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About Vintage Hotel and Motel Postcards

Motel and hotel postcards are a classic piece of Americana, ranging from stately views of ornate turn-of-the-century facades to cheesy lookalike shots of every 1950s motel ever constructed! This is a fun category to collect, as there are innumerable varieties to choose from.


Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Metropolitain Museum Curator Jeff Rosenheim On The Postcard Collection Of Walker Evans

In 1994, I had the great pleasure of acquiring the complete archive of Walker Evans for the Metropolitan Muse…  [more]

An Interview With Vintage Postcard Collector Ann Waidelich

I worked for 35 years as a reference librarian with the Madison Public Library and I just got interested in M…  [more]

An Interview With Postcard Collector Andreas Praefcke

Andreas Praefcke (Ravensburg, Germany) collects postcards of old and new theatre buildings worldwide. His com…  [more]



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San Francisco Bay Area Post Card Club

San Francisco Bay Area Post Card Club

"Organized in 1985, our mission is to foster and promote postcard collecting in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area …  [more]





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U. Delaware Postcard Collection

U. Delaware Postcard Collection

This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [read review or visit site]

Carthalia

Carthalia

Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [read review or visit site]

Digital Past

Digital Past

Digital Past, a group effort by dozens of Chicago-area institutions, boasts one of the world's largest online colle… [read review or visit site]

Stevengraphs Bookmarks and Postcards

Stevengraphs Bookmarks and Postcards

Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [read review or visit site]

Tall Tale Postcards

Tall Tale Postcards

Don't let this one get away from you. This 'unbelievable' collection, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, featur… [read review or visit site]

Penny Postcards

Penny Postcards

Great collection of American penny postcards from the early 1900s, organized by state and then county. Includes a n… [read review or visit site]

Old Tokyo

Old Tokyo

This beautiful site features a collection of tinted postcards, woodblock prints, and early maps of Tokyo. The image… [read review or visit site]

Postcardy.com

Postcardy.com

Lynne Appel's reference site contains useful information for postcard collectors such as such as a Postcard Collect… [read review or visit site]

Ephemera Blog

Ephemera Blog

Marty Weil's wide-ranging, in-depth blog on ephemera, including lots of great interviews with ephemera collectors. … [read review or visit site]


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1932 Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel Veranda Used Pc China$79.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 18 watchers
S553 Alligator Border Postcard Hotel Ponce De Leon$76.00 Ends in 18 hours 5 bids 5 watchers
Great Cars, Belmont Ca Motel, Shopping Ctr., San Mateo $40.20 Ends in 7 hours 5 bids 2 watchers
Lake Tahoe Ca Spike Jones At Cal-neva Lodge 1950$39.50 Ends Sunday 5 bids 2 watchers
Hold To Light Chicago Il Auditorium Hotel $29.95 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Box Of Several Hundred Motel Hotel Restaurant Postcards$27.76 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 3 watchers
1906, 2 Panorama Rppcs Tacoma Wa. Hotel & Pacific Ave.$26.00 Ends Thursday 2 bids 4 watchers
S559 Alligator Border Postcard Hotel Alcazar$22.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 4 watchers
S619 Alligator Border Postcard Ridgewood Hotel Daytona$22.50 Ends Monday 3 bids 5 watchers
1910's Pc... Astor House Hotel,chefoo,china$21.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids 3 watchers
Rare Rppc Grand Canyon Az Postcard Camp Cabins Qw494$19.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Mn, Preston Hahn's Service And Cabins Photo Postcard$18.50 Ends Thursday 4 bids 1 watcher
C1910 Postcard An Australian Hotel & Tramline$15.90 Ends in 22 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Oxford Pa Chester County Octoraro Hotel National Bank$15.50 Ends in 15 hours 6 bids 4 watchers
Repulse Bay Hotel And Beach Hong Kong$15.50 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Tx San Marcos Aquarena Springs Motor Hotel Postcard$15.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 2 watchers
2 Rp Hunters With Rifles At Cabins Rppc$14.95 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers
1898 Florence Hotel Menu Moberly, Missouri$14.88 Ends in 19 hours 5 bids
1909 Somerset Pa Rppc Hotel Arlington Iron City Beer$13.59 Ends in 15 hours 5 bids 10 watchers
Hotel Mclaughlin Palomino Room Greencastle Pa.$12.99 Ends in 4 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Pk994 Rppc Chicago Illinois Ill Il 1908 Harvard Hotel$12.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Rppc Aerial View Miami Beach Florida Boulevard Hotel$12.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 4 watchers
1909 Red Lodge, Montana Town Scene Real Photo Card$12.38 Ends Sunday 2 bids 4 watchers
1906 Millington Md Rppc Vansant’s Hotel$11.05 Ends Sunday 2 bids 4 watchers
S558 Alligator Border Postcard Hotel Ponce De Leon$11.00 Ends Monday 2 bids 4 watchers
S556 Alligator Border Postcard Hotel Alcazar$10.51 Ends Sunday 2 bids 3 watchers
Delaware Oak Orchard Indian River Hotel$10.50 Ends Thursday 2 bids

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