July 28, 2026
Tag: Burton Holmes
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Burton Holme and his Cyanotype Postcards
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The golden age of postcards experienced a dramatic spike when men like Burton Holmes began selling souvenirs of his travel lectures in the first decades of the 20th century. Every place Holmes traveled was photographs and postcards were made to remind those who heard his lectures how wonderful it was to ride in a horse-drawn…
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July 23, 2024 6 Comments
It is a special time when a person realizes that their life must change because of age. Boomer Becker tells us he is too old to hike his favorite trails, so he collects post-cards. To some that isn’t much of a change; there is adventure in both.