Civilization's Progress (As Illustrated By Man's Weapons), Utah Field House of Natural History

Subjects: Comics & Humor Novelty & Mechanical Cards
Card type: Other
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Civilization's Progress (As Illustrated By Man's Weapons), Utah Field House of Natural History, Vernal, UT, USA, c. 1915 other postcard — Back

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A novelty text card titled "Civilization's Progress (As Illustrated By Man's Weapons)" listing weapons from the club to the atom bomb with small line drawings and a kill count for each. It is a souvenir of the Utah Field House of Natural History.

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CIVILIZATION'S PROGRESS (As Illustrated By Man's Weapons) CIVILIZATION "ADVANCES" WITH MAN'S ABILITY TO KILL HIS FELLOWMAN THE CLUB (SLUGGING DISTANCE) KILLS 1 THE SPEAR RANGE 100 FEET KILLS 1 THE ATLATL (SPEAR THROWER) RANGE 200 FEET KILLS 1 THE BOW AND ARROW RANGE 300 FEET KILLS 1 THE SWORD (IN HAND COMBAT) KILLS 1 GUN POWDER. INVENTED BY THE CHINESE. USED BY THEM ONLY FOR FIRE CRACKERS. (THEY WERE HEATHEN AND "UNCIVILIZED") A LOST "OPPORTUNITY" THE MUZZLE LOADER RANGE 300 FEET NIP AND TUCK WITH BOW AND ARROW KILLS 1 THE REPEATING RIFLE RANGE 1 MILE KILLS 10 THE MACHINE GUN (FAIRLY CLOSE RANGE) KILLS 100 THE ATOM BOMB (HEIGHT OF CIVILIZATION) KILLS 50,000 CIVILIZATION MAKES A NEW START KILLS 1 SOUVENIR OF UTAH FIELD HOUSE OF NATURAL HISTORY --- PHOTO POST CARD ADDRESS Kodak PLACE STAMP HERE Paper

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Series	SX-1663
Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Utah Field House of Natural History, Vernal, UT
Notes	Thin black rule border around the printed panel; small stain near top center; no white border or photo texture. No postmark. Undated, unused divided-back Kodak photo post card; address side blank apart from a dealer/collector pencil mark "#59" in the lower right corner. Light foxing/soiling spots on the cream stock.

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Civilization's Progress (As Illustrated By Man's Weapons), Utah Field House of Natural History, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/civilizations-progress-as-illustrated-by-mans-weapons-utah-f. Accessed October 5, 2026.