Author: William C. BaldwinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Chester County Post Card Album, 1900-1930
Author: William C. BaldwinChester County Post Card Album, 1900-1930
Author: William C. BaldwinPublisher: Polyglot PressInc
ISBN: 9781411599918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A Delaware Album, 1900-1930
Author: George David MillerPublisher: University of Delaware
ISBN: 1611490456
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A Delaware Album, 1900-1930 contains over 300 postcard photographs from the entire state taken during the period from 1900 to 1930. Arranged by subjects—City and Town Views; Delaware Beaches; Amusements; Industry and Agriculture; Signs of the Times; Trains, Trolleys, and Automobiles; Water Transportation; Schools; Religion; Businesses; Hotels and Motels—each photo has a caption ranging from a sentence or two to several paragraphs. The book's introduction detail how the cards were produced, analyzes the subject matter depicted on the cards, documents the history of several of the most prominent local photographers in the state whose work is found almost only on postcards, and traces the evolution and popularization of postcard photography.
A Pennsylvania Album
Author: George Miller, IIPublisher:
ISBN: 9780271002477
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Postcard America
Author: Jeffrey L. MeiklePublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477308601
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
This illustrated history of the colorized linen postcards of the 1930s and ’40s is “an incredible tour . . . A veritable treasure trove of American culture” (Crave Online). From the Great Depression through the early postwar years, any postcard sent in America was more than likely a “linen” card. Colorized in vivid, often exaggerated hues and printed on card stock embossed with a linen-like texture, linen postcards celebrated the American scene with views of majestic landscapes, modern cityscapes, roadside attractions, and other notable features. These colorful images portrayed the United States as shimmering with promise, quite unlike the black-and-white worlds of documentary photography or Life magazine. Linen postcards were enormously popular, with close to a billion printed and sold. Postcard America offers the first comprehensive study of these cards and their cultural significance. Drawing on the production files of Curt Teich & Co. of Chicago, the originator of linen postcards, Jeffrey L. Meikle reveals how photographic views were transformed into colorized postcard images—often by means of manipulation—adding and deleting details or collaging bits and pieces from several photos. He presents two extensive portfolios of postcards—landscapes and cityscapes—that comprise a representative iconography of linen postcard views. For each image, Meikle explains the postcard’s subject, describes aspects of its production, and places it in social and cultural contexts. In the concluding chapter, he shifts from historical interpretation to a contemporary viewpoint, considering nostalgia as a motive for collectors and others who are fascinated today by these striking images.
Life and Architecture in Pittsburgh
Author: James Denholm Van TrumpPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Subject Guide to Books in Print
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2160
Book Description
Hobbies
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Collectors and collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Bibliographic Guide to North American History
Author: Maine Register, State Year-book and Legislative Manual
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
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