Vintage Postcards

Postcards were the text messages of the late 19th and early 20th century. Their delivery was so reliable that people often made appointments for the next day with others in the same city via postcard. They were always interesting to look at , as this Flickr collection shows, diverse in design, and cheap to buy and to mail, all of which made them highly attractive forms of communication. Many families had attic or scrapbook collections of cards like this one at some time. Of course, the subject matter pictured on postcards runs all over the map, from cute postcards celebrating holidays, tourist cards from a city or state, to the **just plain scary and disturbing. (**Please note this last link has pictures that are not suitable for work, for children, or for the weak of stomach.)