Perhaps no communications medium exemplifies twentieth-century popular culture more accurately than the unpretentious postcard. This simple message-bearer had tremendous public appeal during the final decades of the 1800s, and although it seemed to have reached a peak in popularity during the first 20 years of the twentieth century, now, at the turn of the millennium, the postcard's symbolic power and presence show little sign of giving way to e(lectronic)-mail or other potential electronic replacements. Readily available at any tourist destination along the way, at interstate truck stops, or in the revolving racks at local downtown shops, postcards are an icon of a culture in a hurry. Taped to our refrigerator doors or tacked to the office bulletin board, they have become commonplace signals that someone we know is off traveling. Expressions such as "wish you were here" have become popular parlance ushered into our vocabulary by virtue...