Month: September 2022

  • Growth of the U.S. Postcard Industry 1900-1920

    Growth of the U.S. Postcard Industry 1900-1920

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    In the early 20th century, cities across America publish directories of their local businesses. New York led the way, and it is in those directories that the history of postcard publishers can be found. Their advertisements are very telling of how and when they did business.

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  • Postcards of a Great Achievement

    Postcards of a Great Achievement

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    Opera is a life experience defined by one word – patience! At the premiere of Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungen cycle in August 1876 the ticket holders at the Bayreuth Festival witnessed the greatest accomplishment in opera history. In total, it took 16 hours

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Past Article

George Miller
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OK, some of Franz Huld’s postcards are simply ugly. Not colorful or embossed. There are no signed artists nor cute children, but Franz Huld was an important American postcard publisher. He experimented and many of his designs were ingenious. Many collectors like them, perhaps that is why they are hard to find.

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