Wild Postcards

The Gu-ge (or Guge) Kingdom was founded in the 9th Century, one of many feudal kingdoms in western Tibet. Situated on trade routes from India and Kashmir, the kingdom thrived until the 1650s, when it was besieged by Muslim invaders from the Ladakh kingdom in India. Today, there are no descendants. The buildings are literally carved [...]

“President Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States. Shown with his wife, Rosalyn. Official White House Photo.” This is a standard-sized chrome postcard contemporary with the Carter Administration, published by Silberne Souvenir Sales, Inc. of Washington, DC. Posted today to commemorate the start of Jimmy Carter’s second term.

I can’t help but marvel about how, once upon a time, this scene (published by Tichnor Art Company, Los Angeles) was beautiful enough to market on a postcard. I try to resist the urge to talk about politics, but I am thrilled about how the Democrats were forced to cave in and allow the 25-year [...]