Postcards

Social History: Addressed to Mr. H. P. Larsen, 813 South Broadway, Green Bay, Wisconsin: "Kaere Bedstefader, Mama er bedre men svag Doktaren var he...

Social History: In the top-right "Promenade and Gardens" view, you can see a crowd of elegantly dressed-up people strolling the seafront—men in sha...

Social History: Sent to Mrs. James at 66 Madeira Ave, Worthing, Sussex, a historic residential street near the Worthing seafront: "Dear Auntie Madg...

Social History: A lady is sitting in the shade at the base of the fountain, offering a rare candid glimpse into a quiet moment of 1930s NYC life. T...

Social History: Sent to Mme Grandin at 10 R Fremicourt, Paris, the message offers a fascinating look into early 20th-century commercial logistics. ...

Social History: The card was sent from Mrs. Lee L. Baldwin in Fortson, Washington, to Mrs. W. T. Lilly in Arlington, Washington. Both towns were bu...

Social History: Sent to Mrs. Martin Covert, Chagrin Drive, Mentor, Ohio: "Dear Ruby - We are having a fine time and lots of good eats. Love, Rose."...

Social History: This card documents a 1921 cross-state holiday greeting from Oblong, Illinois, to Kirklin, Indiana. The recipient, Mrs. Perkins, li...

Social History: Air conditioning was a high tech luxury in 1938: "I went to a show yesterday it was air conditioned there & when we came out it...

Social History: Sent to Miss Effie Patton in Fulton, Kentucky: "How are you this beautiful morning? I am well alright only I am not through with my...

Social History: This postcard is a time capsule of the Jersey Shore in the mid-1970s: "Got here Tues. night late - great flight. at 9:30 it was sti...

Social History: "Dear Mother We’re sorry you can’t be with us it’s really nice. Hope to see you in August will be back home Aug 13. Love Eleanor + ...

Social History: This card captures a classic American tourism moment from the summer of 1919: "Dear Norma: Here is where we are going next Monday &...

Social History: The message captures a moment of family longing and social history, as the sender mentions being "sorry that you could not come up"...

Social History: This is a poignant piece of WWI-era social history, mailed from Greenfield, Massachusetts, on December 19, 1917. At a time when the...

Social History: Mailed just two days before Christmas, the card was sent from "Freda" to Miss Lydia Maeke on Route 2 in Humboldt, Illinois. The fro...

Social History: This card documents a personal connection between two rural Iowa communities during the peak of the postcard craze. It was mailed f...

Social History: This card is a "Thank You" note sent from Chicago, Illinois, addressed to the Sawyer family on Orange Road on September 3, 1914:  "...

Social History: The message is a "social history goldmine," capturing the domestic reality of early Idaho life. Sent to Mrs. Esther Dredge of the p...

Social History: The message is a classic "guilt trip" of the era, used to maintain relationships before telephones were common: "Ethel. You see I d...

Social History: This is a rare WWI Baltic-Russian crossover artifact. While the card is official Imperial Russian stationery mailed from Petrograd ...

Social History: Sent between Manhattan and Kansas City, Kansas: "Dear Anna, I will send you a card when are you coming I want you to come so bad we...

Social History: An Easter message from Ada Zweifel to Miss Dona Mandeville: "Have 11 little chicks, my incubator hatches a week from today. Went ov...

Social History: The message is from Maude B. to Miss Dora Mandeville in Ripley, Oklahoma:  "Received your card, was glad to hear from you. We are h...