Long before I got into genealogy, I collected postcards. It started when I was a little girl. When relatives or neighbors would go on vacation they would send me or my parents a postcard. I have quite a collection from people who are not with us anymore. About 10 years ago I started collecting images from my hometown, Düsseldorf, Germany. I have two binders full organized by publishing dates. The oldest one I believe was posted in 1896. A few years ago I saw a Christmas postcard and started to collect those. Those images are rare and hard to come by. Here are three from my Düsseldorf Christmas collection.
I love this postcard, it shows an angel hovering over the new bridge spanning over the river Rhein. It was mailed 23 December 1900 to the Netherlands.
This image is of Santa on the Graf Adolf Street. This image is from circa 1906. The street looks totally different today, as most of it was destroyed during WW2. The postcard was not mailed.
This image is of the Marien Church and the Franciscan Monastery. The postcard was mailed 23 December 1905, 120 years ago. It’s hard to imagine all the things which happened during that time.
I do hope you enjoyed these Christmas images. I wish all my readers a
Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
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