An indispensable guide to all aspects of the photo postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation.
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Robert Bogdan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Syracuse University. His column on real photo postcards is a monthly feature in the magazine The Postcard Collector.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The 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 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 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. Presents the practical treatment of the popular American phenomenon that dominated the United States photographic market during the first third of the twentieth century. This work addresses various aspects of the postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780815608516
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