Nov-15-2008

Vintage Post Cards


Several readers have pointed out resources to historical Des Moines post cards. I think it’s amazing how pictures can really capture a point in time that generations from now will look back on with amazement.

One site with great vintage post cards is USGenWeb Iowa Archives. Here are a couple of cards from their site that I particularly enjoyed.

Also be sure to visit the other site at WebShots.com there are several albums of great old post cards there.

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  1. tina johnson on Sat, 15th Nov 2008 12:39 pm 

    I actually have quite an assortment of old Des Moines postcards I obtained while I was in college from a collector in Lamoni and from different auctions I had attended. Very cool indeed.



  2. Calmuse on Sun, 1st Feb 2009 2:11 am 

    On the lower postcard, the tower in the center distance belongs to the Observatory Building, which at 197 feet was one of the tallest (and most modern) buildings west of the Mississippi in the very early 1900s.





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