A look at the bag of thriftshop postcards part two

As a reminder the numbers below the post card correspond to the  following categories of investigation.
1. subject matter 
2. framing of the image
3. intent or message of photograph
4. how the image impacts me

1. "The Dancing Lesson - Italian Garden, Photo Copyrighted by C.V.C., Biltmore House & Gardens Biltmore Estate, N.C. Not post marked

1. statuary,  in architectural setting
2. centered with banister as leading line, framed by steps and wall 
3. for the tourist to take home or send
4. this card reminds me of the Ringling Museum and the grandeur based on European ideas, the card is on fine art deckle paper printed in Switzerland, the color is a bit off but the subject matter and paper make a nice fit.

Top; "Eisenhower Museum Abilene, Kansas. Not postmarked, circa early 1970's
Bottom; "Authentic Gems local to North Carolina. Ektachrome by Ed Carver." Not postmarked

1. special minerals / gems
2. centered and arranged
3. to tout area and region via objects of interest 
4. would I have brought the post card with the moon rock? Yes if I had been to the  Eisenhower Museum to see it first hand. How about the gem card? Yes to that too. It is an ugly card but does the job as a quick reminder of what "Citrine Topaz" looks like. 

"Where the Maple is golden and the skies are blue",  typical New Jersey - Pennsylvania Autumn afternoon. Copyright 1962

1. country side
2. country road in center with colorful tree filling half the frame, school of  the red spot
3. to put you there, idyllic
4. "scenic it before" most likely on a calender, the blue and the orange are eye popping, but all in all a safe image, good for robust sales

Top; "Latham's Motel, Sevierville Tennessee, Color Photo by Gene Aiken", not postmarked.
Center; "Quality Court Motel of Pocomoke, Pocomoke City, Md.", not postmarked.
Bottom; " Cavalier Motel and Restaurant, tub and shower in each room, Fort Littleton, Pa.",
not postmarked.

1. motels
2. various, road view, pool near and far, interior sleeping, interior dining all with acceptable lighting
3. to show case on one card as much as possible, reduce cost of multiple cards
4. the diptych and triptych are like seeing the motel in an almost cubist manner, the idea of the expanded view has the gears of possibility turning. For the most part I think these are ugly but they get the job done.

"The American Falls, Gorge Tower and the Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada"
not postmarked.


1. cascades / waterfalls
2. nicely framed, two thirds rule, good diagonal structure
3. take home souvenir of a icon attraction
4. I enjoy looking at postcards of Niagara fall and think of honey mooners in heart shaped beds.
I would have to say that waterfalls are romantic and hypnotic.

Top; "James A. Cawood Senior High School, Harlan County, Kentucky", not postmarked but has stamp.
Bottom; "St Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin, copyright 1959, not postmarked.

1. school, hospital, local institutions
2. t. through center b. perspective and divided frame
3. show case area, send to friends and relatives if you attended either intuition
4. both of these images blow my mind because the unique use of space and color. The top one is so bad that I love it, the grass and sky demand equal attention causing my eye to fly off the frame. There is nothing here to make me think this is a school. Bottom image has this black, what is it running top to bottom on the right side, is that a camera strap? Odd element in an other wise mundane view. I would have to say this is a candidate for the "expanded view".