The bicycle craze of the 1890s transformed transportation, fashion, advertising, and popular culture. As the safety bicycle became easier to ride, men and…
The Okefenokee Swamp occupies a distinctive place in Georgia’s visual history. Stretching across a vast freshwater wetland near the Florida border, it has…
Embossed postcards invite collectors to experience an image with more than sight alone. Raised lettering, decorative borders, modeled flowers, and sculpted…
The 1933 Chicago World's Fair, formally known as A Century of Progress International Exposition, presented a confident vision of modern life. Held along…
Postcards were produced in enormous quantities, yet the printing process was far from uniform. A shifted image, missing color, reversed design, spelling…
Postcards showing ferries on the Mississippi River preserve a working landscape that photographs often reduce to a single moment. A small vessel crossing…
At the beginning of the twentieth century, tourism was becoming more accessible, visible, and commercially organized. Railways connected cities and resorts,…
The 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art changed the way American audiences encountered European avant-garde painting and sculpture. Held at the 69th…
The history of postcards featuring sports teams and stadiums reflects the growth of organized athletics, mass entertainment, and commercial printing. From…
The 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia marked the 100th anniversary of American independence and presented the United States as an emerging industrial…
