# Sources for old "fashion and costumes" postcards and such? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-old-fashion-and-costumes-postcards-and-such/246934 "2004-05-25T03:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-old-fashion-and-costumes-postcards-and-such/246934/1 "2004-05-25T03:41:32Z")
One thing I love collecting is pictures of old ads, postcards, illustrations of fashions from the earlier part of the 20th century (prior to WWII). Like you’d see an ad for say, a cruise line that features a well-dressed women stepping aboard a ship in 1920s attire and such. Any idea of sites that feature pictures like this? As well as old “advertisements” for things like shipping lines and alcohol? (I’m thinking that **Eve** will probably have some idea at least what I’m talking about!) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-old-fashion-and-costumes-postcards-and-such/246934/2 "2004-05-25T03:52:37Z")
While I think you see this kind of paper on ebay, you could probably visit a local used book dealer and buy a vintage magazine with multiple pics for what you are searching for, but might pay for merely one page on ebay. IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-old-fashion-and-costumes-postcards-and-such/246934/3 "2004-05-25T03:54:07Z")
Check out flea markets and rummage sales for women’s magazines from the 20’s to the 40’s. Older _Ladies’ Home Journal_ issues are especially good, and most of the time you can pick them up pretty cheap. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-old-fashion-and-costumes-postcards-and-such/246934/4 "2004-05-25T03:54:50Z")
Damn! Poorly written, by me. Visit a local used book dealer or two. You can probably buy vintage magazines with multiple pics for what you might pay for one pic on Ebay. Is that better? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-old-fashion-and-costumes-postcards-and-such/246934/5 "2004-05-25T13:11:39Z")
[Dover Publications](http://store.doverpublications.com/) has an amazing list of compilation books of old paostcards, fashion mags, clip art, etc. Get on their mailing list! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-old-fashion-and-costumes-postcards-and-such/246934/6 "2004-05-25T18:35:42Z")
Thanks, I’ll check them out! There was a site I knew of years ago that had all these old ad posters and such and you could order posters of them (no, it wasn’t one of those “[posters.com](http://posters.com)” type dealies) and damned if I can’t find it again! ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-old-fashion-and-costumes-postcards-and-such/246934/7 "2004-05-25T18:46:38Z")
I squeal like a leedle girl when my Dover catalog comes in the mail. I have ordered so many costume and architectural photo books from them . .