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Experience the mid-90s visually through postcards sent in for JPEGView, (one of) the first postcardware programs. Postcardbot posts 3x/day. Also available on Mastodon at https://cyber.ms/@postcardware

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postcardbot @postcardware.net · 5h

Sent by Kevin Johns from Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.A. on August 4, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=34-75

Back: RAINBOW FALLS, WAILUKU RIVER STATE PARK
On the outskirts of Hilo is Rainbow Falls, so named for the rainbows that sometimes may be seen in the mist of the cascading water.
Photo by Greg Vaughan
0-89279-50000-8

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 15h

Sent by Erik Opoien from Norway on October 24, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=51-4

Front: NORWAY
VM på slo '97
TRONDHEIM
Back: Gammel norsk byggeskikk. Old Norwegian building style.
Foto: Ole P. Rørvik
2218

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 22h

Sent by Dustin Navarro from Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.A. on July 13, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=54-87

Back: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea shares the second largest island in the world with Irian Jaya and is graced with serene beaches, coral seas, rain forest valleys and volcanic mountains.
Photo: Lynn Ferrin
080

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 1d

Sent by Joris Martin from San Francisco, California, U.S.A. on September 16, 1993. https://postcardware.net/?id=21-84

Back: Patio Cafe
San Francisco's Largest Garden Patio.
Outdoor Dining 365 Days a Year.
Hours 8:00 a.m. to Midnight — till 2:00 a.m. Weekends
Fabulous Brunch & Dinners — Full Service Bar
531 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 1d

Sent by Kevin Murakami from Burlington, Vermont, U.S.A. on March 17, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=39-8

Front: VERMONT
Back: VERMONT
#5180 G-2397
"FROM LA LOMA DORADO".
PHOTOGRAPHER—DAVID A. BAST

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 1d

Sent by Richard Verharet from Zevenaar, Netherlands on January 3, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=25-42

Back: © RONALD HAMMEGA 1993 / 'Dog 25'
C 4630

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 2d

Sent by Don Louv from San Jose, California, U.S.A. on October 19, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=27-87

Back: The SPACE SHUTTLE COLLECTION
F-014
THE SPACE SHUTTLE LIGHTS UP THE PREDAWN SKY AS IT LIFTS AWAY FROM COMPLEX 39'S PAD A TO BEGIN ITS MISSION WITH THE FIRST NIGHTTIME LAUNCH OF THE SHUTTLE ERA.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NASA
095499-000020

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 2d

Sent by Hans Omli from Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. on September 30, 1996. https://postcardware.net/?id=1-15

Front: Seattle Washington
Pike Place Market
Back: SEATTLE'S PIKE PLACE MARKET is truly a farmer's market. A multitude of vendors sell fresh produce, seafoods, meats, and many other items from handicrafts to second-hand merchandise.
Photo: Max R. Jensen

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 2d

Sent by R. Steven Foster from Washington, D.C., U.S.A. on February 20, 1999. https://postcardware.net/?id=41-1

Front: Ben's Chili Bowl
A WASHINGTON LANDMARK SINCE 1958
Back: Ben's Chili Bowl
A Washington D.C. Landmark since 1958.

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 3d

Sent by Roger from Clarence, New York, U.S.A. on November 20, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=45-19

Front: Just a Note...
Back: The North Shore Animal League saves abandoned dogs and cats, and finds them new homes.
GCPC-6

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 3d

Sent by Neven Luck from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada on June 2, 1999. https://postcardware.net/?id=52-67

Front: LUNENBURG
Nova Scotia
Back: Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia’s famous and historic fishing and shipbuilding port of Lunenburg. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has named the Old Town portion of Lunenburg a World Heritage Site.
Photo: Sky Shots, Chester N.S.
REf: NS-130

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 3d

Sent by Art Shiver from Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. on October 31, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=26-92

Front: SEATTLE AND MOUNT RAINIER
Back: CT-2020 AG
THE EMERALD CITY — SEATTLE
Spectacular Seattle at dusk including Mount Rainier and in the upper right hand corner a falling meteor.
Color by Craig Tuttle
29418253

