Postcards

Social History: Addressed to H. P. Larsen at 813 South Broadway "Maaske jeg kommer til Green Bay Lordag aften ring os efter..." Translation: "Maybe...

Social History: Sent from Germantown, Ohio, to Mrs. Ernest Early in West Middletown, Ohio: "Dear Marie, Please excuse my neglectfulness in not answ...

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: Sent from Kalama, Washington, a historic port city on the Columbia River, to Miss Esther McClure in Blackfoot, Idaho: "Dear Esther:...

Social History: Sent from George Jensen in Denmark, Wisconsin, to Mr. Steven Rosik in Maribel, Wisconsin, it highlights the social connections with...

Social History: Addressed to Ellen Jenson, New Denmark, Wisconsin: "Aug 6, 1913. Dear Ellen: A happy Birthday from Ruth to Friend Ellen. New Denmar...

Social History: Addressed to Mr. H. P. Larsen, 813 South Broadway, Green Bay, Wisconsin: "Kaere Bedstefader, Mama er bedre men svag Doktaren var he...

Social History: In the top-right "Promenade and Gardens" view, you can see a crowd of elegantly dressed-up people strolling the seafront—men in sha...

Social History: Sent to Mrs. James at 66 Madeira Ave, Worthing, Sussex, a historic residential street near the Worthing seafront: "Dear Auntie Madg...

Social History: A lady is sitting in the shade at the base of the fountain, offering a rare candid glimpse into a quiet moment of 1930s NYC life. T...

Social History: Sent to Mme Grandin at 10 R Fremicourt, Paris, the message offers a fascinating look into early 20th-century commercial logistics. ...

Social History: The card was sent from Mrs. Lee L. Baldwin in Fortson, Washington, to Mrs. W. T. Lilly in Arlington, Washington. Both towns were bu...

Social History: Sent to Mrs. Martin Covert, Chagrin Drive, Mentor, Ohio: "Dear Ruby - We are having a fine time and lots of good eats. Love, Rose."...

Social History: This card documents a 1921 cross-state holiday greeting from Oblong, Illinois, to Kirklin, Indiana. The recipient, Mrs. Perkins, li...

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: This postcard is a time capsule of the Jersey Shore in the mid-1970s: "Got here Tues. night late - great flight. at 9:30 it was sti...

Social History: The message captures a moment of family longing and social history, as the sender mentions being "sorry that you could not come up"...

Social History: This is a poignant piece of WWI-era social history, mailed from Greenfield, Massachusetts, on December 19, 1917. At a time when the...

Social History: Mailed just two days before Christmas, the card was sent from "Freda" to Miss Lydia Maeke on Route 2 in Humboldt, Illinois. The fro...

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 card is a "Thank You" note sent from Chicago, Illinois, addressed to the Sawyer family on Orange Road on September 3, 1914:  "...

Social History: The message is a "social history goldmine," capturing the domestic reality of early Idaho life. Sent to Mrs. Esther Dredge of the p...

Social History: The message is a classic "guilt trip" of the era, used to maintain relationships before telephones were common: "Ethel. You see I d...

Social History: This is a rare WWI Baltic-Russian crossover artifact. While the card is official Imperial Russian stationery mailed from Petrograd ...