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Social History: Mailed from Potlatch, Idaho, which in 1909 was a brand-new "company town" built around what was then the world’s largest white pine...

Postal History: The stamp has been removed, but the cancel remains perfectly legible. Features a clear 1909 circular date stamp from Opdyke, IL, a ...

Social History: Sent to Henry Martin, Muscatine, Iowa, from his daughter in Washington, Iowa:  "Dear Papa We went fishing Sunday I got 5 fish RO...

Social History: The printed poem on the front reflects the "Postcard Craze" era's social pressure to correspond:  "I write today just this to say, ...

Social History: This postcard was sent between George Jensen and Ellen Jensen in Denmark, Wisconsin—a village heavily settled by Danish immigran...

Social History: Written by a George Washington University student to Miss Mamie Worthington, Rosslyn, Maryland, it outlines life in college: "Th...

Social History: The handwritten message mentions, "We are having a great time... homecoming week is full of excitement." This directly references S...

Social History: The message is a personal greeting from a sender to H.P. Larsen, mentioning a planned visit or meeting. Another message written ver...

Social History: The sender writes about spending the Fourth of July at Luna Park (Cleveland’s "trolley park" that operated 1905–1929). Scene: Early...

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: Sent from Saint John, Kansas, to Mrs. Loma Holderness in Macksville, it captures the daily challenges and logistics of farm familie...

Social History: Written by Helen during the spring of 1909 to Miss Ethel Bryant, 22 Richardson St., Portland, Maine, the card uses charming peri...

Social History: The message is a poignant piece documenting a family crisis in the early 20th century: "Dear Brother, Jill(?) was operated on Monda...

Social History: Sent to Mr Milo Wells, Wayne, Del. Co., Pa. Mailed on March 5, 1909, this directly documents the aftermath of the Presidential I...

Social History: This card captures the "Nature-Faker" era of the early 1900s, where wildlife education was often secondary to sensationalized adve...

Social History: Addressed to a Mrs. J. F. C. Worthington of Roslyn, Baltimore County, Maryland, from Washington, D.C.: "He will be home Friday f...

Social History: Mailed to Miss M.E. Boyden coordinating travel plans to visit the historic Biltmore Estate in Asheville: "Will be in Asheville F...

Social History: Written in Swedish, this card documents the early 20th-century Scandinavian immigrant experience in New York. It captures a pers...

Social History:  A mother’s brief but warm message to her son, Duncan, who was staying at the Hotel Raymond in Spokane, Washington. She writes, "I ...

Social History: The sender, Mary from Germantown, Ohio, mentions the heat, a Chautauqua event, and spending the Fourth of July at the Dayton Soldie...

Social History: Sent to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Ephrata): "This picture will tell you how the weather is, say how is... I have give you...

Social History: A full, handwritten message to Massachusetts says:   My dear E.: — am away down here going to school again. Have wanted and hoped t...

Social History: A poignant handwritten message from Alice to Addie (Mrs. Manning Story) in Essex, Mass. The message discusses the passing of "Mrs....

Social History: This card documents the communication lines between Danish enclaves in large cities (Indianapolis) and rural farming communities (D...