Vintage postcards contain more than just scenic views!
The earliest known postcard is from 1840 England but the earliest known postcard in the United States is an 1848 advertising postcard. Postcards can be holiday greetings, advertising, family photos, views of landscapes ("See? I'm at the sea!") or photos of monuments. All these examples and more can be seen in the following pages.
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wRPPC With all the old-time historic pomp and pageantry and amid the plaudits... more
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at State Penitentiary,
IA United States .
AZO, Real Photo Postcard of former prisoner William Glyndon and his Attorney,... more
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A photo postcard of four women dressed as clowns or "pierrot".
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on Jan 31, 2013 by
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in Chicago, Cook County, IL USA .
Joseph & Isadore Schub circa 1912, Chicago, Illinois, in Goat Cart, Post... more
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A photo of Thomas George Devey
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A photo on a publicity post card of SHirley Temple Black that my grandmother... more
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on Apr 24, 2018 by
A postcard of the Baltimore Hotel, Kansas City, MO. It was sent from my... more
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on Apr 15, 2018 by
This is an unsent postcard for Christmas. It reads: May your way through life... more
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This is a postcard of Festival Hall at the Panama Pacific Exposition, San... more
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on Apr 15, 2018 by
This is a postcard of Mother Cabrini's Garden in Wildwood, New Jersey, dated... more
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Sent to Arthur Junior Henson. James Leavitt was best man at Arthur Junior... more
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on Jan 6, 2018 by
A photo of an unknown man on a postcard.
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on Jun 27, 2017 by
A photo of 4 unknown girls on a postcard.
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on Jun 27, 2017 by
A photo of an unknown baby on a postcard.
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on Jun 27, 2017 by
A photo of unknown office workers on a postcard.
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on Jun 27, 2017 by
A photo os an unknown family on a postcard.
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on Jun 27, 2017 by
A photo of an unknown woman on a postcard.
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on Jun 27, 2017 by
A photo of a postcard - the two women are unknown.
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on Jun 27, 2017 by
This is a postcard showing Mills Street fronting the San Jacinto Plaza, El... more
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on May 16, 2017 by
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in .
This is a postcard sent to my gr-grandfather, Allen Mort, in Fannettsburg,... more
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on May 16, 2017 by
This is a postcard of the Rockville Bridge, longest stone arch bridge in the... more
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on May 12, 2017 by
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in Pueblo, Pueblo County, CO United States in .
A photo of Zachariah Thomas Mackey Hargis - Clown. The card says it all...... more
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at Hargisville,
Elbert County, Co on .
A photo of John David Hargis. Front of a postcard --- Sent to his sister... more
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