Lake Geneva In Vintage Postcards

Author : Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Martha Kiefer Cucco
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-18
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439615317

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Lake Geneva in Vintage Postcards by Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Martha Kiefer Cucco Pdf

Lake Geneva was originally called Kishwauketoe by the Oneota tribe, a name meaning clear or sparkling water. Carved out by a glacier, this same crystal water has attracted residents and tourists for centuries, and continues to be a retreat for many in every season. Through a collection of vivid vintage postcards, authors Carolyn Hope Smeltzer and Martha Kiefer Cucco provide an overview of Lake Geneva's rich history, rendered in views of mansions, cottages, and camps, and in images of recreation, the surrounding towns, and, of course, Lake Geneva itself.

Author : Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Martha Kiefer Cucco
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 073853398X

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Lake Geneva in Vintage Postcards by Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Martha Kiefer Cucco Pdf

Lake Geneva was originally called Kishwauketoe by the Oneota tribe, a name meaning clear or sparkling water. Carved out by a glacier, this same crystal water has attracted residents and tourists for centuries, and continues to be a retreat for many in every season. Through a collection of vivid vintage postcards, authors Carolyn Hope Smeltzer and Martha Kiefer Cucco provide an overview of Lake Geneva's rich history, rendered in views of mansions, cottages, and camps, and in images of recreation, the surrounding towns, and, of course, Lake Geneva itself.

Author : John J. Laukaitis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738533475

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Geneva in Vintage Postcards by John J. Laukaitis Pdf

Geneva was an ideal location for settlement, with rich farming soil, a river to power the mills, and a plentiful supply of trees for lumber; it didn't take long to attract and support a thriving community. Incorporated in 1858, Geneva remains an idyllic village, home to fine architecture from the mid- to late-19th century, scenic parks along the banks of the Fox River, and a sense of community spirit and pride. Geneva in Vintage Postcards opens a window into the past, allowing us to experience what this community most wanted to present to others and what visitors most wanted to share with their families and friends. From scenes of the historic business district to the banks of Island Park, the vintage postcards of Geneva reveal a community rich in history and charm.

Author : Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Martha Kiefer Cucco
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-09
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439645642

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Geneva Lake by Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Martha Kiefer Cucco Pdf

Geneva Lake was formed by a glacier tens of thousands of years ago. The Oneota left historic footprints with a cultural gift in the form of the shore path, which is accessible for all to walk just as the natives did many centuries earlier. Images of America: Geneva Lake illustrates the early history of the communities surrounding the lake—Lake Geneva, Linn, Fontana, and Williams Bay—through scrapbooks, vintage photographs, and storytelling. The chapters in this book cover the history of people, places, pioneers, physical chores, and play at Geneva Lake. Families who have spent time at the lake for generations share enchanting memories, and those new to it can experience “lake living years ago.”

Author : Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Jill Westberg
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781439655023

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Camps of Geneva Lake by Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Jill Westberg Pdf

Geneva Lake camps provided education, activities, spirituality, and community in a healthy environment away from the city. The first sites were located on the western shores of Geneva Lake, with Camp Collie established in 1874; seventeen more followed. Although most camps were spiritually based, they differed in what they offered and who they served. People attending the camps came from all income levels and many cultures. Adult- and family-oriented camps provided a setting for vacations or conferences, and children’s camps prided themselves on fostering responsibility and solid values. Images of America: Camps of Geneva Lake highlights 18 camps in the days of woolen bathing costumes, steam yachts, and platform tents.

Author : Carolyn Hope Smeltzer and Barbara Ann McQuillan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467108737

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Evanston Hospital School of Nursing: 1898-1984 by Carolyn Hope Smeltzer and Barbara Ann McQuillan Pdf

Using historical images and recollections, Evanston Hospital School of Nursing: 1898-1984 highlights the marketing, education, curriculum, and values of EHSN as well as the students' experience and dormitory life. Evanston Hospital was founded in 1891, followed by the school of nursing seven years later. Evanston Hospital School of Nursing (EHSN) provided education at a reasonable cost while the students provided care to patients in between studies. In its first 50 years, the school graduated 1,157 nurses, with the first class of two graduating in 1901. EHSN, like other diploma programs, flourished until educational cost escalated, technology boomed, training methods evolved, and a conversation about where and how nurses should be educated began. After 86 years of training nurses, EHSN closed. Carolyn Hope Smeltzer and Barbara Ann McQuillan, 1972 EHSN graduates, are proud of their education and realize the historical value of the program. Having graduated 50 years ago, they are passionate about preserving the school's history and capturing classmates' memories. Their desire to keep alive EHSN history enables past generations of diploma graduates to cherish their own memories and future generations of nurses to look back on past teaching practices. This book will elicit familiar fond memories for all who attended or taught in any diploma school of nursing.

