Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography

Bogdan, Robert; Weseloh, Todd

ISBN 10: 0815608519 / ISBN 13: 9780815608516

Published by Syracuse University Press, New York, 2006

About this Item

187 pages. oversize, illustrated, plates (many color), Very good hardcover.

Seller Inventory # REDCW1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People?s Photography
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815608519
• ISBN 13: 9780815608516
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 0.91W x 8.5H x 11D inches 0.91 inches width by 8.5 inches height by 11 inches depth
• Weight: 1270 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana

About this title

Synopsis

<p>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 photo postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. </p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p>

About the Author

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.