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**Mike Ely** @me@social.taupehat.com · 31m

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Mike Ely @me@social.taupehat.com

How long ago do you think this was handed out at a county fair? #capol #ephemera

A small and well-used square potholder advises in blue text that the user "Re-elect Jerry Patterson, United States Congressman."

**Retro Librarian** @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io · Jul 17

Jul 17

Retro Librarian @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io

Four vintage postcards from my Ohio trip.
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#OhioHistory #Ohio #Postcards #VintagePostcards #OldPostcards #Ephemera

Close-up view of a vintage postcard depicting a "Greetings from Ohio" design.
Overall Design: The postcard features large, stylized letters spelling out "OHIO" in red with black outlines. Within each letter are smaller photographic images representing various landmarks and scenes from Ohio.

Letter "O": Contains an image of the Terminal Tower in Cleveland, Ohio, a prominent skyscraper. Other buildings in the Cleveland skyline are also visible.

Letter "H": Shows two different images. One depicts an older-style house or residential building, possibly representing Ohio's architectural history. The other is a scene of trees and a grassy area, suggesting Ohio's natural landscape.

Letter "I": A thin, vertical image of the Ohio Statehouse building in Columbus is shown. The building is recognizable by its classical architecture and its placement in a prominent spot on the postcard.

Letter "O": Features a picture of the monument at Serpent Mound in Ohio. It depicts a tall, slender structure.

Background: A light blue sky and water are visible behind the Ohio Statehouse in the background, suggesting a lake or river setting.

Postcard Details: The top left corner displays "Greetings from" in a stylized script font.
The postcard's overall style is characteristic of mid-20th-century tourism postcards, with its bright colors, collage-like design, and choice of imagery meant to attract tourists.

A vintage postcard depicting the city of Dayton, Ohio, with the name "Dayton" and "Ohio" in large, stylized letters, showcasing various city views within the letters.

The composition features the words "Dayton" and "Ohio" prominently, with the letters formed in a 3D style. Within the letters are smaller, detailed images of different Dayton landmarks, including buildings, a park, and a monument. The letters are outlined in red, creating a pronounced relief effect. The background is a simplified landscape, suggesting a grassy field and a light blue sky. A biplane is depicted above the "Dayton" letters, which appears as an overlay. The postcard style is apparent in the overall design and the use of color.

The key subjects are the cityscapes and landmarks of Dayton, Ohio. The images within the letters represent various architectural styles and historical sites. These images are simplistic but detailed enough to identify specific locations. The style suggests an older, vintage postcard, consistent with the early to mid-20th century.

A vintage postcard displays the words "Greetings from Cincinnati OHIO" in a stylized, three-dimensional font, incorporating various images of Cincinnati landmarks.

The scene composition features a large, stylized greeting, "Greetings from Cincinnati OHIO," in bold, raised letters. The letters are arranged in an arched style, and multiple small images of Cincinnati landmarks are embedded within the letters themselves, representing the city's prominent sights, buildings, and likely, the Ohio River. The postcard's design elements are characteristic of vintage postcards, with vibrant colors, and the imagery, giving the impression of a postcard from the 1940s or 1950s. The overall style is simple and straightforward in tone. The letters are visually prominent, with contrasting colors and a slight shadowing effect to emphasize the 3D form.

The key subjects are the words "Greetings from Cincinnati OHIO", and the small, integrated images of the landmarks, which represent various aspects of Cincinnati's architectural and historical significance. The postcard's design is simple, emphasizing a clear and concise representation of the city's charm, with each image providing a glimpse into the landmarks. The subjects are detailed to the extent that the postcard imagery can support the visual representation of the various landmarks and the city's diverse visual aesthetic.

A vintage postcard, likely from the mid-20th century, showcasing various images of Columbus, Ohio, arranged within the large lettering of the city's name.

The composition is a stylized graphic design; the word "COLUMBUS" is created by layered images of various landmarks and cityscapes within the letter forms. The individual images, which represent different locations within Columbus, are clearly delineated yet integrated into the overall design of the letters. The postcard's layout is consistent, employing a color palette that emphasizes the outlined elements, with a light blue background enhancing the visibility of the depicted scenery. The lettering, in a bold sans-serif typeface, and the images are arranged in a way that allows for a quick overview of the sights. The timing of the image is indicative of the era, suggesting a snapshot of Columbus in a particular period. The postcard's framing emphasizes the large lettering and the city imagery.

