That’s Distinctive!: Kansas Postcards
Check the blog each Friday for a new “That’s Distinctive!” post. I created the series because I genuinely believe there is something in our collections for everyone, whether you’re writing a paper or just want to have a look. “That’s Distinctive!” will provide a more lighthearted glimpse into the diverse and unique materials at Spencer – including items that many people may not realize the library holds. If you have suggested topics for a future item feature or questions about the collections, feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this page.
This week on That’s Distinctive! I am sharing some items from our collection of Kansas Postcard Company postcards. The postcards date from around 1990-1991. The Kansas Postcard Company was based in Lawrence, Kansas, in the early 1990s and was involved in an effort to send card to soldiers oversees. The collection houses an array of postcards with photos of scenery from all over the state. The captions below include the text on the back of each postcard.
![Color postcard of a stream winding through green fields speckled with trees.](https://blogs.lib.ku.edu/spencer/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RH-PH-522_Box-1_Kansas-prairie-stream.jpg)
![Color postcard of red and yellow flowers along a barbed wire fence.](https://blogs.lib.ku.edu/spencer/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RH-PH-522_Box-1_Meade-County-wildflowers.jpg)
![Color postcard of trees along a river.](https://blogs.lib.ku.edu/spencer/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RH-PH-522_Box-1_Spring-River-Cherokee-County.jpg)
![Color postcard of a large rock formation surrounded by prairie grasses.](https://blogs.lib.ku.edu/spencer/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RH-PH-522_Box-1_Castle-Rock-Gove-County.jpg)
Tiffany McIntosh
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