PC-000-748

Real Photo Post Card of an early San Diego home with a telephone/telegraph pole in front

 

1900s

 

 

The Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) process allowed amateur and professional photographers to take "snap shots," deliver the film to a photo-finishing shop, and take away postcards ready for mailing. Kodak invented the process and dominated the market for the paper used, but other papers, including the Cyko brand used for this card, were also manufactured. The stamp box usually indicated the type of paper used, and indices have been built detailing the years during which each version of postcard backing was manufactured. In this case, the Cyko paper was made between 1903 and 1905. Another indication of a date in this period is the "undivided" nature of the back of the card, which was reserved by the US Post Office for the address until 1907. This explains the large white spaces around the photograph, which had to be used for any return address and message. There is no information given about the location or ownership of the home.

San Diego; Residences; Real Photo Post Cards; RPPC; Cyko photo papers; Kodak; Picture postcards; Houses; Homes; Undivided backs

 

California - San Diego

 

 

MS-0008

 

 

Postcard

3.5 inches x 5.5 inches

No

 

 

 

Image

TIFF

19.35 MB