December 14, 2025
Tag: cyanotype postcards
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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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August 7, 2022 2 Comments
There are times when the image on a postcard is so strange it makes no sense. That may well be the case with the green faced Dog wearing a blue bow, who Bites his own Tail. The story here is about the English vicar (and his family) who received the card in 1906.