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ouRiSM has been cant industry in Barbara area since when the region touted as a mecca

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family and friends on picture postcards.

The natural beauty and historic sights of the region made it a popular subject for postcard publishers, while local boosters used the medium of the picture postal card to advertise the charms of the area.

seekers. Prior to this period, travel to and from Santa Barbara meant braving tor tuous mountain roads or treacherous tidal

Today, tourism is one of Santa Barbara’s most important industries, and the pic ture postcard is still very much a part of the tourist scene.

beaches on horseback or by coach. Ships did call, but the lack of a deep-water wharf meant pitching through the surf in small boats in order to gain the shore.

The construction of Stearns Wharf in 1875

The Postcard—A Short History

arrival of the railroad in

The origin of the government-issued correspondence or postal card dates back to Austria in 1869. The U.S. government issued their first postal card in 1873.

These cards bore no image; they were pri marily used by companies for advertis ing. The federal government issued its first picture postal cards in 1893, to be sold at the World’s Columbian Exposi tion in Chicago.

By this time, private companies were also issuing picture postcards, known variously as Private Mailing Cards, Mail Cards or Souvenir Cards. Only cards is-

1887 were major steps in connecting San ta Barbara to a national transportation network, making it easier for an ever growing number of visitors to sample what this area had to offer. A prolifera tion of books, pamphlets and brochures boasted of the South Coast’s mild cli mate, healthful hot springs and beautiful beaches.

Certainly an important spur to Santa Barbara’s growing fame as a desirable des tination were the images and laudatory words visitors here would send off to

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sued by che federal government could be labeled postcards, until this restriction was dropped in 1901. Controversy also surrounded the U.S. postal decree that privately produced cards had to be mailed at the two-cent letter rate, while cards is sued by the Post Office could be mailed for only one cent. Although these rates may seem ridiculously low today, one hundred years ago this discrepancy in rates caused a tremendous outcry. Increas ing public pressure resulted in the passage of the Private Mailing Card Act of 1898 which ushered in what has been called the "Golden Age" of the picture postcard.

During this Golden Age, which lasted from 1898 until the advent of the First World War, postcard collecting became an international mania. It is estimated

that some one billion cards were sold in the U.S. alone in 1905. This era was characterized by the beautifully-hued cards produced by lithographers in Ger many; the cards most highly prized by collectors then and now. In fact, the end of this Golden Age is marked by the cut off in supply of cards from Germany caused by the war.

An interesting feature of the cards produced during the early years of this period was the large white space that of ten surrounded the image. This was due to the fact that the U.S. government only allowed the address to appear on the backside of a card. Any message the cor respondent wished to send had to be squeezed onto the image side. Not until 1907 do we see cards with a divided back

This linen card ofLos Banos del7Aar is an example ofthe poor quality ofcard produced during this period. The use ofthe cross-hatched card stock o-nd cheap ink resulted in an image neither crisp nor clear. The border adds little to the card’s appeal. Los Banos delTiarwas recently de clared a City Landmark-

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that allowed for both message and ad dress.

The demise of the German card man ufacturers was followed by a deterioration in the quality of image in the picture postcard. Domestic producers often stint ed on ink costs by producing cards with large white borders. This era lasted until around 1930 and was followed by the na dir of postcard production quality, the linen period. During this era, which last-

ed until about 1940, cards were charac terized by cheap inks in gaudy colors and by a cross-hatched paper of rough tex ture that gave the period its name. In 1939, the Union Oil Company introduced a set of 85 cards featuring a process that transferred color film directly to card stock. These cards featured the glossy color images familiar to us today and mark the beginning of the modern-day chrome era.

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Right: The beach has always been one of Santa Barbara’s primary attractions, and this idyllic scene of the first Los Banos del Mar would be bound to attract visitors. One can also just make out in the right background another tum-of-the<entury landmarks the Dibhlee mansion.

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Santa Barbara and the Postcard Both national and local publishers pro duced Santa Barbara postcards. The for mer often dealt in rather common or obvi ous scenes—the Old Mission, Castle Rock, the grand hotels, major civic celebrations such as the Old Spanish Days Fiesta. The most prolific of these firms were wellknown publishers such as the Detroit Pub lishing Company and M. Rieder of Los Angeles, the latter printing over 400 dif ferent cards of Santa Barbara, Local publishers were more apt to move beyond the obvious "touristy” shots to document everyday life in the commu nity. These locals could be businesses like Osborne’s Book Store which published some 350 cards; local photographers such as N. H. Reed, J. W. Collinge or the team of Brock-Higgins, or just everyday citi zens. In the early decades of the 20th cen tury. it was possible for anyone with a camera to have his snapshots reproduced onto photosensitive card stock to send to

family and friends. The most notable ex ample of this practice is the 1925 earth quake. after which literally thousands of people documented the destruction for posterity. Again, these amateur photog raphers often went beyond the obvious shots of crumbling buildings to show how Santa Barbara’s citizenry coped with the disaster—sleeping and cooking outside, running their businesses from tents in De la Guerra Plaza.

