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Social History: The card serves as a charming social time capsule; the sender, Eunice M. Brown in Torrington, Wyoming mailed to Miss Beth Southwort...

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 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: 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: Mailed on April 18, 1908, the message from Anna A Dunn  to a recipient in Milwaukee expresses hope that he will "like this one (com...

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

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

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 ...