Postcards

This postcard depicts the interior of Carlyle's House in Chelsea, London, which served as the home of the influential Victorian essayist, histor...

Social History: This card captures a sweet, intimate family dynamic. Written simply from "Mother" to her children, it bypassed the postal system...

This postcard captures the historic Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101) during its golden age of expansion. Completed in the 1930s, this ma...

This authentic real photo postcard documents the primitive state of early West Coast highway infrastructure and captures the raw, majestic la...

This card captures a historic view of America's first transcontinental automobile route, titled Bitter Creek on the Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30)...

This postcard captures a somber, historic interior view titled Room in which Lincoln died in Washington, D.C. This space is the famous back b...

This card captures a high-vantage, sweeping panoramic view titled Knight's Pond from Mt. Togo, Northport, Me. The view overlooks the dense fo...

This postcard captures a peaceful, scenic view titled Lake View at Spooner, Wisconsin, looking past white birch trees and lakeside foliage to...

This authentic real photo postcard stands as a beautiful document of that New Deal-era conservation work and the early days of Midwestern out...

Social History: Addressed to Miss Viola Swining, 1034 E 11th St. N., Portland, Oregon: "11-15-13 Dear Daughters V + V, Will scribble you a ca...

This postcard captures a stunning, wide-angle view of a sprawling Giant Banyan Tree in St. Petersburg, Florida, highlighting its intricate ca...

This postcard shows an iconic view of The Old Spanish Gate in St. Augustine, Florida, which served as the historic northern entrance to the o...

This postcard captures a stunning, moss-draped walking path titled Trail Scene, Nature's Fishbowl located in Homosassa Springs, Florida. Long...

This postcard shows a scenic, water-level view across Shasta Lake, California, capturing the waves cutting through the glassy water with the ...

A dramatic, low-angle landscape looks across Lake Tahoe, California, framed beautifully by native Sierra Nevada pine branches in the foregrou...

Sent to Bette Lu Gast, 2402 Calumet, Valparaiso, Indiana: "Hello, Cookie. I am ok. Hope you are a good girl. I will bring you something. It i...

This antique postcard captures a panoramic view overlooking the city of Zurich, focusing on the majestic Kreuzkirche (Church of the Cross) in...

This postcard stands as an exceptional document of early 20th-century Canadian infrastructure expansion and the dawn of North American automo...

This is a tranquil outdoor scene at Harding Lake near Fairbanks, Alaska. The photograph frames a single small sailboat gliding across the gla...

An exceptional postcard featuring No. 690: Old Russian Block House, Sitka, Alaska, a historic octagonal defensive wooden blockhouse, a replic...

"Jerome Ariz Dec 22 - 1915 / Dear Aunt Rizz - Thanks very much for Xmas remembrance. I can't find anything to send you just now so will send ...

Addressed to Mrs. E. Frank Brown, R.R., Connersville, Indiana: "Dear Cousin Stella - This is the view from our cabin. Isn't it lovely? I am u...

Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. O.M. Johnson, 1840 Monterey Rd., South Pasadena, California, U.S.A. "June 11th - '35 / Salzburg Austria. Salzburg r...

This postcard captures a classic mid-century American summer scene with summer camp women in swimsuits actively pulling canoes up onto a sand...