Author: Mary W. DavisPublisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486237725
Category : New Orleans (La.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Thirty-two Picture Postcards of Old New Orleans
Author: Mary W. DavisPublisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486237725
Category : New Orleans (La.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
New Orleans in Vintage Postcards
Author: Scott FaragherPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738502069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
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 America's history. This fascinating new history of New Orleans showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.
New Orleans in Golden Age Postcards
Author: Matthew GriffisPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496830261
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
New Orleans in Golden Age Postcards showcases over three hundred vintage postcard images of the city, printed in glorious color. From popular tourist attractions, restaurants, and grand hotels to local businesses, banks, churches, neighborhoods, civic buildings, and parks, the book not only celebrates these cards’ visual beauty but also considers their historic value. After providing an overview of the history of postcards in New Orleans, Matthew Griffis expertly arranges and describes the postcards by subject or theme. Focusing on the period from 1900 to 1920, the book is the first to offer information about the cards’ many publishers. More than a century ago, people sent postcards like we make phone calls today. Many also collected postcards, even trading them in groups or clubs. Adorned with colorized views of urban and rural landscapes, postcards offered people a chance to own images of places they lived, visited, or merely dreamed of visiting. Today, these relics remain one of the richest visual records of the last century as they offer a glimpse at the ways a city represented itself. They now appear regularly in art exhibits, blogs, and research collections. Many of the cards in this book have not been widely seen in well over a century, and many of the places and traditions they depict have long since vanished.
New Orleans in Golden Age Postcards
Author: Matthew GriffisPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496830288
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
New Orleans in Golden Age Postcards showcases over three hundred vintage postcard images of the city, printed in glorious color. From popular tourist attractions, restaurants, and grand hotels to local businesses, banks, churches, neighborhoods, civic buildings, and parks, the book not only celebrates these cards’ visual beauty but also considers their historic value. After providing an overview of the history of postcards in New Orleans, Matthew Griffis expertly arranges and describes the postcards by subject or theme. Focusing on the period from 1900 to 1920, the book is the first to offer information about the cards’ many publishers. More than a century ago, people sent postcards like we make phone calls today. Many also collected postcards, even trading them in groups or clubs. Adorned with colorized views of urban and rural landscapes, postcards offered people a chance to own images of places they lived, visited, or merely dreamed of visiting. Today, these relics remain one of the richest visual records of the last century as they offer a glimpse at the ways a city represented itself. They now appear regularly in art exhibits, blogs, and research collections. Many of the cards in this book have not been widely seen in well over a century, and many of the places and traditions they depict have long since vanished.
Early New England Gravestone Rubbings
Author: Edmund Vincent GillonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Reproductions of gravestone rubbings from grave sites in New England.
Thirty-Two Picture Postcards of Old Berks County, Pennsylvania
Author: Kathy M. ScognaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780965229234
Category : Berks County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
The Publishers' Trade List Annual
Author: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1898
Book Description
School and Community
Author: A Guide to the Historic Shops & Restaurants of New Orleans
Author: The Little BookroomPublisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781892145277
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The dearly held belief that no meal can be too big or last too long has been cherished for many generations in New Orleans, and nowhere more faithfully than in the city's oldest restaurants. From neighbourhood joints serving up the finest, freshest crawfish, oyster po' boys and shrimp remoulade to elegant establishments in the French Quarter, the phrase "Come for lunch, stay for dinner, go home in a wheelbarrow" is beloved by all. New Orleans' leisurely, unaffected style also endures in its venerable shops, including a turn-of-the-century parfumerie and luxurious antique stores.