posted on June 24, 2004 07:33:17 AM new
Aside from the obvious, does anyone know 'what these are called' and, if they 'have any value'? ... our favorite postal girl, Sue, found them, and asked us to check around to see ... They are small 'trade card' type black and white glossy photos, blank on the back ... some are 1-5/8" x 2-5/8", the others are 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" ...
We have never seen anything like these before, so we don't know what to tell her ...
posted on June 24, 2004 08:02:59 AM new
Could they be from the multi card packets they sold (sell)? I remember seeing them at the different tourist souvenir stands. Louise
posted on June 24, 2004 08:05:13 AM new
My impression from the close-up is that they are half-tone and not photographic prints. If you look at them with a magnifying glass do you see small dots? Since they are in two sizes and all of tourist spots in New York I would suspect that they are from packs of pictures sold to visitors on a trip to New York. In our collection we have several little cardboard folders of original photographs as well as half-tone prints of tourists spots. Ours are from an earlier period but I expect that packs of this type would have still been sold in the 1950s.
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posted on June 24, 2004 08:09:11 AM new
Thanks for your input ... I tried doing a search of 'tourist card*' and came up with quite a few auctions, of similar subject as these pictures .... so I guess we will tell her they are called 'tourist trade cards' and they have very little value (on ebay).
posted on June 24, 2004 08:20:32 AM new
post card packs popular during WWII period and after, usually in groups of 10 15 or 20 pictures, look under souvenirs postcards.
posted on June 24, 2004 08:30:24 AM new
Re- looking at them here are a few observations as best I can with the size.
The subject matter of these may make them more saleable. The one with the Statue of Liberty's arm holding the torch is awesome. Can you see people in the top of the torch. Back then folks were allowed up. That may make it more desirable. She has been closed since 9/11 and will be opening again to the public this summer. Tourists can go to the island but no one was allowed inside.
Brooklyn Bridge is now a favorite of walkers. It is a very pleasant walk across the east river and back.
It looks like the Empire State Building does not have it's antennae yet.
posted on June 24, 2004 10:33:28 AM new
I'm pretty sure I have a souvenir pack just like that around here someplace. We picked it up for less than a dollar..not worth much more once you add in the listing fees. Packs like this are fairly common and not in much demand.
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