Linen Postcard Showcase

This is a display of linen postcards from my collection. I have chosen one from each of the categories featured in the Linen Postcards book by Mark Werther and Lorenzo Mott.

I love the colorful and graphic linen postcards, but I dislike the typical linen view card unless it falls into one of the other categories I collect. I am a low-budget collector—I like to look for attractive and/or interesting linen cards in the lower price ranges.

• GREETINGS/LARGE LETTER

Greetings From South Dakota.

• HUMOR – COMIC, CARTOON, & EXAGGERATION

Come on up—the fishin's great. This is only a minnow.

• HUMAN INTEREST – PEOPLE, JOBS, CROWDS

Colorful Floats in Aquatennial Parade. Minneapolis, Minn.

• SPECIAL LINEN BACKS

Brach's coupon on the back of a 1933 Chicago World's Fair postcard offers 24 postcard views of the fair for 21¢.

• LAND, SEA & AIR

The New Streamliner "400" — Chicago and North Western Line.

• SUN & FUN

Sand in My Shoes. Florida.

• PIN UP & BATHING BEAUTIES

No Peeking!

• ROADSIDE

Heinie's Motel and Inn, State Highway 199, Fostoria, Ohio.

• HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, BARS & NIGHTCLUBS

The King of the Sea. 53rd Street at 3rd Avenue, New York.

• MIAMI BEACH DECO

Looking North on Collins Avenue from Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida.

• GLITZ – ATLANTIC CITY, HOLLYWOOD & LAS VEGAS

Residence of Dotothy Lamour, Beverly Hills, California.

• CITIES – NEW YORK, CHICAGO & SAN FRANCISCO

Chicago Public Library, Newberry Library, John Crerar Library, Harper Memorial Library.

• DECO BUILDING & MONUMENTS

Monument To Civilians and Veterans Who Lost Their Lives in 1935 Hurricane, Islamorada Key, Florida.

• MAIN STREET, SHOPS & STOREFRONTS

Nob Hill Business Center, 3500 Central Ave., Albuquerque, N.M.

• AMUSEMENT & ENTERTAINMENT

Triceratops, Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, So. Dak.

• SPORTS

Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, N.Y.

• WORLD’S FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS

Marchant Calculating Machine Company Exhibit at the New York World's Fair (1939)

• NATIONAL PARKS & MONUMENTS

Lobby, Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada.

• WESTERN

Western Philosophy.

• MILITARY/PATRIOTIC

USA. Liberty and Justice for All.

• PROGRESS/INDUSTRIAL

La Grange, Illinois, Home of the Streamline.

• ADVERTISING

The back lists 20 cities where Mayflower Shops were located.

• ANIMALS

Buffalo Cow, White-tailed Deer, Bob Cat, Antelope, Coyote,
Diamond-backed Rattlesnake.

• FRONTIER & THE PACIFIC RIM

Tourist Map of Alaska and the Yukon Territory.

• NIGHT & LIGHT

Budweiser Naturama, Times Square, New York.

• SUNRISE & SUNSET

Moonlight in the Sunshine State, Florida.

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