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    Area of Science:

    • Visual Culture Studies
    • Historical Research Methods
    • Material Culture Studies

    Background:

    • Postcards, especially midcentury hotel and motel examples, are increasingly recognized as primary sources.
    • Understanding postcard production technologies and visual strategies is crucial for accurate historical analysis.
    • Previous research has focused on the content of postcards, but less on their deliberate omissions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate the utility of postcards as visual evidence in historical research.
    • To analyze the visual strategies employed in midcentury hotel and motel postcards.
    • To highlight the significance of absent elements in historical visual records.

    Main Methods:

    • Historical analysis of midcentury hotel and motel postcards.
    • Examination of postcard production technologies and visual techniques.
    • Critical assessment of image composition and selective representation.

    Main Results:

    • Midcentury hotel and motel postcards employed specific visual strategies to present idealized scenes.
    • The production processes and visual techniques influenced what was depicted and omitted.
    • Unpleasant or undesirable elements were often removed from postcard imagery.

    Conclusions:

    • Postcards serve as significant visual evidence for historical research when analyzed critically.
    • The deliberate omission of elements in postcards provides crucial insights into historical perceptions and societal norms.
    • What is absent from a postcard image is as historically significant as what is present.