Dating a postcard accurately takes more than recognizing a landmark or reading a postmark. The image, card stock, publisher, stamp box, message, address, and…
Signed books that document postcard images combine several collecting interests: local history, visual culture, bibliography, and autograph collecting. A…
In 1906, postcards moved from a novelty item into a major part of American popular culture. Travelers mailed colorful views of resorts, cities, monuments,…
Valentine postcards preserve a surprisingly broad history of affection, humor, rivalry, and social etiquette. Some carry tender messages surrounded by roses…
Early postcards featuring automobiles capture the moment when personal transportation shifted from novelty to everyday possibility. Produced mainly from the…
The 1927 Mississippi River flood was one of the most consequential natural disasters in American history. From late 1926 into the spring and summer of 1927,…
Before social media, local newspapers, and regional tourism campaigns competed for attention, a postcard could carry a town’s image across the country for a…
A postcard’s corners often reveal more about its handling history than the front image does. A sharp bend, a softened tip, or a faint diagonal line can affect…
Tallulah Gorge is one of North Georgia’s most recognizable landscapes, a dramatic split in the Blue Ridge shaped by the Tallulah River. Long before modern…
The Okefenokee Swamp is one of the most distinctive landscapes in the American Southeast. Stretching across southeastern Georgia and into northern Florida,…
