Publisher's Synopsis
Drawing on one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of postcards anywhere, 'The Postcard Age' traces how big historical and cultural themes of the modern era played out on the postcards tiny canvas. Taken together, the almost 400 postcards represented in this book provide a vivid picture of the concerns, trends and pastimes of another era as well as a sampler of the artistic and historical riches offered by these messengers of the modern age.
