USM 026. Gilman postcard and souvenir photograph collection, 1893-1907

Scope and Contents Collection about 1,500 postcards and souvenir photographs of America including greeting cards for Easter and Christmas, views of rural and urban America (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, etc.), Europe, and South America. The majority of these postcards are from the "Golden Era" of postcard collecting about 1893-1907. They are mostly undivided back postcards with image and message on the front of the card and addressee on the back of the card. Most of the postcards are color...