{"id":14455,"date":"2025-08-11T16:25:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/?p=14455"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:25:42","slug":"special-collections-exhibition-greetings-from-chattanooga-postcards-from-the-scenic-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/2025\/08\/11\/special-collections-exhibition-greetings-from-chattanooga-postcards-from-the-scenic-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections Exhibition: &#8220;Greetings from Chattanooga! Postcards from the Scenic City&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/Postcard_Postcards2025-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/Postcard_Postcards2025-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/Postcard_Postcards2025-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/Postcard_Postcards2025-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/Postcard_Postcards2025-1-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/Postcard_Postcards2025-1-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/Postcard_Postcards2025-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As mass-produced, commercial objects, postcards\u2019 value as historical objects has often been overlooked. \u201cGreetings from Chattanooga! Postcards from the Scenic City,\u201d Special Collections\u2019 new exhibition, curated by student assistant Wyn Seay &#8217;26, explores the use and history of postcards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On display in the Library\u2019s Roth Grand Reading Room (LIB 402) through August 2026, the exhibition features views of Chattanooga sites and attractions from the early 1900s through present day. Stop by to spy Rock City gnomes and learn about the many functions and meanings of postcards, as correspondence, collectibles, advertisements, mementos, and historical records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-collections.library.utc.edu\/digital\/collection\/p16877coll12\/id\/449\/rec\/78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"633\" data-id=\"14460\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_447_large.jpg\" alt=\"A girl stands on Umbrella Rock, a rock formation on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.\" class=\"wp-image-14460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_447_large.jpg 999w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_447_large-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_447_large-580x368.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_447_large-610x387.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn. postcard, undated. Chattanooga, Tennessee postcards, 1902-1970, MS-008-01-10.<br>Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-collections.library.utc.edu\/digital\/collection\/p16877coll12\/id\/92\/rec\/79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"630\" data-id=\"14461\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_90_large.jpg\" alt=\"The Incline Railway on Lookout Mountain, overlooking Chattanooga, Tennessee.\" class=\"wp-image-14461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_90_large.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_90_large-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_90_large-580x365.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/p16877coll12_90_large-610x384.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View from the Incline, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee postcard, circa 1958-1979. Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain postcards, MS-100-07. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-87-45-15_Recto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-87-45-15_Recto-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"A letter written on the back of postcard.\" class=\"wp-image-14457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-87-45-15_Recto-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-87-45-15_Recto-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-87-45-15_Recto-580x369.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-87-45-15_Recto-610x388.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-87-45-15_Recto.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Numerous postcards sent between Ruby Adams and John Cuneo document a young couple&#8217;s courtship in early 1900s Chattanooga. The couple married in 1911, and the collection of their correspondence was donated to the Chattanooga History Center in 1987. Ruby Adams correspondence with John Cuneo, 1910 June 27, Chattanooga History Collections, CHC-1987-045-015. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The postcards, viewbooks, and stereographs selected for the exhibition were drawn from a wide range of holdings in the Chattanooga History Collections and Manuscripts Collections. Visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/library\/special-collections\"> Special Collections website<\/a> to learn more about how you can access these and other cultural heritage materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-92-17-1_Recto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" data-id=\"14459\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-92-17-1_Recto-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"A letter written on the front of a postcard around two images of the Lookout Inn and the Point Hotel on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.\" class=\"wp-image-14459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-92-17-1_Recto-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-92-17-1_Recto-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-92-17-1_Recto-580x341.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-92-17-1_Recto-610x359.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-92-17-1_Recto.