{"title":"Pre-Linen Litho \u0026 Linen Postcards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold, textured era of American postcard design — from early color lithography to the vibrant linen style — celebrated for its color, charm, and mid‑century travel imagery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre‑Linen Lithograph\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLinen\u003c\/strong\u003e postcards showcase the transition from early color printing to the iconic linen look that defined early postcard design and mid‑century American tourism imagery. \u003cem\u003ePre‑Linen Lithograph\u003c\/em\u003e postcards (1907 - 1929) were printed using smooth‑surface chromolithography and tinted halftone methods, producing soft, painterly color views. 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Examples combining colorful linen-era promotional artwork with military service backs are less commonly encountered today and appeal to both postcard collectors and WWII ephemera enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis striking linen-era postcard promotes \u003cstrong\u003eButte, Montana — “The Richest Hill on Earth”\u003c\/strong\u003e — with bold poster-style artwork featuring a miner, a prospector, and iconic frontier imagery. The vivid red background, simplified figures, and booster-era slogans reflect the energetic graphic style of 1940s American tourism advertising, celebrating Butte as the “Last of the Western Frontier Towns,” “Metropolis of the Treasure State,” and the “World’s Greatest Mining Camp.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this example especially notable is its \u003cstrong\u003eW.V.S. Train Service\u003c\/strong\u003e reverse, produced for correspondence by service members traveling aboard troop trains during World War II. 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Its sweeping \u003cstrong\u003eArt Deco design\u003c\/strong\u003e and monumental scale made it one of the last great \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican railroad terminals \u003c\/strong\u003econstructed during the golden age of rail travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage linen era souvenir postcard titled, \u003cem\u003e“Bird’s-Eye View of Cincinnati, Ohio — Union Terminal in Foreground,”\u003c\/em\u003e published by Kraemer Art of Cincinnati and numbered 38757. The postcard presents a vibrant panoramic view of downtown Cincinnati with the city’s monumental Union Terminal prominently featured in the foreground beneath a bright blue sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompleted in 1933, Cincinnati Union Terminal remains one of America’s most celebrated Art Deco transportation buildings and today houses several museums within the Cincinnati Museum Center. 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Packaged in a protective postcard sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #6A7A8A; background-color: #f4f6f8;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #4a5560; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eArchitectural \u0026amp; Chicago History Appeal\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003ePre-linen Chicago postcards remain popular with collectors of early skyscrapers, YMCA history, downtown hotel architecture, and Curt Teich printing history. The combination of bold urban architecture, transitional printing style, and period advertising language gives this card strong visual and historical appeal despite its condition issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Genuine Curt Teich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39860539326531,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0114\/3262\/4186\/files\/Illinois_Chicago_YMCA_High_Rise.jpg?v=1778084168"},{"product_id":"prospect-point-cabins-spring-lake-michigan-vintage-linen-postcard","title":"Prospect Point Cabins SPRING LAKE MICHIGAN Vintage Linen Postcard","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage linen era souvenir postcard, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Prospect Point at Spring Lake, Michigan,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e featuring a row of red and green roofed summer cabins.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on back, Prospect Point. Post Office: Spring Lake, Michigan. Modern lodge and private hotel cottages. Accommodations for 150 guests. Unusual meals, private beach, golf and tennis nearby, shuffleboard, motion pictures, water sports, organized entertainment. Midnight snacks. Select clientele. Phone Spring Lake 2450. Other Joe Bachunas Resorts. Tabor Farm, Sodus, Mich. (Near Benton Harbor). Hotel Macatawa, Mich. (Near Holland).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eArt Tone 'Glor-Var' finished. 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By the 1940s, colorful linen postcards like this became popular souvenirs for tourists attending Carnival festivities, helping spread the imagery and mythology of New Orleans Mardi Gras across the country during the golden age of American travel postcards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vivid 1947 linen postcard captures the \u003cem\u003eKing of Rex \u003c\/em\u003eatop an elaborate shell-shaped Mardi Gras float, surrounded by costumed attendants and mounted escorts. The richly saturated colors and textured linen finish showcase the bold graphic appeal of mid-century American souvenir printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted by \u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Curt Teich\u003c\/strong\u003e as part of the \u003cstrong\u003eC.T. Art Colortone \u003c\/strong\u003eseries (Card #9A-H951) and distributed by \u003cstrong\u003eA. Hirschwitz\u003c\/strong\u003e of New Orleans, this postcard documents the height of postwar Mardi Gras tourism. The reverse identifies the scene as the King's float arriving at City Hall to receive the symbolic keys to the city before the evening royal festivities and visit to the Court of Comus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #6A7A8A; background-color: #f4f6f8;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #4a5560; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eHistorical Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRex\u003c\/strong\u003e, officially the “King of Carnival,” was created in 1872 to help organize Mardi Gras celebrations and welcome visiting Russian Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich to New Orleans. 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