News

Picture postcard collections have been going strong since the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and some of the most valuable old postcards can be traced to photographers working in the 1900s.
Cameras similar to those used by Susie Keef Smith are seen on display as a part of the "Postcards from Mecca" exhibit at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum in Yucca Valley, Calif., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022.
Halloween postcards are among the most collectible, with their images of devils, black cats and odd things like cabbages. They can easily bring more than $150 apiece at auctions. Postmark ...
A collection of photographs from over 100 years ago makes up the exhibit "Postcards from Mecca," now showing at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum.
When the trio came across a shoebox crammed with old, handwritten postcards, Brown was transfixed. The postcards had been sent from places he'd never been to or seen before — black and white ...
Fantastic images in a new book 'Newcastle upon Tyne: The Postcard Collection' recall scenes around the city in the decades leading up to World War II ...
Pretty as a picture? Not always the case. Some collectible postcards dating back to the early 1900s featured real-life tragedies, and were popular items people would send to family and friends.
Some photos disseminated racial stereotypes, but they also show what life looked like in the community. San Francisco's Chinatown was the port of entry for early Chinese immigrants. A postcard ...
After the discovery of the postcard, the building society is reaching out to the public on social media for information about Davies and the 100-plus year-old postcard. The Source Information for ...
Smith’s 112-year-old postcard was sold at auction for more than $12,000 — plus fees for a grand total of $25,000, ... Getty Images. You are viewing 1 of 3 images Previous Image Next Image.
Photos showing village life are being exhibited as part of an arts festival. The photos brought together to celebrate 10 years of Stogursey Arts Festival were commissioned to capture life in the ...