The early twentieth century transformed the Grand Canyon from a remote geological marvel into one of America's most photographed destinations. Between 1900 and…
Real photo postcards, commonly abbreviated as RPPCs, occupy a singular place in American visual history. Unlike mass-printed souvenir cards, these images were…
For Australian collectors, vintage ski postcards offer an unusual window into winter landscapes that most locals only experience a few times a year. While the…
When a deadly outbreak of diphtheria threatened the children of Nome, Alaska in January 1925, a desperate relay of dog sled teams raced across the frozen…
The RMS Lusitania slipped beneath the waves of the Old Head of Kinsale on 7 May 1915 after a single torpedo from the German submarine U-20 found her hull.…
The Great Lakes form an inland maritime world with its own visual language: towering Fresnel lenses, timber keeper’s cottages, steel towers, fog signals and…
The brief hostilities between the United States and Spain in 1898 produced two of the most photographed naval engagements of the nineteenth century. Battles at…
The phenomenon of the World's Fair, with its colossal pavilions, technological marvels, and cultural showcases, needed a medium capable of carrying its…
When Henry Ford's Model T rolled out of the Piquette Avenue plant in October 1908, it arrived in a world that was already smitten with picture postcards. The…
The 1933–1934 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition arrived when Americans needed something to lift their spirits. The Depression had gutted the economy, and…
