Postcards

The message contains post-war social history, featuring a clear machine postmark from Oakland, MD dated August 31, 1948 to Columbia City, Ind...

This is a rare, historically compelling postcard documenting a major patriotic flag presentation in early 20th-century America. The image functio...

Social History: The card bears a heartwarming, handwritten family message in blue ink from a father traveling through the region to his daugh...

This postcard captures a famous maritime landmark scene: the historic, decaying four-masted schooners resting in the harbor at Wiscasset, Mai...

This postcard features the magnificent Pyramid of the Sun at the ancient Mesoamerican archeological site of Teotihuacan, Mexico. The image capture...

The postcard documents a beautifully preserved mid-20th-century street scene in The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands. The view looks across the ...

A beautiful, eye-level perspective looking across the rocky Ontonagon River bed toward the wide, cascading tiers of Bond Falls. The long-exposur...

This postcard boasts an excellent window into turn-of-the-century European rural life, featuring an outdoor composition capturing a mother holdi...

"Brockway Mt. Drive, Keweenaw, Mich." This postcard captures the route in its earliest decades, preserving the rustic, rugged charm of early aut...

A tranquil landscape postcard of Pine Creek in Perrinton, Michigan. Perrinton is a small, historic village in Gratiot County, Michigan, settled ...

This is an authentic, original early 20th-century Real Photo Postcard capturing a dense, lush hillside of wild ferns bordered by a rustic wooden...

Limberlost Cabin is the historic lakeside home of famed author, naturalist, and photographer Gene Stratton-Porter in Rome City, Indiana. Gene St...

Social History: The sender's note about driving up to Iron River for a fishing trip perfectly matches the front imagery, as encountering black b...

Sent from Manistique, Michigan, the handwritten message serves as a charming micro-history of mid-20th-century community life "Arrived safe. W...

Landscape view from Cheat Mountain near Aurora, West Virginia. The card captures the dense forestation and winding mountain roads characteristic...

Social History: The brief message from Private Ed captures a personal moment of a young soldier adjusting to training on the home front: “Pvt...

The postcard exhibits a rare view of mid-century electrical infrastructure, showcasing the massive "Turbine and generator control boards at the ...

Social History: The handwritten message provides a firsthand glimpse into Depression-era road trips: “Hood River Ore. June 3, 1933 (we we...

The postcard holds exceptional social and environmental history, providing a rare first-hand historical account of atmospheric conditions in the ...

This postcard documents the iconic "Maid of the Mist" excursion boat service, which has carried passengers directly into the dense mist at the b...

This real photo postcard documents the Theodore Roosevelt Dam's original rubble-masonry architecture before it was completely encased in smooth ...

The Cameron Suspension Bridge served as a critical lifeline connection for early motorists traversing the vast desert plains of the Navajo Natio...

This postcard highlights early 20th-century alpine tourism in the Mount Baker National Forest region, specifically around the Heather Meadows ar...

This postcard holds incredible Pacific Highway transportation history by beautifully capturing the rugged mountain passes carved out for U.S. Ro...