Historic postcards constitute a rich visual resource. Buildings and landmarks long-gone can be viewed again. Changes in buildings still with us are documented.

One can trace the city’s growth over time and study changes in customs and mores. Work and leisure habits, fashion, homelife—all are there to be viewed in the picture postcard. The written correspon dence on the card may offer insights into the minds of our forebears. Postcards can be a treasure trove of information.

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Above: ThephotographicteamofJohnA. Broc/?, W. W. Higgins were activefrom. 1^08 into themid1920s. Higgins arrivedfirst, about the turn ofthe century, and worked with photographer N. H. Reedfcor a number of years. He then teamed with Brock, u^ho apparently did not live here, but in Los Angele: This moon logo appeared in a number oftheir advertisements.

Below; Cards were also usedfor public service. This card was mailed to the sheriffin San Jose, an early form ofthe all-points bulletin. The suspect was captured in a matter ofdays.

WANTED FOR FORGERY L. V. tAVIN al^s L. C. GAVIN; heJ i 5,ft. or or 8, inches; ige 60^ foifT rath●^5 years| sa(lo<^ er lon^^own hair; small eyes; does not wear a vest.

His tricV/Ino go some doctor in your city, and claim to have a lame arm. get^ prescrip tion and go to a drug store to have the same fi lled, tendering a check purporting-t-o-he-signed hy some-eitizea-of yoaiL-tcU^-. —Will have two young ■

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Postcards presented, and continue to present, the myriad charms ofSanta Barbara to the world.

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=1 Santa Barbara Historical Society both Anniversary Fund Donors as ofMarch i, iggz -Mr. CrTrixs. B. Cedric Boesek.^ Mr. G^Mrs. Charles Cleck Z4r. Gr?virs. Qordon Fish iMr. &Mrs.Calvin Qoodrich The Orella-Qonzalez Family The TAericos Foundation

Jrir. David F. Zriyrick.

Mr.&T4rs.Paul Pidley-lree Jvir. &?rirs. Cfilbert?vi. W.Smith

SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mrs. Jean Goodrich . . .

Mr. Leland Crawford .. .

Mr. David Gledhill . . . .

President . . First Vice President

Mrs. Susan B. Simpson .

Mr.John C. Woodward

Secretary Treasurer

Second Vice President

Mrs. Helene Beaver Mr. Cedric Boeseke

Mrs. Leslie Hovey Dr. C. Seybert Kinsell

Mrs. Jean Callanan

Mr. David F. Myrick Mr. Remi Nadeau

Mr. Oswald J. Da Ros

Mr. Frank ODonnell

Mr. C. John Douglas, III Mr. Michael Galvin

Mr. Donn Tognazzini Mr. William F. Luton, Jr., Executive Director

Mr. Roger Phillips

LIFE MEMBERS Mr. Stephen A. Acronico Ndr. and Mrs. William B. Azbell Mr. and Mrs. J.W.Beaver

Mr. Richard C. Harpham Mrs. Natalie B. Clark-Harpham Mrs. Glenn D. Hillebrand Mr. Eric P. HvolboU

Mr. and Mrs. Danily Bell Mr. Marvin J. Branch Dr. and Mrs. Ashleigh Brilliant Mr. H. R. de la Cuesta Burkhart Mrs. Virginia Casta^ola-Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Pierre P. Claeyssens Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cleek Mrs. M. C. Conkey Mrs. Florence Corder-Witter

Dr. C. Seybert Kinsell Mr. and Mrs. William F. Luton, Jr. Mrs. Jane Rich Mueller Mr. Spencer L, Murfey,Jr. Mr. William W. Murfey Mr. David F. Myrick Mr. and Mrs. Godwin J, Pelissero Miss Frederica D. Poett

Mr. j. V. Crawford

Mrs. Rena Redmon

Mr. Richard G. Croft, Jr. Marla Daily

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ridley-Tree Mrs. Alma R. Ritchie

Mrs. R. E. Danielson, Jr,

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Rubottom

Mr. and Mrs. Oswald J. Da Ros Mrs. Albert de L’Arbre

Mrs. Russell A. Ruiz

Mr. Wilson Forbes

Mrs. Melville Sahyun Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Samuelson Mrs. Nina Sandrich

Mrs. Helen W.Foyer Master John Galvin Mr. Michael Galvin

Mr, and Mrs. J. Terry Schwartz Mrs. David Shoudy Mr. Walter G. Silva

Miss Sally Gane Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gledhill

Mr. and Mrs. Burke H. Simpson Mr. Ivano Paolo Vit

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fish

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Woodward BENEFACTORS; Santa Cruz Island Foundation, Northern Trust of California, and Two Anonymous Categories of membershm: Life/Benefactor, $5,000 or more; President's Circle, $i,ooo; Patron. $^oo; Associate, $250; Sustaining, $100; Supporting, $50; Regular. $30.

Contributions to the Society are tax-exempt.

Museum & Library: 136 East De la Guerra St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 ● Telephone: 805/966-1601

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