Before colour printing became inexpensive, a postcard was a small, affordable picture object that could travel widely. It brought paintings, architecture,…
The 1908 New York to Paris race was one of the earliest international endurance contests to turn motoring into a global spectacle. Six cars set out from Times…
The destruction of the airship Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 6 May 1937 became one of the most recognisable disasters of the twentieth century.…
Postcards from the Mexican Revolution offer a remarkable record of a country in upheaval. Produced between the fall of Porfirio Díaz and the struggles among…
Leather postcards occupy a fascinating place in the history of souvenir collecting. They combine the practical purpose of a mailed postcard with the tactile…
In 1916, the United States was debating how strongly it should prepare for a war already consuming Europe. The resulting preparedness movement filled streets…
Postcards featuring fraternal organisations offer a vivid record of membership, ritual, architecture and civic identity. Images connected with the Independent…
The 1900 Galveston hurricane remains one of the most powerful disaster stories preserved on picture postcards. On 8 September, a storm surge overwhelmed the…
Postcards were cheap, portable and widely exchanged at the moment modern legal systems were becoming increasingly dependent on documentary proof. A short…
