The Catskills - In Vintage Postcards (Paperback)


From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication. Many of the postcards produced during this agolden
age, a and even some from later years, can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores and five and dimes across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in Americaas history. This fascinating new history of the Catskills of New York showcases more than two hundred of the best, most evocative vintage postcards available.

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From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication. Many of the postcards produced during this agolden
age, a and even some from later years, can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores and five and dimes across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in Americaas history. This fascinating new history of the Catskills of New York showcases more than two hundred of the best, most evocative vintage postcards available.

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Imprint

Arcadia Publishing

Country of origin

United States

Release date

November 1999

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First published

November 1999

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Dimensions

248 x 172 x 13mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

128

ISBN-13

978-0-7385-0308-0

Barcode

9780738503080

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LSN

0-7385-0308-8



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