Postcard From The Past

Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008220549
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARK HADDON In Postcard From The Past, Tom Jackson has gathered a collection of the funniest, weirdest and most moving real messages from the backs of old postcards.

Postcards from the Past

Author: Marcia Willett
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466846518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
Beloved novelist Marcia Willett continues to captivate readers with her inspiring novels about family, friendship, and love. In Postcards from the Past Siblings Billa and Ed share their beautiful, grand old childhood home in rural Cornwall. With family and friends nearby, and their living arrangements free and easy, they seem as contented as they can be. But when postcards start arriving from a sinister figure they thought belonged well and truly in their pasts, old memories are stirred. Why is he contacting them now? And what has he been hiding all these years?

A History of Postcards

Author: Martin Willoughby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description

Clyde

Author: Tiffany Willey Middleton
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439661987
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
Clyde is a community located in northwest Ohio, less than one hour southeast of Toledo, with a population of approximately 6,500 people. In many ways, Clyde is a famous small town--it has been launched into the national spotlight numerous times during its 150-year history. Clyde was the home of Civil War hero James B. McPherson, political cartoonist James Albert Wales, author Sherwood Anderson, and World War II hero Rodger Young. The images in this volume provide windows into Clyde's storied history and offer glimpses of the everyday moments shared by its citizens.

Fullerton

Author: Sylvia Palmer Mudrick
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625848129
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
America enjoyed newfound prosperity in the decades following World War II, and Southern California was an epicenter of postwar growth. Among the many Orange County communities that grew and flourished in this hopeful and exciting era, Fullerton led the way. Join authors Sylvia Palmer Mudrick, Debora Richey and Cathy Thomas as they recount Fullerton's boom years. It was a time characterized by economic growth, vibrant development and engaged civic participation. From the founding of the world-famous Fender guitar company to the establishment of Fullerton's first university, discover the events and people that transformed Fullerton from a small town to a thriving city.

Minneapolis and St. Paul in Vintage Postcards

Author: Christopher S. Clay
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738519821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
During the first half of the 20th century, communication by postcard was an inexpensive and popular means of exchanging travel stories, news, and gossip across the United States. The postcard, for just a few cents, connected friends and loved-ones separated by hundreds of miles. Today, we treasure these little correspondences of yesteryear as unique glimpses into the long-lost places of a long-gone era. Minneapolis and St. Paul in Vintage Postcards captures this historic era of Minnesota's "twin cities" through 200 classic postcard images. Inside will be found views of St. Paul's Hotel Ryan, providing a rare glimpse into a once-famous landmark that no longer stands. A picture of a solitary 1911 automobile traveling along Minneapolis' popular Lake Calhoun Drive will remind us of how one may have gone to-and-fro at the start of the last century. And the scene of a well-dressed Minnesota family at Minnehaha Falls shows us that this site was as popular among tourists in 1908, when the image was taken, as it is today.

Bisbee

Author: Annie Graeme Larkin
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738599964
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Visually, the Bisbee of today remains a community frozen in time, with Main Street retaining its character from 1910. The discovery of copper deposits in the Mule Mountains brought forth a wealth that enabled a substantial community. Profitable mining ventures and a need for labor drew thousands of miners from around the world to work in Bisbee. These individuals added a distinct flavor to the area. Like countless other Western mining camps, Bisbee evolved from a rough frontier community surviving disastrous fires and floods into a town with a substantial population and solid foundation. Bisbee's seemingly inexhaustible mineral wealth resulted in the community becoming a center of economic and political power in an emerging territory on its way to statehood. It was Arizona's greatest copper camp.

Elyria in Vintage Postcards

Author: Benjamin J. Mancine
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738532707
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Elyria was settled on the Black River near two 40-foot waterfalls, which aided milling operations and encouraged industry. Its proximity to Lake Erie further promoted travel and trade. Elyria in Vintage Postcards picks up Elyria's history 90 years after her founding in 1817, when postcards were all the rage. This fashionable mode of communication resulted in the preservation of these images of historic Elyria. This book will take you on a tour of the town through vintage postcards. Visit Elyria's now-defunct movie theaters and hotels during their prime. View Black River bridges, old mills, and an early hydroelectric plant. Discover buildings that were destroyed by fire, bridges destroyed by flood, train wrecks, and devastating snowstorms. And take a rare peek inside Elyria's early businesses, schools, and churches.

Springfield

Author: G. Michael Dobbs
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556772
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Springfield is a city rich with history and a tradition of innovation. Dubbed the "City of Firsts," it has been influencing change since 1786, when the city was the site of Shays' Rebellion, the revolutionary uprising that prompted early Americans to form the Constitutional Convention. The city is the birthplace of the first American gas-powered car and the American motorcycle. In the 1930s, the pioneering Granville Brothers manufactured the airplanes that tore up the skies over Springfield during the golden age of air racing. Spring field is also the home of Dr. Seuss, the counter-culture hero Timothy Leary, and the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Cadillac

Author: Debra Bricault
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738520032
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Embark upon a journey back in time to both memorable and forgotten scenes of Cadillac from the early 1900s to the 1950s. Enjoy a casual stroll down Mitchell Street, pause in front of elegant homes, and meander along the peaceful shores of Lake Cadillac and Lake Mitchell. This collection of over 220 postcards and images illustrates Cadillac's past as a once-booming lumber town and commercial center against the backdrop of the surrounding lakes and pine forests.