Owl wonders – “How does the poor little thing eat?”USS Shenandoah
This is a modern real-photo postcard with no attribution. The picture, however, apparently depicts the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), which was launched in 1923 and felled by a storm in Ohio in 1925.
Brassavola nodosa
Called the Lady of the Night, this orchid, originally from Mexico, emits a “white floral” scent after dark. It is pollinated by moths. It belongs to Mark Allison, who thoughtfully texted me when this came into full bloom.
The Cunard R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
Nice mid-50s Cunard postcard with an artist’s rendering of the original Queen Elizabeth, launched in 1938, but only carried troops until 1946, when it entered regular commercial service. The artist is C. F. Hopkinson, who actually worked for Cunard as an accountant, according to this posting.
United Mainliner
This nice postcard is from the late 1940s. United used that logo from 1940 to 1954. “Mainliners” were DC-3s. With world-wide production, some 16,000 of these planes entered service somewhere…and some are probably still flying.
RMS Scythia
A 1934 Cunard White Star postcard showing the Royal Mail Ship Scythia.
Artwork by Kenneth Shoesmith.
