Collecting postcards of national parks before the National Park Service means looking at a formative period in American tourism, publishing and conservation.…
Few historical postcards capture disaster, recovery and urban change as vividly as the images issued after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. They…
The history of silk embroidered postcards from World War I is woven from military service, commercial craft and personal affection. Often called “silks” or…
Postcards showing America’s Chinatowns offer collectors a compact record of immigrant neighbourhoods, commercial life and changing ideas about race and…
The 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial occupies a distinctive place in American legal and cultural history. Held in Dayton, Tennessee, the case pitted modern ideas about…
Early American lighthouse postcards combine maritime history, architecture, photography and the romance of coastal travel. A small card may show a solitary…
In the early twentieth century, a postcard was far more than a souvenir of a seaside holiday or a quick note sent from home. It was a compact piece of visual…
Postcards showing bicycle clubs and racing events from the 1890s capture a brief but remarkable period in social history. Cycling was becoming faster, safer…
Niagara Falls became one of North America’s defining tourist destinations during the Edwardian era. Between 1900 and the late 1910s, postcards carried its…
