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Snapshots and short notes : images and messages of early twentieth-century photo postcards / Kenneth Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Kenneth, 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Real photo postcards--United States--Themes, motives.
- Real photo postcards.
- Real photo postcards--History--20th century.
- Photography--Social aspects--United States.
- Photography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Book contains about 400 images of the fronts and backs of real photo postcards from about 1900-1920. These were postcards created by ordinary people from their own photographs and mailed with their messages on the back. Book also describes history of photography that resulted in people being able to create their own photos without a dark room, and explains known information about the specific cards, including who sent and received them and what they depict"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The postcard
- Pictures and voices
- Photographers and Postcards
- A New Century
- Wheels of Commerce
- Main Street
- The Farm
- A Job of Work
- Issues of the Day
- Just Us
- On the Move
- Playing the Game
- Our Entertainments
- Bigger Fish, Wilder Game
- Friends and Romance
- Adventures
- Out West
- Misfortune, Tragedy, and Loss
- Call to Duty
- Celebration
- Back to School
- Call to Faith
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-57441-795-9
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