Postcards

Social History: Mailed to Mary Alice Waugh, Eccleston, Md: "Dear Mary leaving here now 6 30 ever had y Oh had a grand trip so far mam" Scene: Th...

Social History: Sent to Mr. R. D. Brown, 295½ Beechurst Ave., Morgantown, W. Virginia: "arrived safe having the time of our life. dad is sure se...

Social History: Sent to Ellen Jensen, Denmark, Wisconsin: "Dear Ellen I have been looking for a card from you for so long How is my little lamb ...

Social History: Socially, the card represents an authentic snapshot of mid-60s American vacation culture. "The weather is gorgeous! Am having a ...

Social History: This card captures an incredible first-person look at early 1900s mail-order publishing and rural American educational history. ...

Social History: Mailed to Miss Catherine Lister, Easton, Md. "Hello Girls How are you Am having a fine time. Hope you are enjoying your vaction ...

Social History: Captures a Staff Sergeant from Gulfport Army Air Field in Mississippi traveling across state lines via the packed, dusty rail ne...

Social History: Sent to Mr E. Allen Bickel, Spring City, Pennsylvania:  "We have put in a full day today seeing sights. Were in several building...

Social History: Mailed during the late 1930s, this card captures a family road trip itinerary: "We are on our way. Had to stay over yesterday. D...

Social History: "Dear Rose – We got to Washington this evening. We will probably leave here Friday morning at 10 o'clock, and get to Washington ...

Social History: This card links two of America's most historically saturated locations: the nation's capital and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: "Hell...

Social History: The sender treated the postcard purely as a collectible token, relying entirely on the physical postmark to tell Harrison Hawkin...

Social History: Mailed to Miss Carol Jacobs, 704 Hollen Road, Baltimore 12, MD with a circled looping blue ink circle drawn by the sender over t...

Social History: The message links a network of Knights of Columbus members: "Worthy Grand Knight & Bros: The outside of this church looks li...

Social History: Sent with a highly specific note referencing President Roosevelt by his famous nickname, "Teddie," giving a direct nod to the si...

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: Motorized transport was still a thrilling novelty in 1910. The writer explicitly details a day trip from Washington, D.C., to Vi...

Social History: While the front of the card shows a sad, dramatic breakup, the sender didn't pay attention to the gloomy theme at all. Instead, ...

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: Coyote, Umatilla, Echo, and Gibbon were all vital stops along the historic Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N) lin...

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

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: A travel update sent home to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. "Sep 14 - 1911. Fine weather was at Mt Vernon yesterday. All well. ...