A History of Postcards
Author : Martin Willoughby
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Author : Martin Willoughby
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Author : Sylvia Palmer Mudrick
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,45 MB
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1625848129
America enjoyed newfound prosperity in the decades following World War II, and Southern California was an epicenter of postwar growth. Among the many Orange County communities that grew and flourished in this hopeful and exciting era, Fullerton led the way. Join authors Sylvia Palmer Mudrick, Debora Richey and Cathy Thomas as they recount Fullerton's boom years. It was a time characterized by economic growth, vibrant development and engaged civic participation. From the founding of the world-famous Fender guitar company to the establishment of Fullerton's first university, discover the events and people that transformed Fullerton from a small town to a thriving city.
Author : Lydia Pyne
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 2021-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1789144841
Postcards are usually associated with banal holiday pleasantries, but they have been made possible by sophisticated industries and institutions, from printers to postal services. Historically, postcards' innovation and significance was their ability to send and receive messages around the world easily and inexpensively. Fundamentally, postcards are about creating personal connections: links between people, places and beliefs. In this book Lydia Pyne examines postcards on a global scale, to understand them as artefacts that are at the intersection of history, science, technology, art and culture. In doing so, she shows us that postcards were the first global social network, and how here, in the twenty-first century, postcards are not yet extinct.
Author : Christopher Deakes
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 13,25 MB
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1473817307
Christopher Deakes worked for many years as a shipping agent in the Far East and in different parts of Africa. He has been an avid collector of shipping postcards and his first book, The Postcard History of the Passenger Liner, was published to great acclaim.
Author : Eric Van Renterghem
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,59 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738519395
With the advent of new and inexpensive photographic technology emerging in the United States during the mid-19th century, communication by postcard became a very popular way to exchange travel stories, news, and gossip over the centuries. Seen through the eyes of vintage postcards, this new book features a history of Findlay and Hancock County, Ohio. Captured here in over 200 vintage images is the development of this quintessential Midwest town, from its origins as a rural farming region to the prosperous community it is today. Following the experiences and correspondence of Findlay's visitors and residents, readers will witness almost first-hand the trials and tribulations of the city's inhabitants at the turn of the century, including images of its thriving downtown, lost buildings, furious storms, and developing industries.
Author : Christopher S. Clay
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 39,86 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738519821
During the first half of the 20th century, communication by postcard was an inexpensive and popular means of exchanging travel stories, news, and gossip across the United States. The postcard, for just a few cents, connected friends and loved-ones separated by hundreds of miles. Today, we treasure these little correspondences of yesteryear as unique glimpses into the long-lost places of a long-gone era. Minneapolis and St. Paul in Vintage Postcards captures this historic era of Minnesota's "twin cities" through 200 classic postcard images. Inside will be found views of St. Paul's Hotel Ryan, providing a rare glimpse into a once-famous landmark that no longer stands. A picture of a solitary 1911 automobile traveling along Minneapolis' popular Lake Calhoun Drive will remind us of how one may have gone to-and-fro at the start of the last century. And the scene of a well-dressed Minnesota family at Minnehaha Falls shows us that this site was as popular among tourists in 1908, when the image was taken, as it is today.
Author : Robin Chapman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0738518328
"The perfume of the orange blossoms . . . the beauty of every scene, combine to make me wonder whether I am not in Paradise," wrote one visitor to Winter Park, Florida, in 1918. Just five miles north of Orlando, Winter Park's oak-lined brick streets and its quiet lakes have been attracting visitors since the late 19th century, when U.S. president Chester A. Arthur declared, "This is the prettiest spot I have seen in Florida." The New Englandlike city in the heart of the subtropics was once home to the Seminole Hotel, the largest resort south of Jacksonville. In 1885, prestigious Rollins College was founded here, the first institution of higher learning in Florida.
Author : David Prochaska
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 33,99 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Examines postcards as images that are carriers of text, and textual correspondence that circulate images across boundaries of class, gender, nationality and race. Discusses issues concerning the concrete practices of production, consumption, collection and appropriation.
Author : Marlin L. Heckman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 19,94 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738520551
Santa Monica was founded in 1875 and by 1887, the area was caught up in the real estate frenzy of the time with advertisements suggesting that it had "one of the grandest panoramic views the human eye has ever rested on . . . " In over 200 vintage postcards, here is Santa Monica in all its coastal splendor, including views of the bathing beaches, the Roosevelt Highway, and private citizens' beautiful Chinese Gardens.
Author : Stephanie Ross Mathews
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 13,36 MB
Release : 2009-05-04
Category : Photography
ISBN : 143963811X
The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the Gem City of the Foothills. It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the areas abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding area grew and prospered through agriculture, logging, and commerce, the local architecture and landmarks became popular subjects. Glimpses of everyday lifechurches, schools, houses, and businessesfurther enhanced the pictorial history the postcards represent.