October 7, 2026
Tag: Postcard Artist
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Hamilton King
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Although many collectors know his work, very few know his name. Hamilton King would have been successful in any kind of work, but he chose to be an artist. The art world that bookended the last and first decades of the 19th and 20th centuries levied a harsh reality on men like Hamilton King. That world had…
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Tragedy of Being Forgotten
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It is happening more often these days. We who work at Postcard History are discovering that a postcard may be the last remnant of the scene on the card. Homes, schools, churches, public buildings like city halls, libraries, court houses; they are all gone. New has replaced the old. Urban renewal is the catch phrase;…
Past Article
November 5, 2020 6 Comments
For some decades just prior to and during the turn of the 20th century, in places west of the Mississippi, the name Geronimo would raise an enthusiastic response in any conversation about current or historic events. He was admired and hated. Today, however, when we are more accustomed to looking at history as a set of circumstances, rather than a string of events, learning about a Native American through postcards is a different kind of history lesson.