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Century old postcards document life at Michigan Agricultural College

Steven Terry of Williamston is the first ever deltiologist, or collector of picture postcards, to appear on Current State. His collection numbers around a thousand. A specialty is postcards featuring images of the MSU, or more correctly, the Michigan Agricultural College campus from about a century ago.They are the focus of Terry’s recent book "Michigan Agricultural College Campus Life 1900-1925: A Postcard Tour.”

Current State speaks with Steven Terry about his interest in historical postcards and his Michigan Notable Book.

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