Starting this post with the beautiful postcard above received this week from blogging friend Maria. She publishes an excellent blog and hosts Postcards for the Weekend at Connections to the World. I really love this card. Information from the back of the card ... Artist: Joseon, 1825 - 1854. Entitled: Painting of Flowers, Birds, Insects and Fish. The card is printed by the Cultural Foundation of National Museum of Korea. Thank you Maria!
Saturday's Critters is a popular blog linkup where pictures of all kinds of critters are shared. Worth checking out! Thanks to Eileen for hosting!
Portraits of the Coast
A vintage folder of postcards published by C C Filson Co. of Seattle. Captions below the cards are the description printed on back. As a long-time collector of postcards, I can tell you it is quite unusual to see one of today's large retailers offer a little book of vintage image postcards. It was a delight to find this!
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| Tugboat MARTLE Aground, c. 1935 Nordic Heritage Museum no. 2012.084.001 |
Descriptions on the back of each card.
Most of the images are from museums.
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| Purse Seiner, 1942 Finn Lepsoe Collection Nordic Heritage Museum no. 2005.018.015 |
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| Street View of Maritime Shipyard, c. 1940 Finn Lepsoe Collection, Nordic Heritage Museum no. 2005.018.029 |
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| Tugboat Alice in Elliott Bay c. 1912 Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society no. 1159-1 |
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| Chuck Burns working on the damaged cannery tender DECORAH, 1949 Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle, WA Museum of History and Industry no. 2000.107.064.32.01 |
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| Wooden Boat BEAR, n. d. Vanishing Generation Oral History Project Nordic Heritage Museum no. 2000.090.005 |
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| Four unidentified men on the deck of a fishing vessel, c. 1914 Nordic Heritage Museum no. 83.023.002ae |
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| Schooner PACIFIC, 1931 Photograph by Wolfer Printing Co., Nordic Heritage Museum no. 81.046.005y |
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| MONONGHELA, the last tall ship to leave Lake Union before the completion of the Aurora Bridge, c. 1932 Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society no. 5902 |
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| JUSTINE FOSS, n. d. Nordic Heritage Museum no. 1999.060.082 |
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| TUGBOAT TRIO ON THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT C. 1915 Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, No. 918-1 |
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| SAILING SHIP DANMARK, C. 1920 Nordic Heritage Museum no. 87.268.025 |
Recent Visitors
By way of introduction, the photos below are some captures of shipping traffic coming and going, Port of Seattle. We're trying to make the best of our view of the harbor and enjoy watching the ships. While we're posting the photos here on the blog we're also recording our observations for us to look back on in the years to come.
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| Colorful COSCO South China Sea Arriving April 1st 2:27 PM |
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| Bright afternoon sun limits our view of this OOCL ship arriving in Seattle, April 1st 4:26 PM |
Sky Watch
I love taking pictures of the sky. I'm always amazed at what creation has to show us on her ever changing canvas. For me, blogging is turning out to be an excellent way to keep a journal and enjoy again some sky scenery!
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| April 2nd 6:54 PM Sunbeams! |
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| April 6th 7:16 AM Clouds drifting over Bainbridge Island |
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| Sunny on the other side of the Olympics April 6th 7:42 PM In near distance: Magnolia neighborhood Middle distance: Bainbridge Island |
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| About an hour before moonset on April 2nd Two days after the last "blue moon" of 2018 April 2nd 7:14 AM |
Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.
Robert Brault
Thank you for stopping by John's Island.
Just wonderful, as always, John. You might also enjoy today's Astronomy Picture of the Day at apod.nasa.gov. I gazed at the picture of Jupiter for a long time. :-)
ReplyDeleteThose old postcards are something else, a snapshot of history. Great skyshots as well.
ReplyDeleteHello, John! Wonderful postcard collection. The photo postcard with the bird, looks like Shrikes. I like the tugboat. The last sky and moon photo is beautiful. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Thanks for the comment too. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky scenes.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, John, those postcards are true treasures. Thanks for showing us both sides. It's fascinating to see the dates.
ReplyDeleteAnd your Seattle photos are beautiful to this coastal creature marooned on the prairie...thank you! Of course I love the sunbeams best, as who wouldn't?
Thank you, my friend!
Kay
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
WHAT. Is that a tugboat on a wave or stranded and perched precariously on a rock?
ReplyDeleteThe saying at the end really makes you think!
Who knew postcards could supply so much information. Great skies as usual.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely skies! That first postcard is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the first postcards. I would be jealous if I hadn't received one myself! :D
ReplyDeleteThe vintage ones are also pretty. I like to send vintage postcards of places, especially if I know that my friends have been there.
awwwwwwwwwww, I love your skywatch
ReplyDeleteHow nice of Maria to send you that beautiful postcard to add to your collection.
ReplyDeleteAwesome picture of the sun rays shining through the clouds.
If I didn't know better, I would think the picture of Tugboat Martle perched on the rock was Photoshopped!
ReplyDeleteHello John, these old postcards are amazing, I appreciate so much your fine postcard collection!
ReplyDeleteGreat Skywatch images too, and the ships are so interesting.
Have a pleasant day, greetings from Turin!
That's quite a collection of old postcards. I like your sky photos.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Fascinating. Thanks, John...:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collections!
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Wonderful array of crepuscular rays!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring the postcard I sent to you from Korea on this post, John! And thanks for sharing the back side of those vintage postcards as well. I'm always impressed on how the vintage postcards are more neatly labeled at the back than the newer postcards. Have a nice weekend ahead!
ReplyDeleteMy great grandfather was Finn Lepsoe. I was amazed to stumble upon this blog and see those vintage postcards. I’m curious as to if those are in your possession or if you found them online? I’ve tried looking everywhere but cannot seem to find those specific ones I would love to have a copy. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I know I’m rather late but I’m hoping you see this. Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteHello Nick, Thank you for your comment. The 2nd image shows the cover of the folder of postcards, Portraits of the Coast, which I picked up at the C. C. Filson Co. store in Seattle in 2018. While I could make photocopies of the cards and send them to you, you can actually get the same thing yourself by downloading the images to your computer and printing them out. I’m OK with you doing that if you wish. Keep in mind the images on the cards are quite old, but Filson has reprinted them on these newer pieces of paper. Let me know if I can be of further help. John
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