Postcards as social documentary.

As we discussed earlier, the postcard has been around for centuries. They are both secondary historical documents, and a way of circulating "art" - be that photography, or drawn / painted art.

​I am an ardent collector of the postcard as an art form in itself, and I've added some of the types of postcard I collect. 

From the stereotypical "Seaside" postcard, we can also see traditional "visitor" site postcards, as well as many artistic and neo-sexual and fetish elements.
While, the hayday of the postcard is well past, many museums and visitor attractions remain selling these style of "social documentary" publications.