Author : Lorenzo Marcolin
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1554887437

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A Great Lakes Treasury of Old Postcards by Lorenzo Marcolin Pdf

A Great Lakes Treasury of Old Postcards by Dr. Lorenzo and Carol Marcolin takes you on a nostalgic and exciting journey along the Canadian shores of the Great Lakes. You’ll visit a world that was very different from today’s hectic and turbulent place, a world where people travelled the Great Lakes and shot the Lachine Rapids for the sheer fun of travelling on the water in steamers large and small. In over 42 years of collecting Great Lakes Postcards, Lorenzo and Carol Marcolin have accumulated an important visual history of the Canadian shores of the Great Lakes. Lovingly restored without tampering their historical veracity, the cards show you a world that is both appealing for its scenic beauty and sometimes repelling for its industrial ugliness. The book introduces novel features for a postcard book, the most important being the Navigation Bar with its geographical coordinates that let you find distant and forgotten places, like Jackfish Harbour and Depot Harbour, on Google Earth (C) in a matter of seconds. The beautiful burgundy background of its postcard pages gives A Great Lakes Treasury of Old Postcards the look and feel of a treasured family album. Each chapter begins with a list of the harbours covered in it, and an outline map of their location on the Great Lakes for instant reference. The 305 harbour scenes in this book range from Port Arthur way up on the northern shore of Lake Superior, to the Niagara Region of Lake Ontario, and on to the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Port of Montreal. We wish you a happy journey!

Author : William L. Scheffer,Frank Carey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-06-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781439610473

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Big Moose Lake, New York in Vintage Postcards by William L. Scheffer,Frank Carey Pdf

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 Big Moose Lake, New York, showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.

Author : Geneva Roth Olstad
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0738507261

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Main Street, North Dakota in Vintage Postcards by Geneva Roth Olstad Pdf

The postcard has always been a popular form of communication, but as we look back, it also serves as a valuable historical document. The views of our past offer us a unique insight into the people and places that came before us. Main Street, North Dakota offers us an intriguing look at that uniquely American street, where business was transacted, goods purchased, and information and stories shared. Some of the towns collected here have disappeared off the map, but the majority have survived and continue to grow and prosper.

Author : Partners Book Distributing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
ISBN : UOM:39015071443082

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Great Lakes and Midwest Catalog by Partners Book Distributing Pdf

Author : Sasha Abramsky
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617758263

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Little Wonder by Sasha Abramsky Pdf

“Masterfully captures the life of this little-known sportswoman, a versatile female athlete comparable to Babe Didrikson Zaharias.” —Booklist (starred review) Lottie Dod was a truly extraordinary sports figure who blazed trails of glory in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dod won Wimbledon five times, and did so for the first time in 1887, at the ludicrously young age of fifteen. After she grew bored with competitive tennis, she moved on to and excelled in myriad other sports: she became a leading ice skater and tobogganist, a mountaineer, an endurance bicyclist, a hockey player, a British ladies’ golf champion, and an Olympic silver medalist in archery. In her time, Dod had a huge following, but her years of distinction occurred just before the rise of broadcast media. By the outset of World War I, she was largely a forgotten figure; she died alone and without fanfare in 1960. Little Wonder brings this remarkable woman’s story to life, contextualizing it against a backdrop of rapid social change and tectonic shifts in the status of women in society. Paving the way for the likes of Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, and other top female athletes of today, Dod accepted no limits, no glass ceilings, and always refused to compromise. “Eighty-five years before Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs fought the ‘battle of the sexes,’ a Victorian teenager showed what women could do . . . [Abramsky] celebrates her as a brave and talented and determined original.” —The Atlantic

Author : Douglas Deuchler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439631188

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Oak Park in Vintage Postcards by Douglas Deuchler Pdf

Although it was first settled in the 1830s, Oak Park did not become an independent municipality until it split from Cicero Township in 1902. No longer a rustic small town, the village soon became a population magnet, attracting ever-larger numbers of prosperous, progressive people to settle in what many soon referred to as "the finest of the streetcar suburbs." Coincidentally, use of the penny picture postcard had approached a national mania during this era. Thus from the earliest years of the 20th century, the rapid growth and development of Oak Park was well documented, even celebrated, with a vast and varied array of outstanding postcard images.

Author : Linda Back McKay,Kate St. Vincent Vogl
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476669465

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Iron Horse Cowgirls by Linda Back McKay,Kate St. Vincent Vogl Pdf

Before Louise Scherbyn founded the Women's International Motorcycle Association, she was simply a working girl who loved motorcycling--at a time when women weren't allowed to wear pants, roads weren't hard-topped, and handlebars could come apart while riding. The hardest part? Auxiliaries she looked to for support each proved to be the wrong fit--some uncomfortably, disastrously so. All Louise wanted was for women riders to have a proper space of their own. For that she would ultimately have to forge a new path. This book tells the fascinating story of Scherbyn's journey in forming the first stand-alone women-only motorcycle association. Chapters cover 225,000 miles and two decades' worth of community-building, hostilities, physical and professional attacks, recovery, sisterhood and more. Scherbyn paved the way for women motorcyclists across the world while facing a storm of threats and uncertainties, driving ahead with newfound friends and her singular, unifying vision for women who ride.

Author : Damon Neal,Lynda Kusick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Tourism
ISBN : WISC:89082315466

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Wisconsin Community Treasures by Damon Neal,Lynda Kusick Pdf

Author : David W. Francis,Diane DeMali Francis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738519979

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Ohio's Amusement Parks in Vintage Postcards by David W. Francis,Diane DeMali Francis Pdf

By 1912, there were 54 amusement parks in Ohio. The parks came in all sizes, and featured such attractions as the Flying Ponies carousel, the Chute-the-Chutes water ride, and the Cyclone, Racer, and Dip-the-Dips roller coasters. Some, like Cleveland's White City, seemed to be courted by bad luck from the beginning, and folded after only a few disappointing seasons. Others, like Youngstown's Idora Park, enjoyed long lives and fostered beloved memories, but eventually closed down in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. A few, like Sandusky's Cedar Point, have grown to be considered among the greatest amusement parks in the world. But most are now forgotten.