Episodes

Love in a Sausage

One of the great unexplained mysteries of 1909. Why are two Dutch kids in this Valentine’s card with a Love in a Sausage...

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Victorian Cat

Got this one as a gift from a set of postcards I bought from Poland. The art is exquisite.

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Big Eyes and Butterflies

These beautiful outgoing cards are by Camilla d’Errico. I’m obsessed with big-eye art these days. More to come.

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Passive-Aggressive Postcards: Friends in Low Places

August 31, 1912 Mont Blanc To: An Entire City Block From: Jane and Fred Entering the Champs [illegible]. Views beautiful. High spirits. Low...

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Postcard Photography

I’ve tried holding cars outside by hand. I’ve tried photographing on a white sheet of paper. I’ve tried gray backgrounds. Wood backgrounds. But...

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Passive-Aggressive Postcards: Homely

August 23, 1908 Woodland, Pennsylvania To: Margery From: Ira Hello Margery: Hope you will know these homely kids. I haven’t any thing better...

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