Georgia’s Golden Isles—Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island, Sea Island, and the surrounding coast—offer a rich subject for postcard collectors. Their images…
Sepia-toned real photo postcards possess an intimacy that printed souvenirs rarely match. Their soft brown coloring, uneven contrast, and visible photographic…
The 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art changed the way many Americans encountered European avant-garde art. Held at the 69th Regiment Armory in New…
Frances Brundage helped define the sentimental visual language of the golden age of postcards. Her illustrations of children, young women, flowers, animals,…
An antique postcard can look remarkably clean after years of handling, storage, and exposure to light. Yet excessive cleaning or chemical treatment may have…
Postcards showing state capitol buildings offer a compact record of American architecture, civic pride, and changing public memory. Produced during a period of…
The postcard began as a practical experiment in inexpensive communication, but it quickly became a cultural object. In the United States, the earliest…
Collectors often judge a postcard by its journey: the message, cancellation, address, and destination can all add historical value. Yet many attractive paper…
Macon, Georgia, has long been a place where transportation, commerce, education, and architecture meet. Those qualities made the city a natural subject for…
Vintage postcards of Rabun County, Georgia, preserve more than scenic views. They document the resorts, hotels, rail connections, mountain roads, lakes, and…
