Iconic Kansas City from Our Postcard Past

Postcards were the “instant messages” of their day, a means of communicating hometown pride, civic identity, and a visitor’s curiosity. But where today’s electronic missives disappear with a click, the images and notes on vintage postcards endure – doorways to lost worlds. Steve Noll, executive director of the Jackson County Historical Society and a postcard collector, leads an illustrated walk through Kansas City’s postcard history. This event is keyed to the exhibit Greetings from Kansas City: Postcard Views of a Midwestern Metropolis, 1900-1950 currently on display at the Central Library. First shown in 2013, the exhibit is being reprised after earning the American Library Association’s Excellence in Library Programming Award.
More in this series:
24
Jun
Brandon G. Kinney: The Mormon War of 1838
Central Library |
2:00pm
15
Jul
Johnny D. Boggs - Jesse James and the Movies
Central Library |
2:00pm
26
Aug
Douglas D. Scott - Missouri Civil War Archaeology
Central Library |
2:00pm
9
Sep
Lori Cox-Paul - Finding Your Family in the 1940 U....
Central Library |
2:00pm

Iconic Kansas City from Our Postcard Past

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