Ephemera collecting is a hobby of mine. Postcards are just one example of what you can collect.

I have an evergrowing number of cards that I have collected during my travels. Best purchase places include antique shops, shops or dealers specializing in Ephemera items. Postcards are just a small sampling of such paper products that you may be interested in viewing or starting a collection of your own. It is amazing how much local history is recorded through postcards.

The following three post cards are samples of postcards for online viewing at the Rochester Rublic Library. Supplied here as examples of the quality available despite many cards reaching the century mark since original publication.

Support your local library. View their collections for pleasure or to expand your search capabilities and possibilities to expand your own search and collecting.

click on card to see enlargement and to appreciate the quality/age
and to appreciate Upstate New York

Location: Irondequoit Bay (Rochester,NY)











Remember if you purchase cards for your collection, keep the original intact. Do not destroy the history of the card. If scanning one of your ephemera items, save an original file before making a copy that you may digitally improve for presentation purposes.


Materials presented here are for sharing/educational purposes only, especially to increase awareness of community resources and to preserve local history.

Support The Rochester Museum and Science Center. Preserve local history efforts.

http://collections.rmsc.org/LibCat/libraries.html

From the Collections of the Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY.