The Canadian Picture: Post Card Catalogue, 1988
Name/Title
The Canadian Picture: Post Card Catalogue, 1988Entry/Object ID
2022.81.01Tags
Canadian History, PostcardScope and Content
Book containing information on Canadian postcards, their history and development. It also lists different types of postcards.Context
The book provides historical context behind the creation of postcards and also how postcards have changed. Specifically it discusses the seven postcard periods: 1. Period 1: 1871-1899, early postcards, no advertisements. 2. Period 2: 1900-1914, The Golden Age of picture postcards 3. Period 3: 1914-1918, World War I era, used by soldiers, patriotism and some propaganda 4. Period 4. 1918-1939, Lull in popularity, the Canadian Post Office started producing pictorial postcards in sepia colours 5. Period 5. 1939-1945, World War II, propaganda themed cards to promote joining or supporting the war effort 6. Period 6. 1949-1969, Centenary of the postcard beginning and of Canada, otherwise not 7. Period 7. 1969-Present, Centenary of the Postcard The book is further broken down into sections covering different types of postcards including: advertising, Arctic Canada, Artists, Aviation, Commemorative, Disasters, Exhibitions, Heraldic, Indians and Eskimos, Military, Novelties, Patriotic, Pioneer Cards, Political, Post Office Issues, Publishers, Railways, Ships and Shipping, Social History, Sports, Stamp and Coin Cards.Collection
Canadian History Collection (General)Cataloged By
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Secondary Source