The key subjects are the cityscapes, each depicting a different aspect of Columbus. The images within the letters include different buildings, a dam, parks and other landmarks of the city. The images have a simple, flat design, typical of illustrations of the period and are presented in a somewhat stylized, vintage manner with vibrant colors and bold outlines.

**ResearchBuzz: Firehose** @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · Jul 15

Jul 15

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley: 5000th item digitized!. “The Institute of Governmental Studies Library (IGSL) at UC Berkeley has reached a remarkable achievement: more than 5,000 local government documents from across California have been digitized and made freely accessible to the public! Launched in the summer of 2024, the project has digitized a sizable portion of its local […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/15/institute-of-governmental-studies-5000th-item-digitized/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Jul 15Institute of Governmental Studies: 5000th item digitized! | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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#california #digitizingprojects #ephemera

**Aviation Librarian** @Aviation_Librarian@mastodon.online · Jul 13

Jul 13

Aviation Librarian @Aviation_Librarian@mastodon.online

Flying home from vacation today.
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Smooth Flying Eastern Electra Postcard.
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#EasternAirlines #Lockheed #Postcard #Aviation #Airplanes #Avgeek #Ephemera

The plane is flying over the coast of California with large letters above the plane saying "Smooth Flying". The letters are also giving the motion of moving or "flying"

**TimeCycles** @TimeCycles@mas.to · Jul 11

Jul 11

TimeCycles @TimeCycles@mas.to

Three years after my mom passed and I’m still digging through her papers. This was a page from a photo album c. 1947 while she was attending Florida State College for Women (later FSU). Her mom probably sewed that dress for her.

A vintage-styled collage featuring a woman in a black and white checkered skirt and top, alongside an illustration of a man using a camera. The words "by the Camera" are prominently displayed above the images.

#ThrowbackThursday #Photography #Ephemera

**Vintage Edmonton** @VintageEdmonton@mstdn.ca · Jul 10

Jul 10

Vintage Edmonton @VintageEdmonton@mstdn.ca

http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2021/07/vintage-edmonton-ephemera-in-box.html

www.vintageedmonton.comVintage Edmonton: Ephemera In A BoxArticles, photos, ads, audio, and film from Edmonton, Alberta's history

#yeg #edmonton #ephemera

**ResearchBuzz: Firehose** @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · Jul 10

Jul 10

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

University of Michigan: ‘The postcard craze’ of historic Michigan: More than 60K postcards digitized at U-M Clements Library . “The William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan has recently made available a digital database of real photo postcards from the David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography. The 66,470 postcards feature locations from every corner of Michigan […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/10/the-postcard-craze-of-historic-michigan-more-than-60k-postcards-digitized-at-u-m-clements-library-university-of-michigan/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Jul 10‘The postcard craze’ of historic Michigan: More than 60K postcards digitized at U-M Clements Library (University of Michigan) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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#ephemera #michigan #michiganculture

**Calishat** @Researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host · Jul 8

Jul 8

Calishat @Researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host

#politics #design #ephemera

'The Political Buttons and Stickers archival collection preserved by the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives contains 1,911 buttons and 19 stickers, dating between 1890 and 2001. '

https://harvester.lib.uidaho.edu/posts/2025/07/03/political-button-dc.html

Idaho HarvesterPolitical Buttons Digital Collection Launch | Idaho HarvesterA blog and working collection of the most interesting and unique materials from the University of Idaho Library's Special Collections and Archives.

**ResearchBuzz: Firehose** @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · Jul 8

Jul 8

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

University of Idaho: Political Buttons Digital Collection Launch. “The Political Buttons and Stickers archival collection preserved by the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives contains 1,911 buttons and 19 stickers, dating between 1890 and 2001.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/08/university-of-idaho-political-buttons-digital-collection-launch/

#buttons #elections #ephemera

**Calishat** @Researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host · Jul 7

Jul 7

Calishat @Researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host

#Michigan #postcards #history #ephemera

'The 66,470 postcards feature locations from every corner of Michigan from the 1840s and into the mid-20th century.'

https://news.umich.edu/the-postcard-craze-of-historic-michigan-more-than-60k-postcards-digitized-at-u-m-clements-library/

**Retro Librarian** @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io · Jul 6

Jul 6

Retro Librarian @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io

1948 Greetings From Jefferson City Postcard.
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#JeffersonCity #Missouri #Postcards #Oldpostcards #Ephemera #Retro #Vintage

A classic card with the letters of Jefferson City hollowed out to reveal local landmarks. In the lower left corner is the state capital building at night.

