Tag: Allan family postcards

Turner’s ‘Truly Australian’ postcards!

February 19, 2020

Dr. Amir Mogadam, Paige Wright In Australia in 1906, the postcard industry was booming. J. A. Turner’s paintings were popular and commonly reproduced by Australian publishers. “The Enemy” (left image) from the Allan Family Postcard Collection is one example. It is a reproduction of Turner’s larger (100.3x 151.1 cm) oil on canvas painting titled “On Guard” (1892) … More Turner’s ‘Truly Australian’ postcards!

Preserving a Local Collection of Early 1900s Postcards – The Allan Project

January 20, 2020

A 1914-1915(?) French postcard warning “They are coming, they are coming… Cossacks to Berlin!!!” Preserving a collection of  Early 1900s postcards Report 1, Jan 2020 Dr. Amir Moghadam Zane Metcalfe View the Allan Family Collection: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/103857 Project Significance Historical Background Emergence of the global postal system during the 19th century opened up new possibilities for … More Preserving a Local Collection of Early 1900s Postcards – The Allan Project