Wagner House
904 23rd Street Postcards of houses are not easily found. And when they are found, the pictured house is often unidentified or has been demolished. Relatively few house postcards were published, probably because most folks preferred sending a postcard of a public building rather than a private dwelling. Only homes which could attract enough interest, … [ Continued
Frederick & Rose Titterington House
816 22nd Street Although Real Photo postcards aren’t as colorful as their lithographed, mass-produced, counterparts, they are even more valuable to the architectural historian. Even when they are badly faded as this one is, they accurately depict what buildings and their surroundings really looked like. There is no fakery, no drawn-in trees or shrubbery or … [ Continued
Norrman House
4509 8th Avenue Many folks have shared their treasured Rock Island postcards for this series and this is no exception. The Real Photo postcard of a house at 4509 8th Avenue comes all the way from St Paul, Minnesota, thanks to Robert Stumm. Mr. Stumm is not only a postcard collector but he has also … [ Continued
American Foursquare
Address unverified This Real Photo postcard is believed to show a Rock Island house, as it was included with many other Rock Island postcards that Robert Schroeder inherited from his grandmother, Emma Holtzer. Handwriting on the back identifies it as the “McKay House,” although City Directory research couldn’t find a Rock Island McKay family living … [ Continued
