The Art Deco style came to life in France at the end of the 1910s, but few places in the world adopted the eye-pleasing style of architecture and design the way it was in New York City. Everything new, buildings, bridges, cinemas, ocean liners, cars, and even kitchen appliances were redesigned. Art Deco was new and fresh; just what everyone wanted.
Part II of occupations on postcards looks at the distaff side of the working world. Again, there are some amazing ways to earn livings, and postcards help us learn.
The search for the last card in a set can be many things – time consuming, annoying, and frustrating come to mind. But how do you know you’re missing only one? There may be more. Who knows? When do you stop searching?
Columbus Day, a federal holiday, is coming up on October 10, so we went searching for a Columbus Day postcard. To our chagrin, we not only couldn’t find one but, after numerous phone calls and auction site searches, concluded that there never has been a Columbus Day postcard. His first voyage ended in the Bahamas, so the card above is from the capital, Nassau. But wait, there’s more! The movement to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day is gathering steam. 10 states are already on board, some by renaming the holiday and others by celebrating the two days concurrently. 10 others have issued proclamations. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
The website Mashable has a great story on how the Detroit Publishing Company began to use what they called the “photochrom” process to produce realistic color postcards. It quotes Detroit as saying “The results combine the truthfulness of a photograph with the color and richness of an oil painting or the delicate tinting of the most exquisite watercolor. The colors are absolutely permanent and attain the virility and strength of nature so often lacking in hand colored work.” The glorious images are from the Library of Congress and they’re stunning.
A fascinating aspect of postcard collecting is that so many picture people at work. In this Part I of a two-part series, we see men working in nine very different ways. The fascination continues with cards from around the world.
Qantas Airlines celebrated their 50th business year by creating gold postcards. The idea has a certain appeal. The cards don’t measure-up, but the history is interesting.
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