Delaware in Vintage Postcards (Postcard History)

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the 200 historic views in Delaware in Vintage Postcards provide eloquent commentary on the First State in the early part of the twentieth century. Capturing the era between 1905 and 1925, this charming retrospective takes readers on a journey from Selbyville and Fenwick Island to Claymont, Arden, and Hockessin, and down the picturesque Main Streets of more than fifty Delaware towns. Illustrated postcards, which became popular at the turn of the last century, highlight the economic importance of land and sea, the state's varied architectural beauty, and the everyday lives of Delaware citizens.

In this new volume of visual history, authors Ellen Rendle and Constance J. Cooper have selected images from the Historical Society of Delaware's Postcard Collection to illustrate the state's unique past. Whether strolling along the beaches of resort towns such as Rehoboth Beach and Oak Orchard, sailing down the Mispillion and Broadkill Rivers, or wandering the streets of Lincoln and Townsend, readers of all ages are sure to delight in this entertaining tour through the singular history of Delaware.