The collection is focused on communities with Dutch immigrants. A majority of the postcards picture imagery of Michigan, with a significant portion featuring Grand Rapids and Grand Haven. A section of the postcards feature churches, with one portion of the collection specifically featuring churches from small towns in the United States. Other states are represented in this collection include New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, and Iowa. Iowa is the state that is most represented after Michigan. Many of the cards in this collection are blank, some are personal cards sent through the mail, and some are advertisements.The postcards in this collection came in 16 binders.
Acquired in 2019, the Conrad and Dee Bult Postcard Collection is comprised of 2,320 physical postcards collected by the Bults. Over 1,850 items are digitized in this online collection. The digitization occurred as a part of a Digital Humanities course (IDIS201) held at Calvin University in Fall 2019.
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