Macon In Vintage Postcards

Author : Vickie Leach Prater
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0738502006

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Macon in Vintage Postcards by Vickie Leach Prater 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 history of Macon, Georgia, showcases more than 200 of the best vintage postcards available.

Author : Gary L. Doster
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0752413805

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West Central Georgia in Vintage Postcards by Gary L. Doster 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 West Central Georgia showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available"--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Gary L. Doster
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0752413783

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Southwest Georgia in Vintage Postcards by Gary L. Doster Pdf

Author : Gary L. Doster
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0752413759

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Southeast Georgia in Vintage Postcards by Gary L. Doster Pdf

Author : Joseph M. Lee III
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997-11-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781439619759

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Augusta in Vintage Postcards by Joseph M. Lee III Pdf

In the early 1900s, America was swept up in the postcard craze. All over the country, people seized on these charming snapshots of life as a means of keeping in touch with friends and family, as well as seeing strange and exciting parts of the world.

Author : Stephen Taylor and Matthew Jennings
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467111157

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Macon by Stephen Taylor and Matthew Jennings Pdf

Macon has been a crossroads of cultures since Native Americans built the massive earthworks that now form the Ocmulgee National Monument. In the 19th century, fortunes rose and fell with the price of cotton for small farmers and businessmen, as well as plantation owners. The Civil War destroyed the plantation economy, but it left Macon's historic treasures largely undisturbed. Though manufacturing replaced plantation slavery, cotton and race remained central facts of life as the "City of Churches" adapted to a changing world. From the 1950s onward, the city's role as a textile center withered, but the likes of Little Richard, Otis Redding, and the Allman Brothers Band built a musical legacy for Macon that survives today.

Author : Elena Irish Zimmerman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0738500402

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Atlanta in Vintage Postcards by Elena Irish Zimmerman 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.

Author : Reagan L. Grimsley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738517127

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Hattiesburg in Vintage Postcards by Reagan L. Grimsley Pdf

Located in the heart of Mississippi's piney woods, Hattiesburg was named by William H. Hardy in honor of his second wife, Hattie Lott Hardy. Incorporated in 1884, the town quickly established itself as a regional center of the yellow pine lumber industry, and by 1910 it was the fifth largest city in the state. During the 20th century higher education became an important part of the city's persona, with the establishment of William Carey College and The University of Southern Mississippi. Camp Shelby, established in 1917 to train soldiers for World War I, also trained soldiers for World War II, the Vietnam Conflict, the Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terror. Today, Hattiesburg is the center of a metropolitan area of over 110,000 people that encompasses Forrest and Lamar Counties.

Author : William R. Wells
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738514489

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Tifton, Georgia in Vintage Postcards by William R. Wells Pdf

A sawmill town that has become the crossroads of South Georgia, Tifton was founded by Henry Harding Tift, a "Connecticut Yankee," in 1872. He built a sawmill in what was first known as "Slab Town," but the name eventually changed when sawmill worker George Badger, resolving to be the first to honor village's founder, climbed a pine tree and nailed a placard with TIFTON on it, a condensed version of "Tift's Town." Today, this thriving community is a meeting place for Interstate 75/U.S. 41, U.S. 319, and U.S. 82, and boasts a long and proud history. Tifton, Georgia in Vintage Postcards reveals the early beginnings of the town and its story to the present day, with picturesque street scenes; local schools, including Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; Georgia Coastal Plains Experiment Station; people and sports; and industry and agriculture. Also highlighted in this engaging volume is the nearby community of Ty Ty.

Author : Cliff Downey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738514594

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Western Kentucky in Vintage Postcards by Cliff Downey Pdf

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.

Author : Kenneth H. Thomas Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781439610947

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Columbus, Georgia in Vintage Postcards by Kenneth H. Thomas Jr. Pdf

Founded in 1828 as a planned city by the Georgia Legislature, Columbus prospered due to its location on the Chattahoochee River. Industry sprang up along the shores of the Chattahoochee and shaped Columbus’s identity as one of Georgia’s premier cities. Today a thriving metropolis, it is the Columbus of yesteryear that is illuminated within these pages. Early postcard views reflect the city from around 1905 to 1942, showcasing many of its businesses, neighborhoods, and parks. Included are places virtually unknown to citizens today—the Bell Tower, the City Market, North Highlands Park, and Wildwood Park—as well as those that were landmarks a century ago and landmarks still: the Iron Bank, the Springer Opera House, the Union Depot, the YMCA, and Fort Benning.

Author : Gary L. Doster
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0752413767

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Northwest Georgia in Vintage Postcards by Gary L. Doster Pdf

Author : Gary L. Doster
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998-09
Category : History
ISBN : 073858990X

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Northeast Georgia in Vintage Postcards by Gary L. Doster 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 Northeast Georgia showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738514586

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Troup County in Vintage Postcards by Anonim Pdf

Troup County in Vintage Postcards traces a major period of growth and development for this Georgia community, from the late 19th through the mid-20th century. Snapshot glimpses of history preserved on postcards reveal the second courthouse, which burned in 1936; the textile mills that opened at a rapid pace as the county entered the era of the "New South;" the early days of LaGrange Female College, which became co-ed in 1954; Southern Female College, which closed in 1919; Ferrell Gardens, which began in 1832 and is now a landmark in the county; as well as scenes of schools, churches, homes, farms, and businesses.

Author : Gary L. Doster
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998-11-10
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781439623046

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East Central Georgia in Vintage Postcards by Gary L. Doster 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 East Central Georgia showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.