Greetings Card - Good Luck. And the Polaroid Instant Camera.

            The Postcard

A greetings card published by Max Ettlinger & Co. Ltd. of London E.C. and New York.

It was posted in Castlederg on Friday the 7th. May 1909 to:

The Revd. John McKenna,
St. Mary's,
Croydon,
London

The message on the back of the card was as follows:

"Killeter, May 7 '09
Hope you are in good health,
always glad to get your papers.
No news.
Splendid weather.
F. Paul O.P. called to see
Spinx. Getting along well.
Kind regards and best wishes
from all.
John".

St. Mary's, Croydon

The foundation stone for St. Mary's (Our Lady of Reparation) was laid in Wellesley Road in West Croydon in 1863.  Father John McKenna became Parish Priest there in 1894 and remained in that post until 1914.

Castlederg

Castlederg meaning "Castle on the Derg" is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Derg and is near the border with County Donegal. 

The village has a ruined castle and two ancient tombs known as the Druid's Altar and Todd's Den. It had an estimated population of 2,935 people in 2008.

The village hosts some of the district's key events each year, including the Derg Vintage Rally, Dergfest musical festival, Derg Soapbox Derby and the traditional Apple Fair which sees the apple growers of County Armagh visit to sell their wares.

Traditionally, Castlederg was a traveller's stop along the ancient pilgrimage route to Station Island on Lough Derg. The town contains ancient ruins and monastic settlements.

Castlederg is 5 miles from Killeter.

The Polaroid Instant Camera

So what else happened on the day that John posted the card?

Well, the 7th. May 1909 marked the birth in Bridgeport, Connecticut of Edwin Herbert Land.  He was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. 

He invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and the retinex theory of color vision, among other things. 

His Polaroid instant camera went on sale in late 1948, and made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in 60 seconds or less.

Edwin died aged 81 in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the 1st. March 1991.
   

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