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| Genre/Form: | Pictorial works |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Blake, Jody, 1953- Rural delivery. [Lewisburg, Pa.] : Union County Historical Society, c1996 (OCoLC)604738046 Online version: Blake, Jody, 1953- Rural delivery. [Lewisburg, Pa.] : Union County Historical Society, c1996 (OCoLC)607780954 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jody Blake; Jeannette Lasansky; Union County Historical Society (Pa.) |
| ISBN: | 0917127099 9780917127090 0917127102 9780917127106 |
| OCLC Number: | 34076675 |
| Description: | 136 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword / Gary W. Slear -- Photographic Correspondence: Picture Postcards in Historical Context / Jody Blake. "Don't be so tight. Write me real soon" Postcards for Fun or Profit. Making Corresponding Photographs. Choosing Subjects that Sell. "I suppose you will recognize this place" "The country is very beautiful" Private Mailing Cards. "Received your postal" "Here's another one for your collection" -- Union Country: Prosperous, Progressive and Growing / Jeannette Lasansky. Introduction. Relics and Pilgrimages. Strike up the Band. Come to the Fair. We're Going to Make This Place Really Something. We're on the Move: Trains, Buggies and Cars. Seeking to Educate and Inspire. Taking in the Town. Around the Bend/Leisure Time. |
| Responsibility: | Jody Blake and Jeannette Lasansky. |
Abstract:
Rural Delivery: Real Photo Postcards from Central Pennsylvania 1905-1935 examines small-town life as reflected in photographic images that were made into postcards in the early twentieth century. Over two hundred real photo postcards have been selected to recreate a sense of place when Union County, Pennsylvania, was prosperous, progressive and growing. This was also the era when so-called "corresponding photographs" were at the height of their popularity and neighboring towns competed with one another to have their best "souvenir views" available.
The essay by art historian, Jody Blake, relates this photographic correspondence to technical, social and artistic developments in the history of photography. The essay by material culture historian, Jeannette Lasansky, places the images on the postcards into the local historical context of Union County, Pennsylvania. A foreword by Gary W. Slear establishes the personal framework he has as an avid collector for viewing real photo postcards.
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