BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 20, 2021 at 9:58am

State Agricultural Farm of PGR Konarzewo, 20 kilometers from Poznań (Posen), in the western part of Poland.  Postcard form the end of 1980.

State farms (PGR) were an organization operating on nationalized land during the communist era in Poland. Their organizational structure was modeled on the swochoses operating in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This model of operation was introduced by the authorities top-down in Poland after 1949, which was associated with the collectivization of agriculture and the fight against private ownership of farms. These farms survived until 1991, when Poland switched from a socialist socialist economy to a liberal capitalist economy model.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 19, 2021 at 9:48am

State Agricultural Farm of PGR Popowo Kościelne, 50 kilometers north  from Poznań (Posen), in the western part of Poland. 

Postcard from about 1975 year.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 18, 2021 at 10:20am

State Agricultural Farm of PGR Sokołowo, 50 kilometers from Poznań (Posen), in the western part of Poland. During the communist era, some of the land was nationalized and state-owned farms functioned on it. 

Postcard from 1975, and the photos show the following shots: a battery of grain silos, a housing estate - a social house, "Bachus" cafe, "Rzepicha" company shop in the city of Września.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 14, 2021 at 6:10pm

Lviv (Lwów), Mickiewicz's column, now a city in Ukraine. 
Postcard sent in 1927.
 From my family archive.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 13, 2021 at 4:22pm

ROCKY AND WINTER SCENES

1. Porto Vechio, Corsica

2. La Cornice d'Or and les Roches Rouges de l'Estérel, la Cote d'Azur

3.Féerie de l'Hiver, France ('Baby, it's cold outside")

4. Font Romeau, France, altitude 1,800m

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 13, 2021 at 11:11am

Postcard from Ząbkowice Śląskie, from a small town in the south-west of Poland

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 7, 2021 at 5:45pm

Blue skies, Raphael?

Yes they feature in many, many postcards. Even where is a 'snowy' postcard, the sky is inevitably bright blue. Maybe this is because people buy postcards when they are on hoiday, and they usually go on holiday when the weather is expected to be good, the sun shining, the snow white & crisp & even, the sky a brilliant blue, ne'er a cloud in sight, etc.

Has anyone got a postcard of a rainy day, dark skies, storm clouds, etc? It would make a change.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 7, 2021 at 5:41pm

The horror of Vacui from Vienna, Austria.

I know Vienna very well, Raphael. this postcard is a bizarre montage of most of the 'seeable' sights that are scattered all over the city. they are certianly not gathered together in this, or any other, configuration.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 6, 2021 at 4:01pm

TWO MORE FROM KATERINA: thanks MomKat!

1. "A rare character doll by Armand Marseille, model 590, circa 1915"

"Another vintage photograph of antique dolls from the archives of Theriault's" (MA)

Ye gods and little fishes: there must be many more Boring postvard dolls in these archives!

2. Chuch, Cunha, France (or maybe Portugal)

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 3, 2021 at 1:27pm

Dear users of the group, when I look at the postcards posted on it, I become convinced that the blue sky on them is something common, which connects them aesthetically and visually. the sky just has to be blue, perfect. As in medieval paintings.
Regards Rahael.

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