1. Hard Luck.This woman must show a little skin while she reaches for her soap saying, "I'm in rather hard luck I can't get what I want." Quite risque for the times, as this postcard was sent in 1912 to a Ms. Janet Weldon in Iowa. It reads, "I am always in hard luck . I never get want I want, do you. Will see you Sat we have not got to the hotel to get my letter yet." Signature is unreadable. No publishing company, but there are others like it printed with the same embossed edging.

2.You'd Enjoy the Service Here. Comic linen postcard from the 1940s - 50s. A blonde bather gets the four-star treatment at this hotel with two red uniformed attendants helping her with her bath. This card's colors are still quite bright.   Published by Metrocraft in Mass., USA. Unsent.

3. Mud Bath. A very old postcard showing a European mud bath. Dated 10 of June 1900 to my dear Lemoire. Handwritten in French, & sent to an address in Belgium. It is unusual to find a postcard with space to write on the front. The entire back of the postcard was left for the address. This is how early postcards were used, as the divided back, full picture front came into style after 1907. Lovely illustration of a fine lady covered in mud in the famous health baths of the age. Her shoes and fan sit next to the tub. {Tim Sayeau sent in a translation:" My dear Lemoire, A thousand thanks for your great letter, and the journals (newspapers, magazines?) are a pleasure to receive as the days are long, although the weather is beautiful. I hope it will be nice for tomorrow, Monday. A thousand friendships (kisses, hugs) Mrs. S T J. Bye for now, good (could not figure it out- day? have a good day?)}  

4. You Naughty Dog. Comical old postcard of lady pointing to her dog who has peered over the side of tub for a look. On the back it reads, "Will probably be over tomorrow to spend the day.   - Leslie" Sent to Mr. Floyd Madden in Monmouth, Illinois. The postmark is hard to read, but looks like Oct 1910. Before telephones, it was common to send postcards announcing a visit the next day. Mail was often picked up twice a day so messages were sure to be delivered locally in a timely manner.

5. Japanese Bath. This is a fine postcard/print showing a illustration of a woman stepping out of her bathtub. This Japanese tub style is neat to see, since American and British bathtubs dominate the Museum's postcard collection. The card is some kind of screen print with several layers of colors. Five characters run down the side. It is assumed this is Japanese by the style of illustration and the woman's "geisha" hair-do. Also of these postcards, it is the only one to reveal the female's breasts. The back of the postcard is blank. Not sure if it was intended to be a postcard, but it is the right size. No date. Probably 1930s or before.

 6.Come up and See Me. This woman has invited the viewer to "Why dont you come up an' see me sometime?". (No apostrophe in don't). She is smoking with a fancy cigarette holder while she washes her back with a giant sponge. Fairy Soap sits on the checked floor below her. The card is very brightly colored and looks like it is screen printed. No date, but most likely from the 1920 - 1930s. Published in the US as Series 1036-6 Des.

7. Over Exposure. Comical Linen postcard sent in 1950. The bosomed redhead barely holding a towel as she stands up on the edge of the tub to adjust the light. A little poem reads, "You may get a Shock and Lose your Composure, Which will bring a on a case of Over Exposure." This was sent from Dayton Beach, Florida in November 1950. It reads,HI Folks. Got in Florida today. How's Skip? Went over town today. I got a new skirt. Chet got a hat. Leave for home tomorrow. See you soon. Love Chet & Lucy." It was sent to Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stormes in Corry, Penna. This card is so 1950s: Couple on vacation writing about what they bought. The names Lucy, Skip & Chet are shortened forms of longer names that you wouldn't have seen the during the previous decade. Genuine Curteich-Chicago " C.T. ART Colortone". Series: Carefree Comics - 10 subjects.