Introduction
The postcard is a true social and cultural phenomenon of the 20th century.
This new form of illustrated correspondence—fast and inexpensive—with its international network for the production and distribution of photographic images, embodies the ambitions of modern Western society.
↘︎ Exhibition Curators: Marie-Eve Bouillon, Photography Project Manager, National Archives, and Carine Peltier, Head of the Image Library, Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
↘︎ Co-production: Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac Museum, Paris; Nicéphore Niépce Museum, Chalon-sur-Saône; Roger-Viollet Collections of the Historical Library of the City of Paris, Director of Collections – National Archives and Archives Nationales, Paris
Photography credits: Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, n°3, E.C. Kropp co Milwaukee
Galerie
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Le "Fer a Cheval" vu depuis l'ile de Goat, Chutes du Niagara, 1909 © Anonyme - Collection particulière -
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Times Square de nuit, New York City, ca. 1918-1925 © H. Finkelstein & Son - Collection particulière -
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Le Times Building et Broadway de nuit, New York City, 1928 © Manhattan Post Card Company - Collection particulière -
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Le North American Building, Philadelphie, 1907 © Photo and Art Postal Card Company - Collection particulière -
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Le Pont de Brooklyn, New York City, 1918 © H. Finkelstein & Son - Collection particulière