Postcards from Home


Postcards from Home features vintage Rock Island picture postcards and the story each tells. These articles, prepared by the Rock Island Preservation Society, originally appeared in the Rock Island Argus and Moline Dispatch (www.qconline.com).

Most of the featured postcards date from the early 1900s to about 1920; however some of the postcard scenes show views from the mid 20th Century.

Many types and styles of postcards are represented, from the early Real Photos to the linen-textured prints of the 1940s era. A more comprehensive description of postcard types and styles can be found on web links such as:

http://www.shilohpostcards.com/webdoc2.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2487/pchistory.htm
http://www.the2buds.com/types.htm



1601 25th Street

1019 21st Street

1103 Second Avenue

Billburg Bar

Charles Buford House

Augustana College

Black Hawk
Park Lounge

Bear Manufacturing

Ransom Cable Home

Campground

Clocktower

Rock Island
Courthouse

Crescent Bridge

C. W. Hawes Home

Dr. Joseph DeSilva Home

Eagles Club

Elks Club

Family Theatre

Illinois Theatre

Farmers Congress

Hollywood Supper Club

Fort Armstrong Hotel

Fort Theater

Garnsey Square

Edward Guyer Home

Immanuel Lutheran
Church

Lincoln School

Log Raft

Levi S. Mc Cabe Home

Mill Store

Frank Mixter Home

Modern Woodmen
of America

Peoples Bank

Prince Hall

Reservoir

Rock Island
Library

Rock Island
Post Office

Rock Island
Savings Bank

Rock Island
High School 1945

Morris Rosenfield Home

Safety Building

Rock Island
Sears Dam

Second Avenue

St. Anthony Hospital

St. Mary School

Sylvan Bridge

Tri City Railway

Villa de Chantal

Wayman AME Church

Circus Day 1907

Rock Island Plow Company

Horst Pool

Old YMCA

New YMCA

South Wind Motel

St. Joseph Church

Centennial
Bridge

Christian Science
Church

The London Fire

Best Building

Colman Florist

J. E. Janes' Restaurant

State Bank

1038 21st St

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Longfellow School

Marathon Dance

Rock Island Argus

St. Marys Church