Tina Harrison’s extensive collection of postcards was stored in boxes for more than two decades. Two years ago, she came up with an idea to better enjoy them, putting them on display on the walls of a stairway landing in her 3,000-square-foot Missionary Ridge home.
Ms. Harrison, an artist and the owner of Frazier Avenue gift shop Blue Skies, has been collecting these personalized pieces of art and history since she was in college 25 years ago.
“I first came across them in thrift stores,” she said. “All had age to them, and I loved the color and texture. I also love the personal, handwritten notes. At least half of my collection has messages on the back.”
Today, she purchases most of her new acquisitions in antique stores for an average of $2 a card. Most of her cards are around 55 years old, with the oldest one being made in the 1880s, she said.