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Getting around in InkToPaperPress.com
Click any of the three gallery covers on the front page to see card/image archives, or click the Menu ~ InkToPaperPress.com link at the top of each page for a general menu.
Because the Uncivil Times & the Venerable Vintage Press cards feature public domain works, the archive images are linked to original image sources whenever possible. For Uncivil Times cards, click the image itself to go to its history & original renditions. For Venerable Vintage Press cards, click the image caption to go history & original artwork, and click the postcard image to magnify.
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Ruby Creek Press photos & InkToPaperPress.com text: copyright~RubyCreekPress.com & InkToPaperPress.com.
Copyright
Click any of the three gallery covers on the front page to see card/image archives, or click the Menu ~ InkToPaperPress.com link at the top of each page for a general menu.
For your own work, please download public domain images from their source sites, using the links provided for each image. Attributions are appreciated for images used from either this or the original image source site.
Uncivil Times & Venerable Vintage Press postcards feature altered, downloaded, or scanned images of work originally created by, for the most part, artists working before or around the turn of the 20th century (the originals were usually created before 1925 or long after the death of the artist, But other factors can affect copyright status ~ i.e., government-funded work is often in the public domain & artists or their families can contribute the work to the public domain, etc.).
Rules for use of public domain material can be complicated. The short version from Stanford University libraries: “The term ‘public domain’ refers to creative materials that are not protected by intellectual property laws such as copyright, trademark, or patent laws. The public owns these works, not an individual author or artist. Anyone can use a public domain work without obtaining permission, but no one can ever own it.”
It’s a privilege & a somewhat tricky matter to use someone else’s art to create my own, so whenever possible I’ve included links (captions under the images) pointing back to the source of the image or to information pages if the source was not found. Respecting the source & the original artists is a big part of this project.
According to their source institutions, the original pieces are copyright-free, but please confirm the work’s current status for yourself ~ corrections/input welcomed.
ABOUT the editor
This site is my home away from home that I can reach wherever there is internet or cell service, a message board for myself, friends & family, & curious visitors. I’ve collected & saved pieces that I think are beautiful or interesting. And pieces that express my rage about what’s happening in our country today. It’s all here ~ bits & pieces of my world. I like having it in one place.
I also sell & share postcards here.
Personal details...I care strongly about issues surrounding transportation choices & options ~ my own mode & the vehicles & infrastructure available to & affecting all of us. I bike a lot & walk & accept rides from friends when offered. I’ve never driven a car ~ an aesthetic & political choice, as well as a personal one, having to do with temperament & limitations. I explore as I go these days, using my bike & camera to get deeper into the neighborhood.
My politics...I support alternative transportation & livable communities (well designed for human, as well as not-human thriving), old & new school feminism, & whatever peaceful ways we find available that will help us all find our way home.
Thanks for dropping in & for checking out InkToPaperPress.com!