NYPL, Historical Postcards of New York City from the Picture Collection at Mid-Manhattan Library

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Introduction
A Record of Time A Record of Place A Record of Art A Record of Style A Record of the People
How to find the postcards
Background reading Credits
Digital Gallery

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Background reading

Books
Carline, Richard. Pictures in the post: the story of the picture postcard. Bedford, England: G. Fraser [1959]. Find research copy.

Klamkin, Marian. Picture Postcards. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1974. Find circulating copy. Find research copy.

Lankevich, George J. Postcards from Manhattan: a unique look at the history of Manhattan. Garden City Park, NY: Square One Publishers, 2003. Find circulating copy.

Miller, George and Dorothy. Picture Postcards in the United States 1893-1918. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1976. Find circulating copy. Find research copy.

Phillips, Tom. The Postcard Century: 2000 cards and their messages. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000. Find circulating copy.

Articles
Fricke, Charles A. “The 1907 dividing line for postal cards & postcards.” Stamps, v. 254, no. 7 (Feb. 10, 1996), p. 14. Proquest Research Library http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=9317798&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=4273&RQT=309&VName=PQD (accessed January 30, 2007).

Hamilton-Smith, Katherine. "Postcard, Picture." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0319795-00 (accessed January 30, 2007).

Olmstead, Robert A. “Vintage Postcards as Historical Images: Ghosts from the Gipper’s Era.” Cultural Resource Management, v. 23, no. 10 (2000), p. 5-9. http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/23-10/23-10-2.pdf (accessed January 30, 2007).