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lookout Inn and Point Hotel, Lookout Mountain postcard, circa 1900, Chattanooga History Collections, CHC-1992-017-001. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2002-14-47_Recto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" data-id=\"14456\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2002-14-47_Recto-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the Lookout Inn burning.\" class=\"wp-image-14456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2002-14-47_Recto-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2002-14-47_Recto-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2002-14-47_Recto-580x364.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2002-14-47_Recto-610x383.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2002-14-47_Recto.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burning of Lookout Inn, November 17, 1908 postcard, circa 1908, Chattanooga History Collections, CHC-2002-014-047. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2004-019-010_Recto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2004-019-010_Recto-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of Umbrella Rock, a rock feature on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.\" class=\"wp-image-14458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2004-019-010_Recto-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2004-019-010_Recto-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2004-019-010_Recto-580x370.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2004-019-010_Recto-610x389.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/CHC-2004-019-010_Recto.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain postcard, circa 1960, Chattanooga History Collections, CHC-2004-019-10. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Secondary sources consulted and recommendations for further reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arreola, Daniel D. <em>Postcards from the Baja California Border<\/em>. University of Arizona Press, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker, T. Lindsay. <em>Portrait of Route 66: Images from the Curt Teich Postcard Archives<\/em>. University of Oklahoma Press, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ferguson, Sandra. \u201c\u2018A Murmur of Small Voices:\u2019 On the Picture Postcard in Academic Research\u201d. <em>Archivaria<\/em> no. 60 (Fall 2005):167-84. <a href=\"https:\/\/archivaria.ca\/index.php\/archivaria\/article\/view\/12520\">https:\/\/archivaria.ca\/index.php\/archivaria\/article\/view\/12520<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hausheer, Justine E. \u201cHow the Fallow Deer Took over the World.\u201d <em>Cool Green Science<\/em>, August 2, 2021.<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nature.org\/2021\/08\/02\/how-the-fallow-deer-took-the-world\/\"> https:\/\/blog.nature.org\/2021\/08\/02\/how-the-fallow-deer-took-the-world\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jozefacka, Anna, Lynda Klich, Juliana Kreinik, and Benjamin Weiss. <em>The Propaganda Front: Postcards from the Era of World Wars<\/em>. MFA Publications, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marks, Ben. &#8220;How Linen Postcards Transformed the Depression Era Into a Hyperreal Dreamland.&#8221; <em>Collectors Weekly<\/em>, January 19, 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collectorsweekly.com\/articles\/how-linen-postcards-transformed-the-depression-era\/\">https:\/\/www.collectorsweekly.com\/articles\/how-linen-postcards-transformed-the-depression-era\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Postal Museum.\u201cThe Growth of the Mail\u201d in <em>America\u2019s Mailing Industry <\/em>[Virtual Exhibition], 2016. Accessed August 11, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/postalmuseum.si.edu\/exhibition\/america%E2%80%99s-mailing-industry-the-united-states-postal-service\/the-growth-of-the-mail\">https:\/\/postalmuseum.si.edu\/exhibition\/america%E2%80%99s-mailing-industry-the-united-states-postal-service\/the-growth-of-the-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rock City. \u201cBarn History.\u201d Accessed August 11, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seerockcity.com\/barn-history\/?_gl=1\">https:\/\/www.seerockcity.com\/barn-history\/?_gl=1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smithsonian Institution Archives. \u201cGreetings from the Smithsonian: A Postcard History.\u201d Accessed August 11, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/siarchives.si.edu\/history\/featured-topics\/postcard\/postcard-history\">https:\/\/siarchives.si.edu\/history\/featured-topics\/postcard\/postcard-history<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United States Postal Service. \u201cRural Free Delivery.\u201d Postal History. Accessed August 11, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/about.usps.com\/who\/profile\/history\/rural-free-delivery.htm\">https:\/\/about.usps.com\/who\/profile\/history\/rural-free-delivery.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanderwood, Paul J. and Frank N. Samponaro. <em>Border fury: a picture postcard records of Mexico&#8217;s Revolution and U.S. war preparedness, 1910-1917<\/em>. University of New Mexico Press, 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watts Gallery Artists\u2019 Village. \u201cA short history of Stereoscopy.\u201d Accessed August 11, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wattsgallery.org.uk\/explore-victorian-virtual-reality\/a-short-history-of-stereoscopy\">https:\/\/www.wattsgallery.org.uk\/explore-victorian-virtual-reality\/a-short-history-of-stereoscopy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As mass-produced, commercial objects, postcards\u2019 value as historical objects has often been overlooked. \u201cGreetings from Chattanooga! 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