Written by admin on 4 January, 2010 – 9:15 pm -
In the Edwardian heyday of the postcard, sports such as football and the like just weren't the multi-million pound businesses that they are today. Just as now, though, they were immensely popular amongst the general population and the industry produced postcards featuring many of the teams and stars of the day. Footballers, athletes, swimmers, rowers, rugby players, golfers, cricketers, jockeys and horses - all were featured, both in close up and in action.
Sporting locations were also featured. Apart from the various stadiums, race courses were featured quite heavily - they were very popular amongst the race-going fraternity. It's interesting to note also that there wasn't the modern day squeamishness about blood sports. There are a number of examples of such postcards which feature the 'business end' of such pastimes.
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