Postcards Show the Year 2000 (circa 1900)

'The Moving Pavement'
Why has this not been fully realized yet? It's 2007 and I still have to walk to the bus. It's an outrage!

"... an amazing collection of postcards from the dawn of the twentieth century that depict what life would be like in the year 2000 ..."

Postcards Show the Year 2000 (circa 1900) over at Paleo-Future. (via Couldal Partners)

CRAZY FISH POSTCARDS

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These postcards have been printed in the 1950's, in my hometown Toulouse (France). From time to time i bought some in a thrift shop (un bazar) near my apartment, they have tons of them. You can find more kitschissime postcards scans from the 60s and 70s on my Flick'r "nostalgia" set.

Theatres on Postcards

"Hälsingborg, Konserthuset"
Country: Sweden (Sverige)
City: Helsingborg (Hälsingborg)
Location: Drottninggatan 19

"Concert hall, built 1931-1932 by Sven Markelius. Opened 12 Nov 1932. Home to the Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. 903 seats. "

Bonus: Chris at Ultra Swank has posted some very nice scanned postcards from Helsingborg from the 1960s.

Carthalia - Theatres on Postcards (via Look At This)

Is Jayne Mansfield really dead?

Via Flick'r pool Weird postcards
You're invited to upload your own crazy odd postcards!

Ford Pardons Nixon

Bad Postcards commemorates the 36th anniversary of Nixon's pardon with this horrible Dick-in-wax postcard. The only thing is needs to make it look more like tricky Dick is a five o'clock shadow. Thanks for the nightmares, Bad Postcards!

Thinking of You

"Dearest Mother,
I was passing by the Asylum for Insane Indians, and naturally my thoughts drifted to you."

"You asked me to send a note to Grandma, so I thought a cute animal postcard would bring a little sunshine into her day."

"Next, I'm traveling south for a little sun, fun and vivisection in the Florida Keys at Johnny Brantner's world famous Feshin' Hole in Marathon. Ta ta for now, love to all,

Ange"



You can share your own collection of hideous postcards at Live Journal's Ugly Postcards group.

French Postcards (not that kind)

Damn, you all are getting SO well trained! I am getting great links left & right today. This very excellent collection of kitsch-infested French postcards comes via my Stumble-pal Hapax and I had to share it in case you haven't seen it yet.

Voici Etienne et son nouveau tourne-disque (la bas)! Je parle le francais comme une Francoisienne, n'est-ce pas?




And please, don't try to tell me that the pets on the postcard below are "well trained".

Chrome is good

Vintage Chrome Postcards is very good.

Vintage Chrome Postcards of Dale & Roy is the very Best.

Mr Bingo's vintage postcards

Andorra or Magalluf (Mallorca)?
Hm ...?

Mr Bingo's vintage postcards, set at Flickr. (via I like)

Postcards of the Past

Inn of Tomorrow. Anaheim, CA


Broadway Village Garden Apartments. Anaheim, CA

Postcards of the Past at Synthetrix - Photos Of the Forgotten (like: Skateboarding at the Anaheim Convention Center in the 1970s and 1968 Disneyland Hotel Brochure). (via Ultra Swank)

Lisa Krivacka

"When I was growing up, my family never went on a real vacation, so, once I left home and traveled a little, I became fascinated by travel postcards and began to collect them. I am especially interested in the postcards that depict banal destinations, like the State Highway Building in Columbia South Carolina, or the Rotary Club in Chicago, Il. I am also drawn to the outwardly innocent motels and diners, that probably don’t exist anymore. "
Lisa Krivacka: Paintings. (via gmtPlus9 (-15))
Painting displayed here: 'Concession Stand', found in American Standard. Click image for better view at source.

Old Japanese Picture Postcards

"Kyoto3 - The annual Cherry Dance (Miyako Odori) was first performed in March 1872 by Geisha of the Gion district. Since then it has been performed in April at the Kaburenjo (Geisha School). Musical accompaniment is by singing, shamisen, drums and bells."
Click image for large view at source.

Old Japanese Picture Postcards collected by Hans Gruen. (via IWR)

Exaggeration - Vintage Antique Postcards

Well, we all know what The Cramps says about Cornfed Dames... But this is redicilous!

