35 Strange and Humor New Year Greeting Cards Issued by Kinney Bros. in 1890
This post was originally published on this siteThe Kinney Tobacco Company was an American cigarette manufacturing firm that created the Sweet Caporal cigarette brand and […]
cards & postcards
20 Spanish Christmas Cards For Customers in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteEarly 20th-century Christmas cards reflected a blend of Victorian influences and new design trends. Many cards featured intricate […]
55 Wonderful Vintage Swedish Christmas Postcards by Jenny Nyström From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteJenny Nyström (1854–1946) was a painter and illustrator mainly known as the creator of the Swedish image of […]
40 Wonderful Photochromes Capture Street Scenes in France From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteStreet scenes in France in the late 19th century were lively, bustling, and often depicted in the art […]
25 Wonderful Vintage Halloween Postcards From the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteHalloween postcards from the 1910s are delightful images of early 20th-century holiday aesthetics, combining vintage charm with playful […]
25 Amazing Vintage Postcards of Joan Fontaine From Between the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteJoan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was […]
30 Romantic Postcards of Couples Posing With Pianos From the 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThe piano in the 1900s played a crucial role in shaping various musical genres and styles. The invention […]
Vintage Postcards of the Big Oak Tree in Thomasville, Georgia From the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Big Oak is a large live oak (Quercus virginiana) located in Thomasville, Georgia, in the United States […]
Cirque du Soleil, the 1860s Midwestern Style
This post was originally published on this siteThis carte de visite by A.R. Gould of Carrollton, Ohio show large posters plastered along a thoroughfare in […]
Once Upon a Time, You Could Ride a Train Right Through the Orange Groves in Southern California
This post was originally published on this siteThe Super Chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and […]
Lovely Children’s Postcards in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteChildren’s postcards from the 1930s often featured charming illustrations, vibrant colors, and whimsical themes. These postcards typically depicted […]
35 Beautiful Postcards Designed by Tito Corbella in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteTito Corbella (1885–1966) was an Italian painter and poster artist. He was first and foremost a postcard designer. […]
Les Femmes Cocher: Vintage Postcards of the First Female Horse-Cab Drivers in Paris From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn November, 1906, three women began a month-long apprenticeship in preparation for the Prefecture of Police examination that […]
Amazing Vintage Posters Designed by Johann Georg van Caspel
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1870 in Amsterdam, Dutch artist Johann Georg van Caspel was trained as a figure and portrait painter, […]
Amazing Posters Designed by Emil Cardinaux in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteEmil Cardinaux, born in 1877, was a Swiss painter and poster artist. He became famous throughout the world […]
Some of Amazing Postcards of the Coney Island Boardwalk From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe wood planks of the Coney Island Boardwalk were designed to accommodate two kinds of traffic: pedestrian and […]
Humor Vintage Leap Day Postcards From 1908
This post was originally published on this siteMany Leap Year postcards from the early twentieth century depicted gender stereotypes that seem outrageous to us today. […]
35 Amazing Tourist Posters Designed by Charles Hallo in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteCharles-Jean Hallo (known as ALO) (1882–1969) was a French painter, draftsman, illustrator, engraver, and photographer who was born […]
Amazing Vintage Posters Designed by René Ravo
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1904 in Étampes, French poster designer and illustrator René Ravo orphaned at the age of 9, he […]
Strange and Amusing Love Postcards From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteFor those interested in this strange but amusing art form, here are six postcard designs from the British […]
Fantasy Fruits and Vegetable Head Man Postcards by Bernhardt Wall From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn an old (50 years ago) issue of Postcard Collector the author of an article about Bernhardt Wall […]
Amazing Optical Illusion Skull Postcards From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteOptical illusion skull postcards were incredibly popular in the early 1900s in Europe. They were Vanitas or Memento […]
Vintage Film Posters Designed by Anselmo Ballester
This post was originally published on this siteAnselmo Ballester (1897–1974) was an Italian artist and film poster illustrator who created some of the best European […]
Impressive Posters Designed by Leo Marfurt in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1894 in Aarau, Swiss-Belgian commercial artist Leo Marfurt moved to Belgium in 1921, marrying there in 1922. […]
Vintage Posters Designed by Gustave Fraipont in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteGustave Fraipont (1849–1923) was a painter, sculptor, illustrator and poster-designer. Born in Belgium, he later became a naturalised […]