Real photo postcard

Many other cameras were used, some of which used glass photographic plates that produced images that had to be cropped in order to fit the postcard format.

[citation needed] Old House Journal states that "beginning in 1902 Kodak offered a preprinted card back that allowed postcards to be made directly from negatives.

Old House Journal continues: "Local entrepreneurs hired them to record area events and the homes of prominent citizens.

Real photo postcards became expressions of pride in home and community, and were also sold as souvenirs in local drug stores and stationery shops.

The popularity of real photo postcards soared nationwide, and many people began collecting the cards in albums.