Large Letter Postcard - Oakland CA

Vintage postcard
Linen era, circa 1942
Tichnor Bros., publishers

Sightseeing travel collectible 
Multi view points-of-interest, including the Bay Bridge. 

Oakland is a busy port city (5th largest in the nation) and the county seat of Alameda County, California.
It was largely industrial for a long time, and is sometimes compared to Brooklyn NY for its young, broke and hustling nightlife and arts scene.


The heyday of large-letter postcards was the 1930s through the 1950s, which is considered the linen era among postcard collectors for the profusion of textured-paper postcards printed during those decades. Prominent printers of that era include Curt Teich & Co. of Chicago, Tichnor Brothers of Boston, and E.C. Kropp of Milwaukee. The souvenir postcards printed by these companies and others usually trumpeted the virtues of states, cities, military bases, and tourist attractions, including national and state parks. Often topped by the words “Greetings From,” the cards are recognizable for their blocky, 3-D letters packed with illustrations or photographs of scenic local sights.


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