New Exhibit Opening May 12Ever Yours: Postcards From the Golden AgePostcards are deeply personal. Anyone who has sent or received a colorful cardboard rectangle with the words “Wish you were here” recognizes their power to connect us to one another. The early twentieth-century postcards from our collection are beautiful and accessible historical documents which reflect the social fascinations of the time. The history of their production, circulation, and collection during the Golden Age of their popularity (1907-1915) foreshadows the social networks of our present moment. Image: This postcard from the Mockler Collection shows a view from Flint Lake. The postcard is dated 1909 and is addressed to Mr. Carl Aldrich at 1502 Washington Avenue in Springfield, MO. The message on the back reads, “Two of us girls were out here yesterday. It is a mighty pretty place. Will write letter Sunday. Ever yours, EWM.”
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