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 4d

Sent from Washington, D.C., U.S.A. on November 6, 1996. https://postcardware.net/?id=1-51

Back: Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
View from the south, the completed Cathedral stands over one tenth of a mile long
Photographer: Robert Lautman

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 4d

Sent from Annecy, France on September 13, 1994. https://postcardware.net/?id=14-71

Front: ANNECY
Back: ANNECY (Haute-Savoie - France)
Les toits de la Vieille Ville, le château….
Edition-Photo: J.P. Francoz - Annecy
8550

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 4d

Sent by John Brewer from Ukiah, California, U.S.A. on September 22, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=34-19

Back: POND FIGHT, 1990
PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM WEGMAN
Z347

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 5d

Sent by Hajime Onojima from Espoo, Finland on July 25, 1994. https://postcardware.net/?id=15-32

Front: Helsinki
Helsingfors
FINLAND
Back: SUOMI FINLAND
Helsinki Helsingfors
Foto: Ari Laine, Tapani Romppainen
9762

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 5d

Sent by Riccardo Mileni from Italy on September 6, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=37-44

Back: ROMA
Trinità dei Monti
516
Ediz. VERDESI S R L

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 5d

Sent by J.A. Law from U.K. on September 23, 1993. https://postcardware.net/?id=9-78

Front: Hadrian’s Wall
Back: Aerial View of Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland
Photography by The Photo Source
PNO 26533
5-013086-065608

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 6d

Sent by Moss Valentine from Moscow, Idaho, U.S.A. on January 14, 1994. https://postcardware.net/?id=15-17

Front: I Hate Catchin' Fish Around Here!
Back: R-118
ACTUALLY, THE CATCHIN' isn't so bad . . . it's the back packing that's the pits. As Brook Trout go, this one is OK. It's just too bad we had to throw the really big ones back! Just couldn’t carry them out.
L-1730-E

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 6d

Sent by Patrick Bernal from Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A. on September 13, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=37-70

Front: Mr. Jefferson's University
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Back: MR. JEFFERSON'S UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE
The Rotunda, focal point of the university, was designed by Thomas Jefferson and patterned after the Pantheon in Rome. In 1976, Jefferson's classical design for the campus was voted the most outstanding achievement in American architecture by the American Institute of Architects, a most distinguished tribute to Jefferson’s genius.
VA 151
Photo © Ron & Linda Card

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 6d

Sent by Tsutomu Mita from Richmond, British Columbia, Canada on October 23, 1996. https://postcardware.net/?id=51-33

Front: British Columbia
GREETINGS FROM CANADA
Orcas or Killer Whales, are common to the waters of British Columbia and are always a thrill to see.
Back: Photo by Bob Herger
0-64926-22025

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 7d

Sent by Oliver Dreer from Aesch, Switzerland on June 30, 1994. https://postcardware.net/?id=9-31

Back: Basel. Münster
Nr. 16232

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 7d

Sent by Mallory Lubolsky from Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. on August 20, 1997. https://postcardware.net/?id=42-37

Front: LIFE IN HELL
©1989 BY MATT GROENING
AKBAR & JEFF: MASTERS OF 1000 DIGUISES
NORMAL
SAILORS
FRY COOKS
BRAIN SURGEONS
SKI BUMS
BEAR CUBS
SWAMIS
BANDITOS
SPACE EXPLORERS
POP IDOLS
FRENCH
AKBAR AS JEFF, JEFF AS AKBAR
Back: GREETINGS FROM HELL

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 7d

Sent by Jim Jory from Oakland, California, U.S.A. on March 17, 1997. https://postcardware.net/?id=49-44

Back: The Steamer ‘‘NAVAJO’’ cruising down the Sacramento River on it’s way to Rio Vista, California.
Rio Vista Museum Association

postcardbot @postcardware.net · 8d

Sent from Los Gatos, California, U.S.A. on July 16, 1995. https://postcardware.net/?id=36-67

Front: WELL, THIS ABOUT SUMS UP EVERYTHING I KNOW
Back: 1271
THE AMERICAN POSTCARDS CO. INC.
PHOTOGRAPH PETRIFIED FILMS ARCHIVES