Portland, OR: The Grotto, Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful MotherThis vintage linen postcard of Portland, Oregon was printed by the Tichnor Brothers of Boston, circa 19301945. It pictures The Grotto, Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, Portland, Oregon. It survives as a small, vivid window into Portland as travelers once saw it. It comes from the golden age of American "linen" postcards , named for the soft, textured rag paper that gave them their warmth and glow , and belongs to the celebrated Tichnor Brothers

framed by the old cedar trees

This image serves as a historical record of New Orleans rich architectural landscape

highlighting the areas rich cultural history

It serves as a historical record of Virginias architectural landscape and the role of taverns in early American society

This vintage linen postcard of Nashua

Beautifully restored map of Wakefield

and trellises

typical of the periods residential design

Frances Benjamin Johnston captured this vintage photograph of a mansion in Richmond

archival paper using a restored version of an original map of Newport

The estate is part of the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South

the mills at work