Satin Crystals

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

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...

Social History: "The mumps are all well now. Maggie is just over them. How are all of you? Tell Addie I will ans her card later." 2 days later..."I...

Social History: "Guess what I found in a tree when we were walking thru Cypress Gardens parking lot and I heard a funny noise I looked and guess wh...

Social History: The sender writes, "Wyatt & I expect to go dove shooting Friday - lots of action. Merry Christmas."  In mid-century Florida, "d...

Scene: "The Pool" at Ausable Chasm in New York depicts a narrow, deep river gorge with sheer, jagged rock faces on either side, topped by dense, gr...

Social History: The message is a lively family update from Mena to Mrs. J. Sprague on Mott Ave in Inwood, Long Island, New York. It captures the ex...

Social History: The message is from Mae Perry to Mr. & Mrs. Otto Boesel and Mildred in Chicago, Ill. Sent just before Labor Day, Mae writes:  "...

Social History: Interestingly, this card was used as an inquiry card by P. O’Connell of Warrensville Heights, OH, sent to a "Reading" department in...

Social History: The handwritten message from Julia to her mother, Mrs. C.C. Bukey in McPherson, Kansas, provides a gritty, real-world look at life ...

Social History: A bustling family message sent to Mr. & Mrs. Volkaert & Miss Bake in Springfield Gardens, Long Island. The sender writes a ...

Social History: The message captures the quintessential vacation experience:  "Dear Lizzie....and I are up at Niagara Falls today sitting in Luna I...