Loving II: More Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s–1950s by Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell is the much-anticipated ...
Parts of Newcastle have changed beyond all recognition over the last four or five decades. The city’s west end and east end, in particular, have seen wholesale urban redevelopments. Out went the old ...
A view from Fort Boreman Hill prior to the Belpre-Parkersburg or Memorial Bridge construction. (Image Provided) Before there was Facebook, Instagram and text messages to share the tidbits of your ...
WICKLOW Local Studies Library Service is launching a season of talks beginning on October 27 with a talk by local historian James Scannell entitled ‘John Hinde and his Colour County Wicklow Postcards’ ...
St Kevin’s Church and Round Tower at Glendalough by John Hinde. Historian James Scannell will trace the origin of John Hinde and his Co Wicklow postcards as he takes on the role of guest speaker at ...
This view of the Truman Home at 215 N. Delaware Street in Independence carries the Kodachrome glow of the 1950s. In fact, postcards like this called “chromes” became the industry standard after WWII.
Long before postcards were relegated to reminders of dental checkup and oil changes, they delivered well wishes and news of safe travels. Their pictures prompted hearty laughs, showed off notable ...
In his excellent biography of art curator and collector Sam Wagstaff, Philip Gefter notes how the rise of the gay rights movement in the early 1970s occurred at the same time as the growing interest ...
The appeal of a collection — stamps, postcards, whatever — is a little like having a cat that never needs to be fed, the novelist Allan Gurganus once wrote. While the postcards I collect don’t require ...
In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Frank Armstrong retired to live in north Wales some years ago. He had ...
Years ago, whenever I traveled, it was an absolute requirement to send picture postcards to friends and relatives. Thus, whenever I was in a foreign country (and I traveled a lot), I’d be sure to ...