**Haliotis94** @Haliotis94a@masto.es · Jul 6

Jul 6

Haliotis94 @Haliotis94a@masto.es

Postales de Liechtenstein
#Liechtenstein #Postales #Postcards #Filatelia #Philately #Ephemera

**Haliotis94** @Haliotis94a@masto.es · Jul 6

Jul 6

Haliotis94 @Haliotis94a@masto.es

Postales de Italia
#Italia #Italy #Postales #Postcards #Filatelia #Philately #Ephemera

**Retro Librarian** @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io · Jul 5

Jul 5

Retro Librarian @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io

Goodnight from Denver.
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Denver Colorado Postcard- Sixteenth Street Looking Toward State Capitol c1940s
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#Denver #Nighttime #Colorado #Postcards #Oldpostcards #retro #vintage #Travel #Ephemera

View down the street with buildings on either side lit up with lights.

**ResearchBuzz: Firehose** @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · Jul 2

Jul 2

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

Chicago Reader: Aria Pedraza launches the Midwest Rave Culture Archive with a Ping Tom Park party. “MWRCA founder Aria Pedraza hopes to raise $5,500 to begin its efforts to digitize midwest rave recordings and ephemera, which will be cataloged and stored in the cloud by the Internet Archive as well as backed up locally.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/02/chicago-reader-aria-pedraza-launches-the-midwest-rave-culture-archive-with-a-ping-tom-park-party/

#crowdfunding #ephemera #fundraising

**Aviation Librarian** @Aviation_Librarian@mastodon.online · Jul 1

Jul 1

Aviation Librarian @Aviation_Librarian@mastodon.online

Happy Canada Day!
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Goodnight from the Montreal Airport Postcard
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#CanadaDay #Canada #Postcard #Retro #Vintage #Travel #Ephemera #Montreal #Airports #Dc8 #Aviation #Avgeek #sunset #AirCanada

Dramatic sunset with fire like colors sits above the terminal and a Air Canada DC-8. Trucks are swarming the plane to get it ready for service .

**Aviation Librarian** @Aviation_Librarian@mastodon.online · Jul 1

Jul 1

Aviation Librarian @Aviation_Librarian@mastodon.online

Happy Canada Day!
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1954 Montreal Canada Airport Canadian Pacific DC-3 Postcard
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#CanadaDay #Canada #Postcard #Retro #Vintage #Travel #Ephemera #Montreal #Airports #Dc3 #Aviation #Avgeek

view is from the tarmac as we look at the terminal, tower, and two planes parked. The building is two stories tall, white stone, with a 3/4 story glass tower in the center. The two planes to the right are dc-3s and parked.

**Retro Librarian** @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io · Jul 1 *

Jul 1 *

Retro Librarian @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io

Happy Canada Day! Please send to a friend!
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Four "Greetings from Canada" Postcards
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#CanadaDay #Canada #Postcard #Retro #Vintage #Travel #Ephemera

Banner with the text Canada goes from the lower left to upper right. There is a Mountie in the lower right corner.

The main subject is a large leaf with fall colors. There is text just above and to the right that says Greetings from Canada

Banner with the text Canada goes from the lower left to upper right. The photo above the banner are people in canoes on a summer day. Below is a rural road with fall foliage

Banner with the text Canada goes from the lower left to upper right. The letters of Canada are hollowed out with scenes from Canada. There is a Mountie in the lower right corner.

**Retro Librarian** @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io · Jun 30

Jun 30

Retro Librarian @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io

1989 I love NY Postcard commemorating Stonewall - 1969.
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#Stonewall #Postcards #Oldpostcard #Ephemera #NewYork #lgbtq #GayPride #Pridemonth

Postcard just has text and instead of the heart it has a pink triangle in the I love New York.

**Bluesky** @Bluesky@activitypub.awakari.com · Jun 27

Jun 27

Bluesky @Bluesky@activitypub.awakari.com

Roy McMakin’s furniture Can’t believe I hadn’t come across Roy McMakin’s furniture before. I was scrolling through Bluesky the other day and Shannon Mattern had shared his article “Some C...

#Ephemera #art #artists #furniture #Roy #McMakin

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Piper Haywood · Jun 27Roy McMakin’s furniture — Piper Haywood

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