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Social History: Written by a young nurse or medical student to her parents, documenting her first day moving into the hospital dorms: "Dearest M...

A majestic, high-angle mountain landscape view looking down a concrete stretch of the historic Sunset Highway winding through the Cascade Mounta...

A dramatic framing looking down State Route 410 through the historic rustic log and stone Chinook Entrance Arch. Massive, towering snowbanks car...

A dramatic bird's-eye aerial view looking down at the sweeping grounds, sprawling institutional buildings, and smoking powerhouse chimney stack ...

Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington, is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. This postcard showcases the beautifully lands...

This postcard highlights early 20th-century alpine tourism in the Mount Baker National Forest region, specifically around the Heather Meadows ar...

The Cameron Suspension Bridge served as a critical lifeline connection for early motorists traversing the vast desert plains of the Navajo Natio...

This real photo postcard documents the Theodore Roosevelt Dam's original rubble-masonry architecture before it was completely encased in smooth ...

The postcard holds exceptional social and environmental history, providing a rare first-hand historical account of atmospheric conditions in the ...

Social History: The handwritten message provides a firsthand glimpse into Depression-era road trips: “Hood River Ore. June 3, 1933 (we we...

Social History: The sender's note about driving up to Iron River for a fishing trip perfectly matches the front imagery, as encountering black b...

Limberlost Cabin is the historic lakeside home of famed author, naturalist, and photographer Gene Stratton-Porter in Rome City, Indiana. Gene St...

A tranquil landscape postcard of Pine Creek in Perrinton, Michigan. Perrinton is a small, historic village in Gratiot County, Michigan, settled ...

"Brockway Mt. Drive, Keweenaw, Mich." This postcard captures the route in its earliest decades, preserving the rustic, rugged charm of early aut...

Social History: The card bears a heartwarming, handwritten family message in blue ink from a father traveling through the region to his daugh...

This card captures the iconic Golden Gate Bridge early in its operational history from a water-level vantage point, celebrating its global achieve...

These two postcards showcase two distinct, majestic vantage points of Mount Shasta in northern California. The top card shows the snowy peaks fram...

"Loving easter greeting from Cousin Mary Hill Berlin Heights." Scene: The front photo is a classic example of early American landscape photog...

Hand-written travel message sent internationally from Canada to Ohio, USA: "Hallo Vida—I'm having such a lovely time and rest up here. I owe you a...

Alma's message from Morenci, AZ, to Helen in Belmont, NC, capturing a slice of home-front life during World War II: "May I have a snapshot of...

The social history captured in the handwritten message offers a stunning, poetic travel log from an early 1930s visitor: "This Singing Tower ...

This postcard reflects the late 1950s American cultural obsession with the future, progress, and science fiction, mirroring theme parks and w...

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...

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