Found on EBay – Shriners Convention

This postcard from the 1907 Shriners’ Convention in Los Angeles has been listed on EBay. The convention generated an almost endless assortment of pins, ribbons, plates, tumblers, postcards and other ephemera. I have never seen this one before. Bidding starts at $10. At right, the Cawston Ostrich Farm in South Pasadena welcomes the visiting Shriners.

Found on EBay – L.A. Times Thermometer

Here’s how The Times advertized itself in 1907, using a giant thermometer stuck in the sand at Long Beach. This postcard has been listed on EBay for $7.