Further Resources

The following is only a small selection of available print and digital resources related to postcard prodction. It focuses on the time period (1920 to 1950) and geographical scope (United States) of this exhibit, but many more resources are available for other places and time periods.

Print Resources

Meikle, Jeffrey L. Postcard America: Curt Teich and the Imaging of a Nation: 1931-1950. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2016.

Prochaska, David, and Jordana Mendelson. Postcards: Ephemeral Histories of Modernity. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2010.

Digital Resources

Bassett, Fred. "Wish You Were Here!: The Story of the Golden Age of Picture Postcards in the United States." New York State Library: Postcard Collection, Appendix C. August 16, 2016. http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/qc16510ess.htm. Accessed September 1, 2018.

Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection. The Newberry Library. Chicago, Illinois.

Lake County Discovery Museum. "Guide to Dating Curt Teich Postcards." The Newberry Library: Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection. 2011. PDF file. https://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/researchguide-attachments/Teich_Postcard_Dating_Guide_2016.pdf. Accessed September 1, 2018.

Petrulis, Alan. MetroPostcard.com. http://www.metropostcard.com/index.html. Accessed September 1, 2018.

Smithsonian Institution Archvies. Greetings from the Smithsonian: A Postcard History. https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/greetings-smithsonian. Accessed September 1, 2018.

United States Postal Service. "Stamped Cards and Postcards." Postal History. September 2014. PDF file. http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/stamped-cards-and-postcards.pdf. Accessed September 1, 2018.