Collection contains postcards acquired at various times by the Rubenstein Library at Duke. Collection is organized into three main categories--International, United States, and Miscellaneous. The International postcards are arranged by country and include cards from France, Italy, Canada, England, Germany, Japan, Spain, and Russia. The United States postcards cover many states, with large numbers from North Carolina and Virginia. Subjects represented include ships, food, African-Americans, agriculture, heads of state, flowers and plants, advertising, love and friendship, Confederate memorials, poetry, and animals. There are also many cards of a humorous nature.
