Finding postcards at antique stores and auctions can be a learning experience. And many of the postcards are beautiful. The older style of hand painted photographs are among my favorite to find.
The last postcards I found were of images drawn by Jane E. Nelson. Nelson is known for her beautiful renditions of building and scenes on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution.
This postcard by Nelson is of the main gate of the Chautauqua Institution. For those of you not familiar with the Chautauqua Institution, it is a gated community for cultural learning located in Chautauqua County NY. The Institution provides a nine week summer schedule of learning and cultural activities for all ages.
Kellogg Hall has a long and interesting history at the Chautauqua Institution. The building originally sat a few blocks from the location it occupies today.
It was used for many years for Special Studies offices and classes. Currently it houses the Chautauquan Daily Newspaper and offices while it waits for renovation for its next use.
Jane E. Nelson has produced a large selection of postcards of homes and scenery of the Chautauqua grounds. She had has many drawing in books and currently has a 2010 Chautauqua Institution calendar at the Chautauqua Bookstore for sale.
