Postcards from the Sonora border : visualizing place through a popular lens, 1900s-1950s / Daniel D. Arreola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arreola, Daniel D. (Daniel David), 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Mexico--Sonora (State)--History--20th century.

Cities and towns.

Urbanization--Mexico--Sonora (State)--History--20th century.

Urbanization.

Postcards.

History.

Sonora (Mexico : State)--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Sonora (Mexico : State).

Postcards--Mexico--Sonora (State)--History--20th century.

Agua Prieta (Sonora, Mexico)--History--20th century.

Agua Prieta (Sonora, Mexico).

Naco (Mexico)--History--20th century.

Naco (Mexico).

Nogales (Nogales, Mexico)--History--20th century.

Nogales (Nogales, Mexico).

Sonoyta (Mexico)--History--20th century.

Sonoyta (Mexico).

San Luis Río Colorado (Mexico)--History--20th century.

San Luis Río Colorado (Mexico).

Mexico--Sonora (State).

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

xvii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Postcards from the Sonora Border: Visualizing Place through a Popular Lens, 1900s-1950s examines the urban landscapes of Mexican border cities through picture postcards. This volume aims to capture the evolution of Sonora border towns over time, and create a sense of visual "time travel" for the reader by relying on Arreola's personal collection of postcards"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Places and Postcards

1 Sonora Border Towns 13

2 Postcards 24

Part II Visualizing and Narrating Place

3 Agua Prieta 45

4 Naco 82

5 Nogales 107

6 Sonoyta 174

7 San Luis Río Colorado 194

Part III Sonora Border Revisited

8 Seeing Place Through a Popular Lens 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816534326

0816534322

OCLC:

958066407