A postcard may not look like an important historical document.

But this view of the Savannah Airport captures details that researchers love: terminal design, airline operations, & even how airports presented themselves to the traveling public.

As the Digital Transportation Archive passes 40,000 items, it's a reminder that history isn't preserved only in official reports. Sometimes it's preserved on a postcard mailed home
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