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The Legacy of Large-Letter Postcards

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Greetingsfrom Concord, New Hampshire.

來自新罕布夏州康科德的問候。

Postcardswithbiglettersaremorethanjustprettypictures.

印有大字的明信片不只是漂亮的圖片。

TheyshowAmericaninnovationandpopularity.

它們展現了美國的創新精神和受歡迎程度。

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CurtTeich, aGermanimmigrant, startedmakingthesepostcardsintheearly1930s.

德國移民 Kurt Teich 在 20 世紀 30 年代初開始製作這些明信片。

Hewasverycleverincreatingcolorfulpostcardswithaspecialtexture.

他非常擅長製作色彩鮮豔、質感獨特的明信片。

Teichmadeitpossibleforanysmalltowntohaveitsownpostcard.

泰希讓每個小鎮都有了自己的明信片。

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Peoplelovedthesepostcardsinthe1940sto60sbecauseofroadtravel.

20 世紀 40 年代至 60 年代,人們因為公路旅行而喜愛這些明信片。

TheyusedbrightcolorsandsimpleimagestoshowAmericapositively.

他們運用鮮豔的色彩和簡潔的圖像來展現美國的正面形象。

Thesepostcardsrepresentedabrighterfutureforthecountry.

這些明信片代表著國家更美好的未來。

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ManyAmericantravelersenjoyedsendingthesepostcardstotheirlovedones.

許多美國旅行者喜歡寄這些明信片給親人。

Today, somepeoplestilltakepicturesinfrontofbigmuralsthatlookliketheseoldpostcards.

今天,仍然有人在看起來像這些老明信片的大型壁畫前拍照。

TheNewberryLibraryinChicagohasabigcollectionofTeich'spostcards.

芝加哥的新貝瑞圖書館收藏了大量泰希的明信片。

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Evennow, everyonestillrecognizesthesepostcards, eventhosewhowerenotalivethen.

即使到了今天,每個人都認得這些明信片,即使是那些當時還沒出生的人。

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Greetings from Concord, New Hampshire.

Postcards with big letters are more than just pretty pictures.

They show American innovation and popularity.

The Legacy of Large-Letter Postcards: image

Curt Teich, a German immigrant, started making these postcards in the early 1930s.

He was very clever in creating colorful postcards with a special texture.

Teich made it possible for any small town to have its own postcard.

The Legacy of Large-Letter Postcards: image

People loved these postcards in the 1940s to 60s because of road travel.

They used bright colors and simple images to show America positively.

These postcards represented a brighter future for the country.

The Legacy of Large-Letter Postcards: image

Many American travelers enjoyed sending these postcards to their loved ones.

Today, some people still take pictures in front of big murals that look like these old postcards.

The Newberry Library in Chicago has a big collection of Teich's postcards.

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Even now, everyone still recognizes these postcards, even those who were not alive then.