Friday, September 30, 2011

Ukraine: Hata

House (hata) from the village of Nemorozh, Zvenyhorodka district, Cherkassy region. Late 19th – early 20th centuries.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/UA-140879



Canada: Ottawa

Changing the Guard, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Canada-to-Canada tag. Thanks, mns76.


Sunday, September 25, 2011

Russia: Alphonse Mucha

Alphonse Mucha. Four Seasons. Spring. 1897

Private swap. Thanks, Klasha!


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Japan: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year of Rabbit! This Japanese postcard was sent to me by my dear friend from Russia.

Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!



Friday, September 16, 2011

Canada: Aurora borealis

Aurora, 1927.
A. Y. Jackson (Canadian, 1882-1974).
Oil on canvas.
The Group of Seven, Canadian Painters.
Art gallery of Ontario, Toronto.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/CA-188973


Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Taiwan: Bountiful harvests

Picking bitter melon.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/TW-362799


U.S.A.: Route 66

I've got a fabulous postcard from my new postcard pal from USA. The so called Main Street of America – Historic Route 66. I'm happy because it is a theme from my wishlist!

Private swap.



The other side worth being scanned fully.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

U.S.A.: Acupuncture

Ad card.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-1285715


U.S.A.: Sausalito Terminal

After the transcontinental railroad was completed, the connection was made to Sausalito, the terminus at the Golden Gate. Here is the North Pacific Coast passenger train with crew. Built in 1891, it is narrow-gauge railroad. This 1893 photograph is at Sausalito's terminal. (Courtesy Sausalito Historical Society 84-113).

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-1284429


Friday, September 2, 2011

U.S.A.: San Francisco cable car

A cable car climbs the steep Hyde Street hill.

A gift from a friend. Thanks, Aleksandra!