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Bowling Green in Vintage Postcards

Author : Jonathan Jeffrey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738514640

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Bowling Green in Vintage Postcards is an engaging collection designed to entertain, educate, and enthrall history buffs, residents, and visitors alike with scenes of Bowling Green of yesteryear. When long hunters paused along the banks of the Barren River in the mid-1700s, little did they realize that this beautiful, varied landscape would one day boast a thriving city. Today, the city is hailed as the educational, retail, and commercial hub of South Central Kentucky. Preserved in this photo journal is the area's rich and vibrant past. Showcased are the things unique to this region-the horses, tobacco, strawberries, building stone, Corvettes, and Western Kentucky University. Highlighted are people, places, and events special to the river city-snapshots of Duncan Hines and local clairvoyant Edgar Cayce; rural towns and hamlets such as Smiths Grove, Woodburn, and Alvaton; and court day and the 1907 Prohibition parade.

New York City's Financial District in Vintage Postcards

Author : Randall Gabrielan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0738500682

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New York City's Financial District in Vintage Postcards by Randall Gabrielan Pdf

The early decades of the twentieth century were among the most vibrant for both New York City and the world of postcards. The 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs sparked a building boom that inspired a heightened awareness of the city's changing landscape. In response to this new appreciation, the postcard industry began a colorful pictorial record that was especially rich for New York.

Western Kentucky in Vintage Postcards

Author : Cliff Downey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738514594

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Western Kentucky in Vintage Postcards guides residents, visitors, and history buffs alike on a virtual driving tour through Kentucky's westernmost counties to enjoy its rich history and natural beauty. Readers will discover why this is perhaps the most diverse region in the Bluegrass State with its many different geographical areas-flat lands to rolling hills and coal fields to miles of lakes. The scenic journey begins in Hopkinsville, meanders north through Madisonville to Henderson, and continues west to the Mississippi River, with stops in Murray, Mayfield, Paducah, and several small towns. Vintage postcards culled from a variety of sources highlight those things that are uniquely Western Kentucky: tobacco fields, coal mines, Confederate president Jefferson Davis, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, farming, historical buildings and sites, floods, and dams.

Clarksville in Vintage Postcards

Author : Billyfrank Morrison
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738516775

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Clarksville in Vintage Postcards by Billyfrank Morrison Pdf

Clarksville, Tennessee, has undergone a colossal metamorphosis since the 1700s, when men like Sevier, Montgomery, and Renfroe fought Native Americans along the Cumberland and Red Rivers. Though these founding fathers would not recognize the present rivers, nor the hills upon which Clarksville has grown, Clarksvillians have kept an awareness of their rich past, bridging their lives with those of the early frontiersmen. Today, Clarksville eclectically blends both metropolitan and rural settings to offer residents the best of both worlds.

Fort Campbell in Vintage Postcards

Author : Billyfrank Morrison
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 073851828X

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Fort Campbell in Vintage Postcards by Billyfrank Morrison Pdf

Since its establishment in 1941, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, has grown to approximately 30,000 soldiers on over 100,000 acres. With its Southern culture, the base has a rich and interesting history. German prisoners of war were held here during World War II, and Campbell Army Air Field has always been a favorite stopover of NASA shuttle crews. Fort Campbell units have inspired numerous movies and books, such as Black Hawk Down, Band of Brothers, and Shadow Warriors. Through over 200 vintage postcards and photographs, this pictorial history tells the unique story of an army base and its brave soldiers who have fought to defend our country.

Orlando in Vintage Postcards

Author : Lynn M. Homan,Thomas Reilly
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0738513814

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Orlando in Vintage Postcards by Lynn M. Homan,Thomas Reilly Pdf

"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.

The Wildwoods in Vintage Postcards

Author : James D. Ristine
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738510076

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The Wildwoods in Vintage Postcards by James D. Ristine Pdf

The Wildwoods are located on an island at the southern end of New Jersey's expansive coastline. The communities of Wildwood Crest, Holly Beach, Wildwood, and North Wildwood (formerly Anglesea) have been luring visitors and vacationers to their shores for nearly one hundred twenty years with magnificent beaches and the ever popular boardwalks. With more than two hundred vintage postcards, The Wildwoods looks back at the coastal towns in the early 1900s. Glimpse the long-lost natural beauty of Magnolia Lake and the primeval forests that gave Wildwood its name. See commercial fishermen leaving from the beaches of Holly Beach or the docks of Anglesea to practice their livelihood as recreational fishermen head out to sea on crowded party boats for a day of angling. Witness Fourth of July celebrations, baby parades, and automobile and yacht races. Visit the architectural styling of the early homes, churches, and schools, as well as the hotels that once provided accommodations to ever increasing numbers of vacationers.

Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards

Author : Kristopher J. Preacher
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-31
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439629222

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Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards by Kristopher J. Preacher Pdf

"Williamsburg is a stronghold of the past, a sort of enchanted ground, lovely and quiet as a dream." Williamsburg may no longer be quiet as a dream, but it is certainly lovely and unquestionably a stronghold of the past, more so now than Miss Hildegarde Hawthorne could have dreamt when she penned these words in 1917. After Virginia's capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780, the city sank into one and a half centuries of sleepy obscurity punctuated only by the Civil War. From 1928 to 1932, however, John D. Rockefeller Jr. restored the city to its colonial glory, and it leaped from impoverished backwater to tourist mecca within the space of a few years.