Exaggeration - Old Vintage Antique Postcards at OldPostcards.com (via Jaf Project)

Chaplin Postcards

'Chaplin - Mutual 1917' "This very rare Official Post Card is from Charlie's Mutual days."
(click image for larger view)

Postcards of Charlie Chaplin at Chaplin Film Locations Then & Now (via Rashomon)

Pétanque French Postcards

Pétanque (Boules) French Postcards (at Pétanque.org) Have fun - but don't forget: Thou shall only play boules, as you promised your wife. (via Bibi's Box)

Carthalia - Theatres on Postcards

Metropoltheater Berlin

CARTHALIA shows my collection of old and new postcards of exterior and interior views of theatres of all times worldwide. [...] you can already have a look at over 3580 images of over 1800 buildings in 98 countries.

CARTHALIA includes ancient theatres, drama theatres, opera houses, variety theatres, cabarets, music halls, cinemas, spa theatres, garden theatres, ship theatres, open-air stages, concert halls (especially for classical music) and similar buildings. Also included are cards depicting theatre fires, theatre ruins, and plans, models, or paintings of theatres.

Postcards of Alameda

Maybe it's because I'm very sensitive today dealing with a minor hangover. Maybe it's because I'm a sucker for sunsets. I don't know.... but THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!

Sunset from Encinal Boat House [Click the beauty for A GREAT BIG VIEW at source]

"The following postcards of Alameda, CA (including cards of Neptune Beach, Surf Beach, Park St, Webster St, the Webster Street Bridge, the old Bay Farm Island Bridge, and much more) are a great visual look back at Alameda's history and are the result of ten different individual collectors who have contributed their scans to this site." (via grow-a-brain)

Retro: Postcards used as advertising

"MORIS CROWLEY - Britain's First Family Car In Perfomance, Roomines and Style"

Edwardian Delights: Postcards - Advertising (via Life In The Present)
http://www.edwardian-delights.com/salesadv.htm

A.1.

Michael Leigh's A.1.Mail Art Archive has been blogged here before. But I think it deserves some more attention. Here follows a short interview with the man himself (A.1.) about mailart and his blogging efforts:

Z - Why are you doing this?

A.1. - Well, it seemed obvious to me that once we had the new scanner and the ability to blog the result would be an online selection from the 25 year archive! I was surprised that nobody had thought of doing it before really. Also the archive is gathering dust and cobwebs in a damp coal shed at the back of the house and I decided that I must rescue it and put it all in sealed plastic boxes before it got eaten by mice! So while i sort through the archive and check it all I find little gems that I put to one side for scanning. It's quite a thrill to re-discover some of these wonderful envelopes, postcards and objects again after many years.

Z - Could you tell us a little about the mail art movement (in terms of history and ideology).

A.1. - Everyone has their own view point on the mailart network, so as I see it Ray Johnson was generally considered the founder of the thing we know as mailart today (some people would quibble about this and the name used to describe it) when he founded the New York Correspondance (sic) School of Art which grew from his circle of friends to an ever wider circle until it was a global thing (this was in the early tomid sixties). Other people came along to shape it into the network we know today adding their own ideologies and rules and non-rules etc. but generally mail art is democratic artform that is outside the commercial gallery system and no money is involved, the work is exchanged between artists or practitioners who organise their own projects and exhibitions through the postal system.

Z - I've heard that you possess one of the biggest rubber stamps in the world. Has this item been used in your art?

A.1. - I have printed with it and it has been the subject of artworks like a hand carved rubber stamp of me holding it and postcards of it being used etc. but it's rather cumbersome to use on a daily basis and takes a while to ink up being 18 inches high and weighing over 6 kilos!

Z - Is there something inside of these fancy envelopes?

A.1. - Ofcourse. All the fancy envelopes contain letters or prints of photo-copies or magazines or casettes etc. Anything that can be sent through the mail infact!

And now there is another blog managed by Michael: Obscure.
http://a1mailart.blogspot.com/

/Z

Corkscrew Postcards

The Virtual Corkscrew Museum has a special section dedicated to postcards. Have a look at some drunks and bums and check out the woman pulling corks.
You should always keep a corkscrew in your reach! You never know when it'll come in handy... (via Life In The Present)
http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/postcard/postdex.htm

/Z