Vintage United States Postcards

In 1898, the United States’ Congress authorized the sale of privately made postcards, opening the floodgates to a new medium that blended advertising and communication. Companies quickly adopted the postcard as an inexpensive way to market their services, whether the business was a restaurant, motel, department store, or bank. Famous tourist destinations made postcards as cheap souvenirs, while undiscovered locales created postcards to remind...Continue Reading