Aviation postcards
Written by admin on 16 November, 2009 – 7:06 am -Although prior to the Wright Brothers there were forms of aviation such as the hot air balloon, it was Wilbur and Orville's innovation which really allowed aviation postcards to take off (pun shamelessly intended). Even then, there were few true aviation postcards until Louis Bleriot made his first cross channel flight in 1909. This event seemed to grab public attention and a new postcard genre was officially born. Prior to 1909 aviation postcards had been reliant upon local photographers being in the right place and the right time and then being able to find a local printer wiling to publish their work. Consequently, aviation postcards prior to 1909 are in short supply and generally don't display photographers or publishers names. In... more
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