Snapshots and Short Notes - Images and Messages of Early Twentieth-Century Photo Postcards (Hardcover)

Snapshots and Short Notes examines the photographic postcards exchanged during the first half of the twentieth century as illustrated, first-hand accounts of American life. Almost immediately after the introduction of the generic postcard at the turn of the century, innovations in small, accessible cameras added black and white photographs to the cards. The resulting combination of image and text emerged as a communication device tantamount to social media today. Postcard messages and photographs tell the stories of ordinary lives during a time of far-reaching technological, demographic, and social changes: a family's new combine harvester that could cut 40 acres a day; a young woman trying to find work in a man's world; the sight of an airplane in flight. However, postcards also chronicled and shared hardship and tragedy - the glaring reality of homesteading on the High Plains, natural disasters, preparations for war, and the struggles for racial and gender equality. With a meticulous eye for detail, painstaking research, and astute commentary, Wilson surveys more than 160 photographic postcards, reproduced in full color, that provide insights into every aspect of life in a time not far removed from our own.

General

Imprint:	University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2020
Authors:	Kenneth Wilson
Dimensions:	279 x 216mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-57441-795-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57441-795-9
Barcode:	9781574417951

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