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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: 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: This close-up of the Bowery’s street-level activity is a social historian's dream, capturing the grit and kinetic energy of 1905 Ma...

Social History: Mailed to Mrs. A. C. Ream of Kokomo, Indiana, this card features a crisp, patriotic American Machine Flag Cancel from Terre Haute: ...

A short message was sent from P. in Charleston, SC, to Mrs Emma Jones in Damariscotta Mills, Maine.  Photo: This is an authentic Detroit Publi...

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: The social history is captured in the message from Estella E. Salmon to Miss Cora Avrill of Branford, Connecticut. It highlights th...

Social History:   Scene: The front image captures a candid moment of local history, with figures clearly visible sitting on the park benches around...

Social History: Features a brief handwritten note: "Vacations are almost over I shall be home Sunday evening. yours, E.F.R." mailed to Miss Sara L...

Social History: Sent on May 8, 1908, this postcard is a fascinating record of early 20th-century life in the Pacific Northwest. Mailed from Hillsbo...

Social History: This piece documents early 20th-century family updates sent within California, highlighting a planned excursion into the city fo...

Social History: Sent by a traveler letting a loved one in Mattoon, Illinois, know they have arrived safely at their destination after an exhaust...

Social History: Mailed to Mrs. George Pike, Lisbon, N.H: "The crowd are to play the drama at Wentworth Fri eve. & Mrs. R. and I expect to go to...

Social History: Sent from 34 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, the sender writes to Miss Sadie Murray in Cambridge, Mass: "A card can never take the place of ...

Social History: The handwritten message sent from Pitlochry to Mrs. Sherlock, Carysfort, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland, offers a remarkable glimp...

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: "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: 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...