, Riverhead, Long Island, N. Y.
This image is of the historic landmark hotel in the center of Victoria, British Columbia known and the Empress Hotel.
Published by Coast Publishers, Co., Ltd., Vancouver, Canada
This image shows a long stretch of Miami Beach, focusing especially on the actual beach itself.
There is no description on the back of this card. The legend on the front reads:
Miami Beach, Florida D-221
–The city is located on an island close off-shore from Miami proper. The beaches are both natural and man-made, but in recent years are extensively reconstructed due to rising sea levels and erosion.
This card was used and is dated 2 March 1946.