John E. Jacob

Wicomico County, Md John E. Jacob

From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily

popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced

during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art.

Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation

snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks,

and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a

picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores

across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in

America's history.

This fascinating new history of Wicomico County and Delmar showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.