| Johnson City Tennessee |  |
Postcards Vol. 2 |
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| Dating Johnson City Postcards. There are several landmark features that can be used to date postcards and early photos of Johnson City. In 1908, the City sold $49,000 of bonds and Kelly Brothers of Portsmouth, Ohio were contracted with to pave the downtown streets with block bricks. Johnson City had dirt (mud when it rained) streets for the first 39 years of its existence prior to 1908. Early photos and postcards clearly show the unpaved streets which were also evident at the National Soldiers Home. The "Lady of the Fountain Statue" was a prominent landmark from the early 1900s to 1938 and can be viewed in many scenes. The earliest postcards were black and white or sepia tones, with many early postcards being colorized versions of black and white photos. Later cards showed obvious enhancements in printing with quite beautiful color renderings resulting. The increase in "rag content" and texture for the "linen" postcards produced from around 1930 allowed the use of bright dyes for image coloring, were cheaper to produce, and gave a textured feel to the cards. |
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