Landscapes - Vistas - Nature Scenes (North America)

An endless array of natural scenes from North America can be found on postcards. Popular themes include landscapes, vistas, rivers, nature scenes, nautical settings, and much more.

Many postcard designs are suitable for conveying a variety of expressions. Their depictions of natural beauty can express peace, awe, or other concepts.

Some natural landscape postcards are suitable as invitations, condolences, thinking of you cards, or other needs.

Mountains and other geographic formations are suitable for a variety of applications. Often these settings include wildlife as well as native plants, colorful wildflowers, trees, and other flora.

Colorado Rocky Mountains Elk Postcard

Colors can be an important factor when choosing a nature theme postcard. In many cases, cool colors such as blue and white help convey pleasant messages.

Colorado Rocky Mountains Aspen Trees Fall Foliage Postcard

In this example, gold and yellow foliage signals the coming of Autumn.

Black-Eyed Susans Art (watercolor) Postcard

In the example above, bright yellow wildflowers and green foliage denote summer in North America. The state flower of Maryland, these black-eyed Susans have regional significance.

Nature - Ducks at Dawn Postcard

This example also shows the importance of color in landscape-nature postcards. In this scene, the brilliant colors are the result of a reflected sunrise on a quiet salt marsh.

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Vintage Waterfront Scenes

Snug Harbor, Staten Island, N.Y. (see citation)

Waterfront scenes from North America are common on vintage postcards.

Waterfronts were vital areas during the colonial period and remain an important part of North America's economic infrastructure.

Vintage postcards of waterfront areas showcase every aspect of early American life.

Cards feature city waterfront views, harbors, vessels, beaches, ocean sunrises, lighthouses, birds, marine mammals, and countless other subjects.

Early American postcards depicted cities of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts. Inland waterfronts were also popular, especially scenes from the Great Lakes, major rivers, and other waterways.

image source:

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Bath House, Sailor's (sic) Snug Harbor, Staten Island, N.Y." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-ca14-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99