September 21, 2024
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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April 16, 2023 3 Comments
In order for a business to survive, it must advertise, but advertising is expensive. To be cost-effective, you cannot spend large sums of cash. Direct mail using postcards is one way to save. A hundred years later we examine the cards used in this cost effective method to sell products and services. They bring laughs and tears and many would still work well today.