Description: Real Photo Postcard GuideItem specificsCountry/Region of ManufactureUnited StatesFormatHardcoverPublication Year2006Book TitleReal Photo Postcard Guide: The People's PhotographyTypeReference BookType of ItemBookIntended AudienceAdultsNarrative TypeNonfictionFeaturesIllustrated, Dust JacketEx LibrisNoBook SeriesNoneGenreAntiquarian & CollectiblePersonalizeNoSigned ByNoneISBN9780815608516EAN9780815608516LanguageEnglishAuthorTodd Weseloh, Robert BogdanPublisherSyracuse University PressTopicPostcards, General, History About this productProduct InformationThe Real Photo Postcard Guide is an informative, comprehensive, and practical treatment of this wildly popular American phenomenon that dominated the United States photographic market during the first third of the twentieth century. Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh draw on extensive research and observation to address all aspects of the photo postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. Illustrated with over 350 exceptional photo postcards taken from archives and private collections across the country, the scope of the Real Photo Postcard Guide spans technical considerations of production, characteristics of superior images, collecting categories, and methods of research for dating photo postcards and investigating their photographers. In a broader sense, the authors show how "real photo postcards" document the social history of America. From family outings and workplace awards to lynchings and natural disasters, every image captures a moment of American cultural history from the society that generated them. Bogdan and Weseloh's book provides an admirable integration of informative text and compelling photographic illustrations. Collectors, archivists, photographers, photo historians, social scientists, and anyone interested in the visual documentation of America will find the Real Photo Postcard Guide indispensable. Product IdentifiersPublisherSyracuse University PressISBN-100815608519ISBN-139780815608516eBay Product ID (ePID)57141562Product Key FeaturesAuthorTodd Weseloh, Robert BogdanLanguageEnglishTopicPostcards, General, HistoryDimensionsItem Length11.5in.Item Height0.9in.Item Width8.7in.Item Weight45 OzAdditional Product FeaturesBook TitleReal Photo Postcard Guide : the People's PhotographyLc Classification NumberTr6.5.B64 2006ReviewsIn addition to just about everything you need to know about real photo postcards--their creators, their marketing, their variety, and what makes some more desirable than others--the authors have accumulated a gallery of examples that could keep you browsing for hours., Real Photo Postcard Guide not only provides the kind of information that collectors need to determine whether or not a card is appropriate for their collection and is worth what it will cost to purchase it, but also the book is an insightful and painstakingly researched excursion through the social worlds of the photographers and their clients, how they went about plying their trade and what they shot., One of the most stimulating and fascinating studies on picture postcards I've come across in a long time.Copyright Date2006FormatHardcoverTarget AudienceScholarly & ProfessionalLccn2006-024401Dewey Decimal779.075Publication Year2006Dewey Edition22IllustratedYesGenrePhotography, Antiques & CollectiblesNumber of Pages274 Pages Item description from the seller
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Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Real Photo Postcard Guide
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Author: Todd Weseloh, Robert Bogdan
Language: English
Topic: Postcards, General, History
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
