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Comic Characters
Playful people, exaggerated personalities, cartoon figures, and comic scenes created to make the recipient smile.
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The Lighter Side of Postcard History
Humor
Humor Gallery
A cheerful exhibition of comic artwork, playful messages, exaggeration, and the jokes that traveled through the mail.
Featured Comic Exhibit
Humor Featured Postcard
Turn the postcard over to examine the message side, then use the magnify control for a closer museum view.
Greetings from Humor Collection
Dear Friend,
This space will show the actual handwritten message from the scanned postcard back.
Wish you were here!
This space will show the actual handwritten message from the scanned postcard back.
Wish you were here!
Postage
Recipient Name
Street Address
City and State
Street Address
City and State
Currently viewing: postcard front
Humor Featured PostcardHumor CollectionMuseum Accession No. PendingPostcard selection pendingClarence E. Pridemore Jr. Collection
Postcard selection pendingMuseum Accession No. Pending
The Humor Collection
Postcards on Display
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Humor postcards will appear here as they are published.
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Humor Gallery Rooms
Each room will open as humorous postcards are scanned, researched, and prepared for exhibition.
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Romance & Courtship
Flirting, teasing, misunderstandings, and humorous observations about love, dating, and marriage.
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Travel Mishaps
Overpacked travelers, missed trains, crowded hotels, roadside surprises, and the lighter side of vacationing.
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Work & Daily Life
Jobs, chores, money troubles, household confusion, and ordinary frustrations transformed into postcard comedy.
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Tall Tales
Impossible catches, oversized vegetables, giant animals, and wonderfully exaggerated scenes from another era.
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Risque Humor
Witty double meanings, mischievous illustrations, and cheeky jokes that reflect changing social attitudes.
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Laughter Across Generations
Jokes Sent Through the Mail
Humorous postcards offered an inexpensive way to share a joke, tease a friend, or brighten someone's day.
Their illustrations preserve old slang, social customs, stereotypes, fashions, and changing ideas about what people considered funny.
Together, they form a lively record of popular humor from a different time.
Humor Gallery by the Numbers
6Humor Gallery Rooms
1Featured Comic Exhibit
ManyStyles of Vintage Humor
WeeklyNew Museum Additions
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The Fun Is Just Beginning
New humorous postcards will be added as the museum collection is scanned, researched, and prepared for visitors.
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