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Card Collection (#68)

"Captivating Cards: A Kaleidoscope of Colors and Stories" From testing color blindness to depicting iconic figures

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of People at the Beach. ca. 1916, WATCHING THE WAVES

Postcard of People at the Beach. ca. 1916, WATCHING THE WAVES

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Soldiers Holding Rifles. ca. 1916, LIFE IN THE U. S. ARMY CANTONMENT

Postcard of Soldiers Holding Rifles. ca. 1916, LIFE IN THE U. S. ARMY CANTONMENT. ONE OF UNCLE SAMs PLATOONS
Postcard of Soldiers Holding Rifles. ca. 1916, LIFE IN THE U.S. ARMY CANTONMENT. ONE OF UNCLE SAMs PLATOONS

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Tacon Market in Cuba. ca. 1916, HABANA: MERCADO TACON (PLAZA VAPOR), TACON MARKET

Postcard of Tacon Market in Cuba. ca. 1916, HABANA: MERCADO TACON (PLAZA VAPOR), TACON MARKET

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Uss Rhode Island in Panama Canal. Ca. 1919, El Rhode Island Entrando El Corte De

Postcard of Uss Rhode Island in Panama Canal. Ca. 1919, El Rhode Island Entrando El Corte De Culebra, Canal De Panama. 228B. U.s.s. Rhode Island Passing Culebra Cut, Panama Canal

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Uss Wyoming in Panama Canal. Ca. 1919, El Wyoming Entrando Las Exclusas De Miraflores

Postcard of Uss Wyoming in Panama Canal. Ca. 1919, El Wyoming Entrando Las Exclusas De Miraflores, Canal De Panama. U.s.s. Wyoming Entering Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Uss Arkansas in Panama Canal. Ca. 1919, Marinos Del Arkansas Desembarcando En Las

Postcard of Uss Arkansas in Panama Canal. Ca. 1919, Marinos Del Arkansas Desembarcando En Las Exclusas De Pedro Miguel, Canal De Panama. 227B. Sailors Landing from U.s.s

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Golfers at Ekwanok Golf Links. ca. 1919, PUTTING, EKWANOK GOLF LINKS, MANCHESTER, VT

Postcard of Golfers at Ekwanok Golf Links. ca. 1919, PUTTING, EKWANOK GOLF LINKS, MANCHESTER, VT

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Uss Texas Entering Panama Canal. Ca. 1919, El Texas Entrando a Las Exclusas De

Postcard of Uss Texas Entering Panama Canal. Ca. 1919, El Texas Entrando a Las Exclusas De Miraflores, Canal De Panama. U.s.s. Texas Entering Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Cleveland near Lake Erie. ca. 1919, EAST 9TH STREET LOOKING TOWARDS LAKE ERIE

Postcard of Cleveland near Lake Erie. ca. 1919, EAST 9TH STREET LOOKING TOWARDS LAKE ERIE, CLEVELAND, OHIO

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Scorpaenopsis cocopsis Fish. ca. 1914, 246. Nohu Omakaha, (Scorpaenopsis Cocopsis)

Postcard of Scorpaenopsis cocopsis Fish. ca. 1914, 246. Nohu Omakaha, (Scorpaenopsis Cocopsis). FISHES OF HAWAII. The Aquarium at Waikiki, Honolulu

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Peter Zielinskis Cafe in Detroit. ca. 1916, INTERIOR OF PETER ZIELINSKIs CAFE

Postcard of Peter Zielinskis Cafe in Detroit. ca. 1916, INTERIOR OF PETER ZIELINSKIs CAFE, 739 23RD ST. DETROIT, MICH

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of South Station in Boston. ca. 1916, SOUTH STATION, BOSTON, MASS

Postcard of South Station in Boston. ca. 1916, SOUTH STATION, BOSTON, MASS

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Bethlehem Steel Works. ca. 1916, BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY OFFICE AND WORKS, STEELTON, PA

Postcard of Bethlehem Steel Works. ca. 1916, BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY OFFICE AND WORKS, STEELTON, PA

Background imageCard Collection: Leif Erikson, Discoverer of America Postcard. ca. 1916, Leif Erikson, Discoverer of America Postcard

Leif Erikson, Discoverer of America Postcard. ca. 1916, Leif Erikson, Discoverer of America Postcard

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Policeman Apprehending Two Ladies. ca. 1916, TAKING IN THE SIGHTS, FLORIDA

Postcard of Policeman Apprehending Two Ladies. ca. 1916, TAKING IN THE SIGHTS, FLORIDA

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of United States Leprosarium on Molokai. ca. 1916, United States Leprosarium on Molokai

Postcard of United States Leprosarium on Molokai. ca. 1916, United States Leprosarium on Molokai, Hawaii. UNITED STATES LEPROSARIUM ON MOLOKAI

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Celebration Poster for Newarks 250th Anniversary. ca

Postcard of Celebration Poster for Newarks 250th Anniversary. ca. 1916, 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. 1666-1916, MAY TO OCTOBER 1916

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Ford Motor Company in Detroit. ca. 1916, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH

