November 15th, 2007 @ 12:08 am by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post
Proving that sometimes less is much more, comes this postally unused hand-tinted vintage postcard. From some time after 1914, this has to be one of the simplest and most strikingly inviting postcards I’ve seen. Too often the tint jobs are erm, heavy-handed (remember
this one for example?) but this one is so restrained and hits just the right note. Let’s have a closer look — click on the thumbnail to see what I’m talking about. Did I really just use the phrase “tint job” above? Apologies.
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Front: Seattle’s Waterfront.
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Back: Pub. by The Puget Sound News Co., Seattle, Wash. 16138.
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November 15th, 2007 @ 9:32 am
And by “simplest” you mean “boring.”
November 15th, 2007 @ 11:23 am
But the tint job, Shipley!
November 16th, 2007 @ 12:09 pm
The presence of the Smith Tower in the picture would put it after 1915, but beyond that, I don’t know enough to tell when it might come from.
November 16th, 2007 @ 7:29 pm
By “simplest” I thought Cliffe meant leisurely with that cute little boat and all. Okay and yes a little boring without the presence of weird musings on the back.