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Postcards

The Society holds a collection of approximately 115,000 picture postcards, most of them dating from the 1890s through the 1920s. The majority of these postcards, arranged geographically by state and city, represent American scenes.

- Richard C. Fife, former cataloger; revised by Georgia B. Barnhill, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Graphic Arts, and Sharon White, former Senior Page

Saratoga
Broadway, showing United States Hotel, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., c. 1900, published by Charles W. Hughes, Mechanicville, New York.

Rainier
Rainier National Park, The Mountain from Tatoosh Range, c. 1920, published by Rainier National Park, Tacoma, Washington.

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Liberty Bell

Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa, 1926, published by Sabold-Herb Co., Philadelphia.