These are reproduction postcards published by
Darling and Company in Seattle.
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| No artist listed. Published around1907. |
From the postcard book:
"A variety of British postal changes in the 1890s changed the demand for picture-postcards from a trickle to a deluge. In the next 30 years countless images were printed on billions of postcards. Photography and art were both utilized and every occasion, historical incident, fad, eccentricity, aspect of knowledge, or enthusiasm was pictured on a postcard. Millions of people collected postcards, which led to an even greater demand. Holidays were also popular subjects for postcards, Christmas chief among them.
Because of the enormous demand for art, and low cost of printing a postcard, publishers were not very discriminating. They frequently allowed poor work to be printed and seemingly were indifferent to the relevance of the illustrations to the theme at hand. Fortunately, excellence was also common, and artist's flights of fancy were given free rein."
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| No artist listed. Published around 1911. |
Looking carefully at this second card, I can just read:
"Design Copyrighted, John Winsch, 1911"
John Winsch was a New York publisher at the turn of the 20th century.
Thank you to the lovely Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday.
Wishing YOU well and a JOY and shopping filled weekend!
John Winsch was a New York publisher at the turn of the 20th century.
Thank you to the lovely Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday.
Wishing YOU well and a JOY and shopping filled weekend!
