Postcards
Title
Postcards
Description
Invented in 1869, picture postcards first appeared in the United States in 1873. Postcards soon became a popular means of communication, requiring only a penny's worth of postage. Simple and inexpensive, tourists also began collecting postcards as an ideal keepsake souvenir of places visited. They became a major collector's item between 1904 and 1912, an era often referred to as the “Golden Age” of the postcard. The popularity of the postcard continued with the real photo postcard. With manufacturers able to print thousands of copies of a particular image, postcard racks appeared at every tourist attraction.
As in other Western cities, Spokane boosters used postcards to promote tourism and create souvenirs. They also boasted of the scenery with pictures of mountains, streams, and other natural views.
As in other Western cities, Spokane boosters used postcards to promote tourism and create souvenirs. They also boasted of the scenery with pictures of mountains, streams, and other natural views.
Source
Postcard Collection. Northwest Room. Spokane Public Library.
Collection Items
Great Kettle Falls of the Columbia, Eastern Washington.
Great Kettle Falls of the Columbia, Eastern Washington.
Lourdes Academy and Catholic Church, Ellensburg, Wash.
Lourdes Academy and Catholic Church, Ellensburg, Wash.
Training School, Washington Normal, Ellensburg, Wash.
Training School, Washington Normal, Ellensburg, Wash.
Picnicking on the Spokane River.
"One of the New City Parks at Spokane, Wash." This is Riverside State Park, which was originally a city park but transferred to the state in the 1930s.
Davenport Fountain, Duncan Gardens, Manito Park, Spokane, Washington.
"Davenport Fountain, Duncan Gardens, Manito Park, Spokane, Washington. Erected in 1956. Presented to the citizens of Spokane in memory of Louis M. Davenport by his wife and son."