Georgetown and the Waccamaw Neck in Vintage Postcards

Author : Susan Hoffer McMillan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0738514977

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Georgetown and the Waccamaw Neck in Vintage Postcards by Susan Hoffer McMillan Pdf

Georgetown and the Waccamaw Neck in South Carolina are steeped in historic and folkloric literature, reflective of the area's rich cultural past. This volume brings that treasury to bear in a collection of vintage postcards from the region compiled for the first time. You will see how the area's aristocratic past ties to present-day Georgetown and the nearby resorts of Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet and the renowned Brookgreen Gardens. Also included are nostalgic views of life on plantations along the Santee Rivers, which relied upon Georgetown for economic trade, then and now. The communities depicted in this book were among America's wealthiest 150 years ago. That legacy is still seen in architectural remnants-plantations, churches, and town houses now restored to their former grandeur.

Love Letters

Author : Marcie Mcguire
Publisher : Matthew Sleadd
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798985780772

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Love Letters by Marcie Mcguire Pdf

"I haven't been anywhere because I was sick. I have just felt lost. One thing has kept me company-and that is your lovely letters." -Elliott June 16, 1918 A memoir over 100 years in the making brings history to life-as two lovebirds exchange letters during wartime, a pandemic, and massive social changes. Marcie McGuire discovered more than 250 of her grandparent's letters stored neatly in a closet after surviving multiple moves over many decades. Drawing on her background in library science, Marcie chronicles the story of 21-year-old Elliot Cranfill and 19-year-old Elma Beatty using the letters they exchanged from 1917-1918. The book is organized chronologically-and Marcie includes introductions to each letter-providing readers with context to significant people and places mentioned. Love story enthusiasts and history buffs alike will enjoy this carefully preserved intimate record of World War I from the perspective of two bright young adults. She's in college; he's fighting for our country-and both are clinging to hope as the world witnesses unprecedented turmoil.

Contemporary Authors

Author : Julie Keppen,Lisa Kumar
Publisher : Contemporary Authors
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0787667048

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Contemporary Authors by Julie Keppen,Lisa Kumar Pdf

Find biographical information on more than 115,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Sketches typically include personal information, addresses, career history, writings, work in progress, biographical and critical sources, authors' comments and informative essays about their lives and work. A softcover cumulative index is published twice per year (included in subscription).

Israeli and Palestinian Postcards

Author : Tim Jon Semmerling
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292749597

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Israeli and Palestinian Postcards by Tim Jon Semmerling Pdf

Searing images of suicide bombings and retaliatory strikes now define the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for many Westerners, but television and print media are not the only visual realms in which the conflict is playing out. Even tourist postcards and greeting cards have been pressed into service as vehicles through which Israelis and Palestinians present competing visions of national selfhood and conflicting claims to their common homeland. In this book, Tim Jon Semmerling explores how Israelis and Palestinians have recently used postcards and greeting cards to present images of the national self, to build national awareness and reinforce nationalist ideologies, and to gain international acceptance. He discusses and displays the works of numerous postcard/greeting card manufacturers, artists, and photographers and identifies the symbolic choices in their postcards, how the choices are arranged into messages, what the messages convey and to whom, and who benefits and loses in these presentations of national self. Semmerling convincingly demonstrates that, far from being ephemeral, Israeli and Palestinian postcards constitute an important arena of struggle over visual signs and the power to produce reality.

American Holiday Postcards, 1905-1915

Author : Daniel Gifford
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786478170

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American Holiday Postcards, 1905-1915 by Daniel Gifford Pdf

In the early 20th century, postcards were one of the most important and popular expressions of holiday sentiment in American culture. Millions of such postcards circulated among networks of community and kin as part of a larger American postcard craze. However, their uses and meanings were far from universal. This book argues that holiday postcards circulated primarily among rural and small town, Northern, white women with Anglo-Saxon and Germanic heritages. Through analysis of a broad range of sources, Daniel Gifford recreates the history of postcards to account for these specific audiences, and reconsiders the postcard phenomenon as an image-based conversation among exclusive groups of Americans. A variety of narratives are thus revealed: the debates generated by the Country Life Movement; the empowering manifestations of the New Woman; the civic privileges of whiteness; and the role of emerging technologies. From Santa Claus to Easter bunnies, flag-waving turkeys to gun-toting cupids, holiday postcards at first seem to be amusing expressions of a halcyon past. Yet with knowledge of audience and historical conflicts, this book demonstrates how the postcard images reveal deep divides at the height of the Progressive Era.

Postcard America

Author : Jeffrey L. Meikle
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781477308608

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Postcard America by Jeffrey L. Meikle Pdf

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.

Findlay in Vintage Postcards

Author : Eric Van Renterghem
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0738519391

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Findlay in Vintage Postcards by Eric Van Renterghem Pdf

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.