Postcards

Social History: Mailed from Junaluska, North Carolina, to Fairfax, Virginia:  "Hi, Linda! How's youth activities week going? Sure wish I could b...

Social History: Long-distance driving in 1956 meant dealing with dust, exhaust, car grease, and the inevitable spills from road-trip snacks. Wom...

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 from Prince Rupert, Canada, to San Diego, California:  "Just took a walk thru the wharf and downtown section. We are stoppe...

Social History: This postcard is a moving piece of military social history, capturing a brief holiday check-in from Pvt. Albert P. Marcelonis US...

Social History: Mailed to Ravenna, Nebraska, from Perry, Oklahoma: "Reached here OK at 5 PM. (Perry) The roads are beautiful and everything OK! ...

Social History:  The writer drops a quick line to a loved one back home in Illinois, emphasizing the vast scale of their journey into West Texas...

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

Social History: Mailed to Mr Wm Walter in Dysersville, Iowa, to Norway, Iowa: "Dear Will I thought i would let you know how we are Father the sa...

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...