Certainly, Not Facebook, but..
Woman with postcards – a display for sure, but proud of a collection or her shoplifting style? Oh, no this postcard not risqué- the postcards have that covered. Besides it’s French. (1910’s /USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)
It not exactly Facebook, is it?
Humans don’t seem to change behavior much – only their communication formats do.
Promises. Promises. (postcard of a post card. 1900’s. USPD/Commoins.wikimedia.org)
“Oh, it’s not that I’ve forgotten or replaced don’t miss you”
(An aside: Thank you for refreshing my drink, Dahling. You are such a dear.)
“You won’t believe all the museums and hysterical historical sights.”
(Oh? they are doing the rumba around the pool? One moment and I’ll join you)
“Wish you were here!”
(But I’ll just have to make do. Make new friends. And keep the old..)
There. Stamp and obligation fulfilled. Guilt free.
1910’s World’s biggest card case. Postcard collections were quite the thing: showing personal popularity, enviable travel destinations and dominance in the “keeping up with the neighbors” competition. (USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)
A primitive version of Social Media.
“Look how many followers I have. See how many subscribers signed up for my Twitter/blog feed?”
Old school proof to show you really were there
No, of course not done to rub it in or make anyone jealous
Selfies rock!
Apparently true love meant spending money on postcards as well as diamonds. Hope they’ve already had lunch as his pockets look empty and so many places didn’t take IOU’s or credit cards… (Couple at postcard stand. 1910 -. USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)
Woman buying postcard – and sending a message. I don’t know about you but that salesman looks a bit creepy…like Rasputin creepy (1910- Curt Teich postcard/USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)
Warning or yearning
Pushy broad or naïve young thing
Wonder if her grand gesture was well received?
(and was he worth it)
Elegant man reading postcard…apparently on his way out the door. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but you have to wonder. (1900’s postcard. /USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)
You have to hope they ended up like this happy couple.
Any written words they posted on the back of this card probably as entertaining as their posed antics.
Postcard of man and woman playfully posing for camera. Personalized postcards, a popular tourist souvenir in the 1900’s.(USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)
Postcards were quite the fad at one time.
You can view surviving postcards now sheltered in museums and university libraries online.
Marketed heavily by multiple companies, eagerly kept in collections as well as sent to people, and with some of the weirdest topics and images.
I get the images of different areas and wonders of the Chicago World’s Fair, National Parks, scenic highways, famous restaurants and colorful locals, but…
Baffled by the postcards of the hangings. (All ethnic/religious groups). Why would anyone want take home a souvenir of that? Who would send it to anyone? What would you say: “Wish you were here”? (with a couple of ways to interpret that penned message.)
Hmmm, the original owners of vintage postcards might surprised that their postcards not only survived, but are still enjoyed.
Mailing it in with a few smiles
Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge
You can feel the excitement. I keep expecting them to break into song….”Wings of a Century” postcard Chicago Open-air Pageant of Transportation. (1930’s/USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)
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Postcards seems so delightfully quaint & simple & direct. Of course back when they were at their height of popularity mail delivery was twice a day, so short messages made sense– like our texts today.
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Absolutely. The comparison is quite valid. People lived hurried lives even back then – “efficiency expert” was actually a job/career, too. The more things change…
Twice a day mail delivery – how much nonintrusive fun . Don’t expect that to be recreated anytime soon, but there’s email and voice messages (instant contact for better or worse)
Thanks for scribbling off a note to be delivered here.
(OH, 90? Must have taken forever to compile, but love your Blog Roll – and honored to be among such. Appreciate the new sites to explore, too. So many of the old timer blogs are MIA now. Thanks for your efforts)
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Glad you like the blogroll. It took hours to put together, but it’s fun. To do once…
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Postcards were Tweets in an era of handwritten letters.
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Whew – was afraid people wouldn’t catch the connection. Funny, how similar: even down to brevity mandated by space(s) and the message mostly available to be seen by general public – even those eyes you do not know! (Mom always cautioned us about that back then…like with phone party lines…) Thanks for adding that astute tagline
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I have my grandfather’s postcards from before and during WWI. It’s fascinating to see Malta and India at the turn of the last century
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You have Malta and India? So cool. I have a box of my grandmother’s collection from about the same era – Gibraltar and a few from Malta.They realy are a window into the past – real history from ordinary people. Much more fun than textbooks.
Thanks for drifting through time and sharing
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A girlfriend and I still send postcards to each other. We try for funny or quirky ones. It’s delightful to get mail that isn’t junk or bills!
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Finding something actually to you in the mail box is fun. That someone took the time and wrote/sent something showing they are thinking of you is old school and wonderful. Real communication. Thanks for adding your stamp on this message
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I haven’t thought about postcards in years. I enjoyed the reference to modern equivalents.
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Postcards are almost a good as a letter: one chosen just for you and someone took time to write, stamp and mail it!
Certainly cheers the day. Thanks for musing along
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The difference between postcards and tweets (or emails and letters, etc.) is the time difference. I still send postcards as well as other cards and letters. Some great things about postcards are you can send a photo of a beautiful place (hangings? NO thanks!!), let someone know you’re thinking of them but don’t have to take too much vacation time doing so, and you can write pretty much the same things to everyone unless they’re likely to share cards. The downside is that between the cost of the card and that of the stamp, they are a lot more pricey than they used to be. But I think the upsides outweigh the downsides.
Tweets and selfies are things I really don’t understand. Who cares about what you’re doing all the time and I’d rather see where you are than see you in every photo. A selfie now and then is one thing, but I think some people never see anything around them, just themselves.
janet
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French friends sent postcards inside envelopes…..
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…still much better than FB, not to mention …Human! 🤣😂 😉
Happy Thursday and paw waves with tail wags!
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