Postcard of Ford Motor Company in Detroit. ca. 1916, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH. THE PARENT FORD PLANT is located in Highland Park and covers 305 Acres

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Airplane Flying over Beach at Cedar Point. ca. 1916

Postcard of Airplane Flying over Beach at Cedar Point. ca. 1916, FINEST FRESH WATER BEACH IN THE WORLD, CEDAR POINT, OHIO

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Sioux Indian Chiefs. ca. 1916, Sioux Indian Chiefs

Postcard of Sioux Indian Chiefs. ca. 1916, Sioux Indian Chiefs

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Couples Dancing at Fresno Beach. ca. 1916, DANCING AT FRESNO BEACH, FRESNO, CAL

Postcard of Couples Dancing at Fresno Beach. ca. 1916, DANCING AT FRESNO BEACH, FRESNO, CAL

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Tretraodon hispidus Fish. ca. 1916, 264. Oopuhue Maki-Maki Keke

Postcard of Tretraodon hispidus Fish. ca. 1916, 264. Oopuhue Maki-Maki Keke, (Tretraodon Hispidus). FISHES OF HAWAII. The Aquarium at Waikiki, Honolulu

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Confederate Flag Formed by Students. ca. 1915, CONFEDERATE FLAG FORMED BY 1000 SCHOOL

Postcard of Confederate Flag Formed by Students. ca. 1915, CONFEDERATE FLAG FORMED BY 1000 SCHOOL CHILDREN ON STEPS OF STATE HOUSE, COLUMBIA, S.C

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Loggers and Giant Fir. ca. 1916, 150-Giant Fir. One of the Big Trees of the West

Postcard of Loggers and Giant Fir. ca. 1916, 150-Giant Fir. One of the Big Trees of the West

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Parexocoetus Brachypterus Fish. ca. 1914, 251. Malolo Puhiki i

Postcard of Parexocoetus Brachypterus Fish. ca. 1914, 251. Malolo Puhiki i (Parexocoetus Brachypterus). FISHES OF HAWAII. The Aquarium at Waikiki, Honolulu

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Manhattan from Woolworth Building. ca. 1914, Birds Eye View of Manhattan

Postcard of Manhattan from Woolworth Building. ca. 1914, Birds Eye View of Manhattan, East River and Brooklyn from Woolworth Building, New York City

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of New York City Skyline at Night. ca. 1916, SKY-LINE BY NIGHT, NEW YORK CITY

Postcard of New York City Skyline at Night. ca. 1916, SKY-LINE BY NIGHT, NEW YORK CITY. Showing skyline of Manhattan from Jersey City

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Balistapus Rectangularis Fish. ca. 1914, 250. Humuhumu Nukunuku Apua a

Postcard of Balistapus Rectangularis Fish. ca. 1914, 250. Humuhumu Nukunuku Apua a, (Balistapus Rectangularis). FISHES OF HAWAII

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Granby Street in Norfolk. ca. 1914, GRANBY STREET, LOOKING NORTH, NORFOLK, VA

Postcard of Granby Street in Norfolk. ca. 1914, GRANBY STREET, LOOKING NORTH, NORFOLK, VA. Granby Street half a century ago was little more than a country road

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Ore Freighter. ca. 1908-1910, 4. ORE BOAT PASSING THROUGH SWING BRIDGE AT ASHTABULA

Postcard of Ore Freighter. ca. 1908-1910, 4. ORE BOAT PASSING THROUGH SWING BRIDGE AT ASHTABULA, OHIO

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Nukunuku Fish. ca. 1914, 247. Nukunuku, (Forcipiger Longirostris). FISHES OF HAWAII

Postcard of Nukunuku Fish. ca. 1914, 247. Nukunuku, (Forcipiger Longirostris). FISHES OF HAWAII. The Aquarium at Waikiki, Honolulu, claims the rarest and most beautiful fish in the world

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of New York State Capitol Building. ca. 1914, STATE CAPITOL, ALBANY, N. Y. 84

Postcard of New York State Capitol Building. ca. 1914, STATE CAPITOL, ALBANY, N. Y. 84
Postcard of New York State Capitol Building. ca. 1914, STATE CAPITOL, ALBANY, N.Y. 84

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Andersons Barn. ca. 1914, Andersons Barn, Home of Eighty-five Horses, Newcomb, N. Y

Postcard of Andersons Barn. ca. 1914, Andersons Barn, Home of Eighty-five Horses, Newcomb, N. Y. Adirondack Mts
Postcard of Andersons Barn. ca. 1914, Andersons Barn, Home of Eighty-five Horses, Newcomb, N.Y. Adirondack Mts

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of North Main Street. ca. 1915, NORTH MAIN STREET FROM CITY HALL, FALL RIVER, MASS

Postcard of North Main Street. ca. 1915, NORTH MAIN STREET FROM CITY HALL, FALL RIVER, MASS

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Amusement Ride at Old Orchard Beach. ca. 1913, Pecks Prancing Ponies

Postcard of Amusement Ride at Old Orchard Beach. ca. 1913, Pecks Prancing Ponies, Old Orchard Beach, Me

