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 ...

Step back in time with these captivating old postcards of Christchurch, Dorset. A seaside town steeped in history, Christchurch's charm is captured beautifully in these vintage images.

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 ...

40 years later; retirement - time to look again at family history and to sort through all those photos. An old creased postcard almost went into the waste bin - until I read it.