Finding Resources: Postcards

Postcards: Greetings from the Prints & Photographs Division Research Guide

• Selected collections
  • Panoramic and oversized postcards
  • Postcards of Native Americans
  • Postcards of churches in the United States
  • Postcards of churches outside the United States
  • Postcards of scenic views and tourist attractions
  • Advertisement postcards
• Search tips
• Reference works
• Related resources

Africana Historic Postcard Collection

• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Djibouti
• Eritrea and Ethiopia
• French Islands, Mayotte, Reunion
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Tanzania
• The Comoros
• Uganda
• Islam in sub-Saharan Africa

U.S. postcards variety pack

Russian postcards

Cuban postcards

Palestine postcards

Postcards to the Wright Brothers

Library blog posts & articles

• A Cup of Tea with Trans-Siberian Railway Postcards 4 Corners of the World
• Postcards from America Library of Congress Magazine July/August, 2024
• Postcards of World War I Folklife Today

Learning resources

• Postcard activity ideas Read Write Think
• Animated Postcard TPS Teachers Network
• Reminders from the Ceiling Breakers: Create and Share Postcards Showcasing Women Who Defied Stereotypes TPS Teachers Network