HISTORIC POSTCARDS SHOWING THE HUMBIRDS WONDERFUL PAST

A car on King Street pre 1916. The Humbird can be seen with many people sat and standing outside.

In the midst of our chaotic Holiday weekend, we were visited by Alan Bryner who brought us his amazing collection of old Humbird postcards and photos! Alan is an avid collector of all things Humbird and it was thrilling to flip through the stack he has amassed. We got to see so many photos we've never seen before of our awesome little town.

Although Alan isn't ready to part with any of these gems, he was gracious enough to allow us time to scan some of the cards and photos that were pertinent to our establishment and its history.

You can imagine our shock and awe when we found ourselves holding multiple postcards signed by William Hahn himself! To refresh, William Hahn was the son of Julius Hahn, a former owner of our building. Hahn is the owner that renovated the building to how it looks today. His son William started working behind the bar at age 14 and eventually became the entertainment when he formed a band. William sadly passed away at the young age of 26 due to kidney disease and we believe he is one of our permanent residents. Being able to touch something he signed was very special for us.

Postcard showing William Hahn's Band. William is sat on the bottom left, holding a piccolo.

Not only did we find the William Hahn treasures, we also stumbled upon a postcard we believe is a photo and signed by none other than Miss Minnie, our former brothel Madame! The writing on the postcard indicates it is her in the photo and it was taken in 1910, years after our property operated as a brothel. Could it be that Miss Minnie found a respectable job working in the general store across the street once the Hahn's took over the property? Based on the writing, it would appear so.

Miss Minnie (Minerva) working at the general store.

We also found a beautiful ornate card of our street plus many more shots of our block. It's so neat to see the hitching post for the horses out front and the different fencing that existed by our building.

Also in this mix of historic postcards were some some wonderful photos of our long gone train station which we wish still existed. Humbird was definitely a bustling town back in the day!

We are so grateful to Alan for sharing these pieces of the forgotten past with us and to give us the opportunity to scan them and share for all to see.