Author : Lynn M. Homan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738513812
"Beautiful weather here. When are you coming?" Those words have been written millions of times on postcards mailed from Orlando. Known today as home to America's most famous theme parks, Orlando has always been a destination for visitors from all over the world. During its early period as "The Phenomenal City," through the years as "The City Beautiful," to the era of "The Action Center of Florida," Orlando has a story to tell.
Author : Gary L. Doster
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 12,30 MB
Release : 1998-11-10
Category : Photography
ISBN : 143962304X
From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this golden age can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in Americas history. This fascinating new history of East Central Georgia showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.
Author : Robin Chapman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 29,35 MB
Release : 2005-08-03
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1439629897
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 Parks 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 : Seth Kubersky
Publisher : The Unofficial Guides
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1628091282
The Most Thorough Guide to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Filled with revolutionary, field-tested touring plans that can save 4 hours of waiting in line in a single day, The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2022 is the key to planning a perfect vacation. Get up-to-date information on Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure. Each attraction is described in detail and rated by age group, based on a survey of more than 20,000 families. Whether you’re visiting Disneyland for a day or a week, there is a plan for any group or family. Enjoy the rides, activities, and entertainment instead of wasting time standing in line. What’s NEW in the 2022 edition of The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland: The latest scoop on Avengers Campus and the new Spider-Man ride at Disney's California Adventure The latest information on how COVID-19 has impacted the Disneyland Resort Comprehensive in-depth critical assessments of every attraction, including the new WEB Slingers and reimagined Snow White rides The latest information on how COVID-19 has impacted the Disneyland Resort Up-to-date information on visiting Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, including how to use virtual boarding passes to ride Rise of the Resistance Profile and ratings for more than 30 Disneyland Resort and Anaheim hotels, including the luxurious new JW Marriott at GardenWalk Updated tips for visiting Universal Studios Hollywood, with reviews of the new Jurassic World and Secret Life of Pets rides
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738515748
Situated on the fickle Marshyhope Creek, Federalsburg, has long reached out to Maryland and the rest of the country with trade on its waterways and rails. In 1791, Isaac Nichols called a tract of land in the middle of the eastern shore of Maryland "Rawley." The name became "Federalsburg" in the late 18th century when the small village, consisting of only two streets, was dominated by Federalist influence. Before the Civil War, Federalsburg was involved in the shipbuilding industry; later its energies were invested in mills, farming, and canneries. When the railroad arrived in 1867-1868, trade in Federalsburg proliferated even more as refrigerated cars allowed produce to be shipped to major cities in the North. Federalsburg's agricultural heritage has since continued to endure.
Author : Leslie A. Hudson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738533421
Use postcards to present a pictorial history of Chicago's skyscrapers, from the Home Insurance Building completed in 1885 to the tallest skyscraper in North America at 110 stories.
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Publisher : Greg Gatenby Books
Page : 1260 pages
File Size : 14,18 MB
Release : 2024-09-16
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1998469298
The Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: Omnibus Edition is Comprised of 5 Volumes Volume 2 of Authorized Images is an examination of several renowned writers, including Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, and Molière. In all, there are 11 authors discussed at length in this volume. Authors profiled in depth in Authorized Images Volume 2: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Geoffrey Chaucer (ca 1340-1400) Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533) Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Molière (1622-1673) Johann von Goethe (1749-1832) Jane Austen (1775-1817) James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) George Eliot (1819-1880) Acknowledgements
Author : Tim Hollis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 19,63 MB
Release : 2022
Category : History
ISBN : 1467150339
Beginning in the early 1950s, the 130 miles of Florida coastline stretching from Panama City to Pensacola were branded as the Miracle Strip. Between those cities, oddities sprang up: goofy miniature golf courses, neon-bedecked motels, reptile farms and attractions that sought to re-create environments ranging from the South Pacific to the ghost towns of the Old West. In total, it was a marketing effort that worked brilliantly. Tourists flocked to the Strip, and now they can return. Author Tim Hollis presents a colorful array of these now-vanished sights, from the garish Miracle Strip Amusement Park to such oddities as Castle Dracula and the Museum of the Sea and Indian.
Author : Martin Parr
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,11 MB
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780714843902
Martin Parr is a key figure in the world of photography and contemporary art. Some accuse him of cruelty, but many more appreciate the wit and irony with which he tackles such subjects as bad taste, food, the tourist, shopping and the foibles of the British. Parr has been collecting postcards for 20 years, and here is the cream of his collection - his boring postcards. With no introduction or commentary of any kind, Parr's boring postcards are reproduced straight. They are exactly what they say they are, namely boring picture postcards showing boring photographs of boring places, presumably for boring people to buy to send to their boring friends. All of them are shot in Britain, taking us on a boring tour of its motorways, ring roads, traffic interchanges, bus stations, pedestrian precincts, factories, housing estates, airports, caravan sites, convalescent homes and shopping centres. Some attempt to idealize their subjects, only to fail dismally. Others lack any apparent purpose or interest, but the resultant collection of photographic images is wholly compelling. Boring Postcardsis multi-layered: a commentary on British architecture, social life and identity, a record of a folk photography which is today being appropriated by the most fashionable photographers (including Parr), an exercise in sublime minimalism and, above all, a richly comic photographic entertainment.
Author : Greg Gatenby
Publisher : Greg Gatenby Books
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 2024-11-18
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1998469220
Authorized Images: Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards Ludovico Ariosto, Torquato Tasso, Giovanni Boccaccio, Pietro Aretino This quartet of classic Italian literary masters features the majority of antique and vintage postcards related to each author. The largest selection belongs to Boccaccio, long the most popular of these writers, both with Italians and foreigners, his Decameron easily one of the most cherished works of literature ever written. His tales of how people behaved during a pandemic is particularly relevant to our own time