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of the Derby Racer at Euclid Beach Park. ca. 1914, Derby Racer, Euclid Beach Park

Postcard of the Derby Racer at Euclid Beach Park. ca. 1914, Derby Racer, Euclid Beach Park. Cleveland, Ohio. Fifth City. Euclid Beach Park, located on the shore of Lake Erie

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of League Park in Cleveland. ca. 1914, The American League Ball Park in Cleveland

Postcard of League Park in Cleveland. ca. 1914, The American League Ball Park in Cleveland

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of the Betsy Ross House. ca. 1914, Birthplace of Old Glory, Open to the Public

Postcard of the Betsy Ross House. ca. 1914, Birthplace of Old Glory, Open to the Public. Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Fisherman with Huge Jewfish. ca. 1900-1908, A fisherman proudly stands with his

Postcard of Fisherman with Huge Jewfish. ca. 1900-1908, A fisherman proudly stands with his 362-pound Jewfish caught off Long Beach, California

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Brooklyn Bridge from Tower. ca. 1914, VIEW FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE TOWER, NEW YORK CITY

Postcard of Brooklyn Bridge from Tower. ca. 1914, VIEW FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE TOWER, NEW YORK CITY. Lower Manhattan showing a group of the tallest buildings in the world including the New Woolworth

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Advertisement for Apples. ca. 1915, A Box of Beauties from Beaumont, Calif

Postcard of Advertisement for Apples. ca. 1915, A Box of Beauties from Beaumont, Calif

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Federal Prison in Leavenworth. ca. 1908-1910, Federal Prison, Leavenworth, Kansas

Postcard of Federal Prison in Leavenworth. ca. 1908-1910, Federal Prison, Leavenworth, Kansas

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Second Avenue in St. Petersburg. ca. 1914, SECOND AVENUE, NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FLA

Postcard of Second Avenue in St. Petersburg. ca. 1914, SECOND AVENUE, NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FLA

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Woman Sitting on the Beach. ca. 1914, I m waiting for you on the Beach at Harbert

Postcard of Woman Sitting on the Beach. ca. 1914, I m waiting for you on the Beach at Harbert

Background imageCard Collection: Citizens State Bank of Lake View, Vaults, Chicago, Ill. Postcard. ca

Citizens State Bank of Lake View, Vaults, Chicago, Ill. Postcard. ca. 1914, Citizens State Bank of Lake View, Vaults, Chicago, Ill. Postcard

Background imageCard Collection: Giant Racer, Coney Island, N. Y. Postcard. ca. 1914, Giant Racer, Coney Island, N. Y. Postcard

Giant Racer, Coney Island, N. Y. Postcard. ca. 1914, Giant Racer, Coney Island, N. Y. Postcard
Giant Racer, Coney Island, N.Y. Postcard. ca. 1914, Giant Racer, Coney Island, N.Y. Postcard

Background imageCard Collection: Postcard of Fifth Avenue and Flat Iron Building. ca. 1919, FIFTH AVENUE AND FLAT IRON BUILDING

Postcard of Fifth Avenue and Flat Iron Building. ca. 1919, FIFTH AVENUE AND FLAT IRON BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY. Fifth Avenue here crosses Broadway and 23rd Street

Background imageCard Collection: Our First Defense Postcard. ca. 1917, Our First Defense

Our First Defense Postcard. ca. 1917, Our First Defense




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"Captivating Cards: A Kaleidoscope of Colors and Stories" From testing color blindness to depicting iconic figures, cards have long been a fascinating medium that tells tales from various walks of life. Take the "Colour Blindness Test, " for instance, an intricate patterned card designed to assess one's perception of colors. It serves as a reminder of the diverse ways in which we experience the world around us. Travel back in time with a 1933 American baseball chewing gum card featuring none other than Babe Ruth himself. This collectible piece captures the essence of America's favorite pastime and its cultural significance during that era. Playing cards hold their own allure, as seen in a captivating image from circa 1915. Here, a cowboy and Native American man sit together on a blanket, symbolizing unity amidst diversity—a testament to the power of games bringing people together across different backgrounds. In 1843, John Calcott Horsley crafted the first Christmas card for Sir Henry Cole—an exquisite creation that set off our beloved tradition of exchanging heartfelt greetings during the holiday season. This humble beginning paved the way for countless expressions of love and joy shared through festive cards over centuries. Thanksgiving also found its place among these cherished traditions with an enchanting American Thanksgiving card dating back to around 1900. Its imagery evokes warmth and gratitude while reminding us to appreciate life's blessings. Nature enthusiasts will find solace in observing creatures like the Stripeless Tree Frog perched upon lichen-covered rocks in Extremadura, West Spain—a mesmerizing sight captured by Celia Haddon's lens. Such glimpses into wildlife remind us of nature's beauty and delicate balance. The opening ceremony invitation for Brooklyn Bridge holds historical significance—crafted by Tiffany & Co. , it represents human ingenuity triumphing over seemingly insurmountable challenges. This grand structure stands tall today as an emblematic icon connecting communities physically and metaphorically.