Two of the best things about cards are how cheap and convenient they are. You can carry them almost anywhere. As kids we loved learning solitaire and go fish and euchre. Of course as we got older poker and black jack entered into our repertoire, as did a number of more complicated games.

Students palying cards, 1962. Via/ Flickr
Two Union soldiers posing with liquor and cards. Via/ Library of Congress
Hotel lobby card game, 1940. Via/ Library of Congress
Cards with the neighbors, 1942. Via/ Library of Congress
Playing cards in Army barracks, 1943. Via/ Library of Congress
Ladies’ bridge game, 1954. Via/ Flickr
Yukon Territory, 1898. Via/ Flickr
Playing cards on the hood of a car, 1974. Via/ Flickr
Saloon card game, 1937. Via/ Library of Congress
Cards and wine, 1900. Via/ Flickr

Whether with friends or at a family game night, cards were one of our favorite things growing up. It’s a shame that cards just aren’t as popular today as they used to be. We’ll always remember the good times playing cards as kids and hearing about the legendary poker games of our fathers and grandfathers!

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