Books and Reading through the Lens of the Picture Postcard collection, 1900-1960

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Binder I: Publishers/Book Store Advertising Postcards

(with Authors and Titles)



Binder 1 Folder 1 List of postcards contained in Binder 1


Binder 1 Folder 2 Publishers/Book Store Advertising Postcards: 7 loose postcards


Binder 1 Folder 3 Publishers/Book Store Advertising Postcards: 69 Postcards in 18 sheets


Binder 1 Folder 4 Publishers/Book Store Advertising Postcards: 56 Postcards in 14 sheets

Binder II: Book/Reading Related Postcard



Binder 2 Folder 1 Book/Reading Related Postcards: List of postcards contained in Binder 2


Binder 2 Folder 2 Book/Reading Related Postcards: 4 loose postcards

Christmas (1 card); Library (1 card); Advertisement: Golden Books for Children (1 card); Guttenberg 1400-1900 (1 card)


Binder 2 Folder 3 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Books/Reading as Advertising/Promotion/Poster/Event Art: 28 postcards in 7 sheets


Binder 2 Folder 4 Book/Reading Related Postcard: The Postcard is Depicted as a Book: 28 postcards in 7 sheets


Binder 2 Folder 5 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Bookbinders/Binderies: 3 postcards in 1 sheet

Texas Book Bindery (1 postcard) "Jack and the Beanstalk" Birthday Greeting (1 postcard) Ye horn-booke greeting, Plymouth, MA (1 postcard)


Binder 2 Folder 6 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Advertising for bookcases: 5 postcards in 2 sheet


Binder 2 Folder 7 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Bookmobiles: 31 postcards in 8 sheet (1 is loose)


Binder 2 Folder 8 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Advertisements for Cards and Services: 6 postcards in 2 sheets


Binder 2 Folder 9 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Book Stores/Book Shops/Trade Cards: 42 postcards in 10 sheets


Binder 2 Folder 10 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Religious: 6 postcards in 2 sheets


Binder 2 Folder 11 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Libraries: 95 postcards in 25 sheets (1 loose)


Binder 2 Folder 12 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Limericks: 5 postcards in 2 sheets


Binder 2 Folder 13 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Printing/Publishing: 28 postcards in 7 sheets


Binder 2 Folder 14 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Typewriters: 3 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 2 Folder 15 Book/Reading Related Postcard: Writing/Studying: 4 postcards in 1 sheet

Binder III: Scenes of Reading



Binder 3 Folder 1 List of postcards contained in Binder 3


Binder 3 Folder 2 Three loose postcards: Willy Frisch reading (2 cards), Animal (cat) reading with woman


Binder 3 Folder 3 Animals Reading: 5 postcards in 2 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 4 Children Reading: Boys: 27 postcards in 7 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 5 Children Reading: Boys and Girls Reading Together: 12 postcards in 3 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 6 Children Reading: Girls: 67 postcards in 17 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 7 Children Reading: Girls in Groups: 21 postcards in 6 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 8 Christmas: Reading: 3 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 3 Folder 9 Couples Reading: Serious, Somber: 6 postcards in 2 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 10 Couples Reading: With Child: 5 postcards in 2 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 11 Couples Reading: Romantic: 38 postcards in 10 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 12 Families Reading: 16 postcards in 4 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 13 Father Reading with Children: 14 postcards in 4 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 14 Humorous Reading: 4 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 3 Folder 15 Men Reading: African American: 1 postcard in 1 sheet


Binder 3 Folder 16 Men Reading: Friendly, Flirty, Comic: 9 postcards in 2 sheets (1 is loose)


Binder 3 Folder 17 Men Reading: Groups: 5 postcards in 2 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 18 Men Reading: Pairs: 7 photographs in 2 sheets


Binder 3 Folder 19 Men Reading: Serious, Somber, Studious: 54 postcards in 14 sheets (2 are loose)

Binder IV: Reading: Mixed Groups of Men and Women Reading



Binder 4 Folder 1 Mixed Groups of Men and Women Reading: 10 postcards in 3 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 2 Reading: Religious: 11 postcards in 3 sheets (1 is loose)


Binder 4 Folder 3 Women Reading: African American: 1 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 4 Folder 3 Women Reading: Celebrities: 3 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 4 Folder 4 Women Reading to Children: 36 postcards in 10 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 5 Women Reading to Children (Christmas): 4 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 4 Folder 6 Women Reading: Couples of Pairs: 28 postcards in 8 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 7 Women Reading: Solitary Women Reading (Friendly, Flirty, Flippant): 43 postcards in 11 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 8 Women Reading to Girls: 11 postcards in 3 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 9 Women Reading in Groups: 7 postcards in 2 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 10 Women Reading: Solitary Women (Hand-Tinted): 15 postcards in 4 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 11 Women Reading: Humorous: 3 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 4 Folder 12 Women Reading: Japanese: 2 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 4 Folder 13 Women Reading: Nude: 9 postcards in 3 sheet


Binder 4 Folder 14 Women Reading: Nurses: 2 postcards in 1 sheet


Binder 4 Folder 15 Women Reading: Risque: 13 postcards in 4 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 16 Women Reading: Serious, Somber, Studious: 56 postcards in 14 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 17 Women Reading with Child: 9 postcards in 2 sheets (1 is loose)

(Series of sets; multi-card stories)


Binder 4 Folder 18 Women Reading: Series or Story Cards: 46 postcards in 12 sheets


Binder 4 Folder 19 Women Reading: Teacher Reading to Class Outdoors: 1 postcards in 1 sheet