Birmingham, AL: Feeding the swans, Avondale ParkThis vintage linen postcard of Birmingham, Alabama was printed by the Tichnor Brothers of Boston, circa 19301945. It pictures Feeding the swans, Avondale Park, Birmingham, Ala.. It survives as a small, vivid window into Birmingham as travelers once saw it. It comes from the golden age of American "linen" postcards , named for the soft, textured rag paper that gave them their warmth and glow , and belongs to the celebrated Tichnor Brothers Collection.

A charming piece of Iowa City history for any wall

aimed to document significant structures across the Southern United States

and many of the historic streets and neighborhoods that shaped life around Appleton in the 1860s

This vintage linen postcard captures a striking line-up of anti-aircraft guns at the Ordnance Training Center in Aberdeen

when the city was shaped by its manufacturing

dating back to 1820

and elaborate entablatures

elements that exemplify Southern architecture

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This vintage photograph showcases an early Republican-style wooden house located in Warrenton

Sitting near the mouth of the Susquehanna River on the upper Chesapeake Bay

Grand Coulee Dam