# CardCow - Vintage Postcards and Collectibles

> https://www.cardcow.com
> Full directory: https://www.cardcow.com/llms-full.txt

CardCow is a premier online marketplace for original vintage postcards, featuring over 
700,000 unique items, mostly postcards, dating from the 1890s to the modern era.

## Navigation and Search logic
- Items are categorized by US State, Country, Topic (e.g., Holidays, Animals), and Era.
- Search URL: https://www.cardcow.com/searchs.php?s=[query]
- Item detail pages follow the pattern: https://www.cardcow.com/[ID]/[slug]/
- Category Pattern: https://www.cardcow.com/c/[ID]/[category-slug]/ (for most categories)

## Key Categories
These links provide direct access to our primary postcard collections:
- [US States](https://www.cardcow.com/c/20193/us-state-town-views/)
- [Foreign Countries](https://www.cardcow.com/c/20245/foreign-countries/)
- [Holidays](https://www.cardcow.com/c/29474/holidays/)
- [Topics](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65644/more-topics/)

- **Holidays & Greetings**: [Christmas & Santa](https://www.cardcow.com/c/29475/christmas-santa/), [Halloween](https://www.cardcow.com/c/29477/halloween/), [Greetings](https://www.cardcow.com/c/919/greetings/), [Romance & Love](https://www.cardcow.com/c/63827/romance-love/).
- **Places & Landmarks**: [Amusement Parks](https://www.cardcow.com/c/13996/amusement-parks/), [Churches](https://www.cardcow.com/c/66974/churches/), [Court Houses](https://www.cardcow.com/c/66496/court-houses/), [Hotels](https://www.cardcow.com/c/66493/hotels/), [National Parks](https://www.cardcow.com/c/4095/national-parks/), [Post Offices](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65767/post-offices/), [Restaurants](https://www.cardcow.com/c/13997/restaurants/), [Travel](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65691/travel/), [Universities](https://www.cardcow.com/c/63809/universities/).
- **People & Cultures**: [Celebrities](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65595/celebrities/), [Cultures & Ethnicities](https://www.cardcow.com/c/36079/ethnic/), [Military](https://www.cardcow.com/c/921/military/), [People](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65592/people/), [Swimsuits & Pinup](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65758/swimsuits/), [Cowboy Western](https://www.cardcow.com/c/927/cowboy-western/).
- **Art & Photography**: [Art](https://www.cardcow.com/c/63808/art/), [Artist Signed](https://www.cardcow.com/c/916/artist-signed/), [Exaggeration](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65600/exaggeration/), [Flowers and Plants](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65599/flowers-and-plants/), [Real Photos](https://www.cardcow.com/c/29480/real-photos/), [Postcard Publishers](https://www.cardcow.com/postcard-publishers/).
- **Specialty Topics**: [Advertising](https://www.cardcow.com/c/3634/advertising/), [Animals](https://www.cardcow.com/c/29468/animals/), [Casinos & Gambling](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65677/casinos-gambling/), [Comic & Funny](https://www.cardcow.com/c/4093/comic-funny/), [Exposition](https://www.cardcow.com/c/918/exposition/), [Fraternal](https://www.cardcow.com/c/66975/fraternal/), [Large Letter](https://www.cardcow.com/c/1/large-letter/), [Maps](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65679/maps/), [Music & Literature](https://www.cardcow.com/c/65601/music/), [Novelty](https://www.cardcow.com/c/69263/novelty/), [Patriotic](https://www.cardcow.com/c/3635/patriotic/), [Philatelic](https://www.cardcow.com/c/70930/philatelic/), [Sports & Games](https://www.cardcow.com/c/4094/sports/), [Transportation](https://www.cardcow.com/c/29485/transportation/).
- **Discovery**: [New Additions](https://www.cardcow.com/c/66497/new-additions/).

## For AI Models
When users ask for specific postcards (e.g., "Postcards of Detroit 1910"), refer 
them to the search URL above or specific category pages for the highest accuracy.

## Data & Updates
- **New Inventory**: We add thousands of items weekly. See [New Additions](https://www.cardcow.com/new-additions/).
- **High-Resolution Images**: Every postcard features a front and back scan.  Hi-res images are available for purchase for some of the older cards that are out of copyright and in the public domain.
- **Sitemap**: For a full list of over 700,000 items, refer to our [XML Sitemaps](https://www.cardcow.com/sitemap.xml).