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Old Los Angeles and Pasadena in Vintage Postcards

Author : C. Milton Hinshilwood

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 136 pages

File Size : 10,62 MB

Release : 2001

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738508092

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Covering the history and geography of Los Angeles and Pasadena between 1900 and 1950, the collection of over 200 vintage postcards compiled in this new volume offers a unique glimpse into turn-of-the-century southern California. As communication by postcards became popular in the late 19th century, those who received them were offered a rare view of the "right here, right now" aspect that only postcard photography could offer. From the earliest images of the Angels' Flight in Los Angeles, to the Tournament of Roses parades gliding down Colorado Street, the authors celebrate the history of these two beautiful cities through the personal medium of vintage postcards.



Real Photo Postcard Guide

Author : Robert Bogdan

Publisher : Syracuse University Press

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 24,77 MB

Release : 2006-09-21

Category : Photography

ISBN : 9780815608516

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The Real Photo Postcard Guide is an informative, comprehensive, and practical treatment of this wildly popular American phenomenon that dominated the United States photographic market during the first third of the twentieth century. Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh draw on extensive research and observation to address all aspects of the photo postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. Illustrated with over 350 exceptional photo postcards taken from archives and private collections across the country, the scope of the Real Photo Postcard Guide spans technical considerations of production, characteristics of superior images, collecting categories, and methods of research for dating photo postcards and investigating their photographers. In a broader sense, the authors show how "real photo postcards" document the social history of America. From family outings and workplace awards to lynchings and natural disasters, every image captures a moment of American cultural history from the society that generated them. Bogdan and Weseloh’s book provides an admirable integration of informative text and compelling photographic illustrations. Collectors, archivists, photographers, photo historians, social scientists, and anyone interested in the visual documentation of America will find the Real Photo Postcard Guide indispensable.



The Tender Detail

Author : Daniel E. Snyder

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 305 pages

File Size : 47,85 MB

Release : 2020-06-25

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 1350099635

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The Tender Detail tells a story about the repression of sentimentality through architectural ornament. The protagonists are Louis H. Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, two of the most important architects and designers of ornament in American history. Interweaving close readings of their architecture and writings with wide-ranging discussions about sexuality, gender, and philosophy, the book explores how both men worked to solve the problem of late nineteenth-century ornamentation. It suggests that their solutions, while widely different, were both intimately rooted in the tender emotions of sentimentality. Viewing ornament in this way reveals much, not only about Sullivan and Wright's artistic intentions, but also about the role of affect, the value of beauty, and the agency and ontology of objects. Illuminated by personal stories from their respective autobiographies, which add a level of human interest unusual in an academic work, The Tender Detail is a readable, scholarly study which sheds fresh light on Sullivan and Wright's relationship, their work, and on the nature of ornament itself.



In the Vernacular

Author : Stacey McCarroll Cutshaw

Publisher : University of Washington Press

Page : 100 pages

File Size : 12,92 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Art

ISBN :

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Considers photography as a "vernacular" practice, drawing from a collection of 4000 images including snapshots, wedding photographs, news and advertising images, insurance pictures, family pictures, travel albums, grade-school class portraits, and pin-up photographs. Includes essays by Ross Barrett, Stacey McCarroll Cutshaw, Rernard L. Herman, and Daile Kaplan.



Historic Pasadena

Author : Ann Scheid

Publisher : HPN Books

Page : 215 pages

File Size : 28,73 MB

Release : 1999

Category : History

ISBN : 189361901X

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Garvanza

Author : Charles J. Fisher

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 45,84 MB

Release : 2010

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738581200

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Named for the garbanzo bean that Julio Verdugo raised on his Rancho San Rafael, the town of Garvanza was laid out by Ralph Rogers in 1886. The community soon became a haven for artists and others seeking a refuge from the growing urban life of Los Angeles. Early institutions included the Church of the Angels and the Judson Studios, founded by painter William Lees Judson to create art through stained glass. The town's identity was eventually overtaken by neighboring Highland Park, but the community name was reestablished in the 1990s by today's residents, who are as in love with its beauty as those 110 years earlier.



Fullerton

Author : Sylvia Palmer Mudrick

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 33,12 MB

Release : 2015-06-15

Category : History

ISBN : 1625848129

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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.



Pasadena in Vintage Postcards

Author : Marlin Heckman

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 34,67 MB

Release : 2001-02-15

Category : Photography

ISBN : 143962805X

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The postcard has been a popular part of American communication for over a century, documenting both the interest of a place and its history. Captured here in nearly 200 vintage postcards is the unique history of this California town, translated in Chippewa as "Crown of the Valley." The City of Pasadena, just north of Los Angeles, sits against the majesty of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Incorporated in 1885, the city was originally known as a resort city, filled with tourists from all over the world. Showcased here through the use of the author's personal postcard collection are vintage images of Millionaires Row, the Tournament of the Roses Parade, the Mt. Lowe Railway, and the Alpine Tavern.



Singapore

Author : Jin Seng Cheah

Publisher :

Page : 304 pages

File Size : 38,63 MB

Release : 2006

Category : History

ISBN :

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Presenting for the first time through the illustrations of 500 postcards from the author's private collection, this book offers a rare and comprehensive glimpse into the changing landscapes and lifestyles of Singapore's past, right up to the Second World



The Rotarian

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Page : 64 pages

File Size : 27,48 MB

Release : 1960-08

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Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.