• Fishing in America

    Fishing in America

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    Fishing in America may seem like a topic with nothing new to tell, but the history as seen on postcards is both interesting and amusing. We look to Tuck to pave the way to unusual learning.

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  • Eleven Postcards that Changed My Life

    Eleven Postcards that Changed My Life

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    St. John Paul Chowder clicked the “Tell Your Postcard Story” button on Postcard History’s homepage. He tells PcH Online Magazine a story of finding his father’s “alarm clock” postcards in a closet forty years ago. Like his father, Paul is interested in “time” and has decided to stop wasting it.

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  • Tuck’s American Views – Part IVPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

    Tuck’s American Views – Part IV
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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    The city of brotherly love is so full of history that books about it would fill several shelves. That’s obvious, but true. Philadelphia is where America began and where our forefathers created the U. S. Constitution – the law of our land. What better place could Tuck choose to make such beautiful postcards?

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Past Article

Duane Stabler
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America’s welcome mat at Ellis Island in New York was for refugees — from hunger, political unrest, or poverty. While before 1890 the states controlled immigration, in 1890 the federal government took control through the Departments of Commerce, Labor, and (in 1940) Justice. Ellis Island wasn’t the only federal immigration center, but it was the first. Its history is complex and strangely fascinating.

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Postcard History is a free online magazine dedicated to vintage and historic picture postcards and the many stories associated with them. We feature richly illustrated articles designed to both inform and entertain postcard collectors and history buffs. We also provide the most comprehensive listing of forthcoming shows around. And there’s a rich trove of links to institutional and personal online postcard collections. There’s also a comprehensive, verified listing of active postcard clubs in the U. S. and Canada, which we’re working on expanding worldwide.