Most postcards you will find here are white border postcards (1915-1930) or linen yellow/orange border postcards (1930-1945).

The white border postcards were made from 1915 till 1930, until they were replaced by an improved printing technology, using linen-like paper, with yellow or orange border, that was highly popular from 1930 until 1945.

Although these postcards have been available on numerous websites and in books for a very long time, and you can practically find most of these photographs and postcards from that era on social media such as Instagram and Pinterest, I did my own research to see if any of the publishers of these postcards can still be traced or tracked down.

For research and educational purposes, I added all available information on each card, such as description, source, and if it was mailed, postmark.

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Allison, May
b. June 14, 1890, Rising Fawn, Georgie
d. March 27, 1989, Brathenahl, Ohio (age 98)

Description front 837:—May Allison and Her Home, Hollywood, Calif.
Description back N/A
Source N/A
Postmark Apr 12, 1942
Mailed from Los Angeles, CA to Rochester, NJ
Size 3
Copyright May be protected by copyright. For research or educational use only.

Description front Home of May Allison, Hollywood, California
Production number A-58
Description back N/A
Source Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco & Los Angeles
Postmark Mar 29, 1931
Mailed from Los Angeles, CA to Seattle, WA
Size 3
Copyright

Ameche Don
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