Before email, Twitter, Facebook, and Istagram there were postcards.

Tour bygone places and spaces of the east Bronx and Pelham Bay Park through this online exhibit of postcards dating to the turn of the 19th century. Views of historic inns, beaches, street scenes, and sports—from the collection of local historian and Bartow-Pell board member Thomas X. Casey—offer insight into changes in landscapes and lifestyles over the past century.

Thomas X. Casey’s collection includes more than 6,000 vintage Bronx postcards dating from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. Casey is co-author of Northwest Bronx and Bronx Views, and a founding member of the East Bronx History Forum. He has lectured at the Bronx County Historical Society, Kingsbridge Historical Society, Westchester Genealogical Society, New York Public Library, City Island Historical Society, and local public schools.

Editor’s note: This announcement was provided by the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum.