Main Street, North Dakota in Vintage Postcards

Main Street, North Dakota in Vintage Postcards
Author: Geneva Roth Olstad
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738507262

The postcard has always been a popular form of communication, but as we look back, it also serves as a valuable historical document. The views of our past offer us a unique insight into the people and places that came before us. Main Street, North Dakota offers us an intriguing look at that uniquely American street, where business was transacted, goods purchased, and information and stories shared. Some of the towns collected here have disappeared off the map, but the majority have survived and continue to grow and prosper.

Yankton, South Dakota in Vintage Postcards

Yankton, South Dakota in Vintage Postcards
Author: Kathy K. Grow
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738532332

Imagine, spread before you, every postcard you ever sent or received. Not only do you see whatever is pictured, but also those who sent and received each card. Signatures, addresses, and even dates recall these friends and loved ones. And the messages themselves, both written and understood, recall the who, what, and where that were significant to us at another time. At so many levels, picture postcards connect us to who we were, and are. This book is a gathering of the postcards of an entire community. Every image within these pages carries a part of the fascinating story of "our town"-Yankton, South Dakota-and the people who have made her what she is.

Aberdeen in Vintage Postcards

Aberdeen in Vintage Postcards
Author: Tom Hayes
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2003-04-02
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1439613753

Plotted and planned as a crossroads town along the developing Milwaukee Railroad, Aberdeen, South Dakota was first settled in 1881. With the arrival of the railroad in 1882, Aberdeen flourished. It earned the nickname of Hub City, serving as a railroad junction and agricultural center. Aberdeen's ability to adapt to a changing economy has led to steady growth and has made it the third largest city in the state. Using more than 200 images, authors Tom Hayes and Mike Wiese take the reader on a historic tour of Aberdeen. Drawing on their immense postcard collection, they tell the story of this tight-knit community and the incredible people who are an integral part of its history.

The Rotarian

The Rotarian
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1981-01
Genre:
ISBN:

Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.

Roadside Giants

Roadside Giants
Author: Brian Butko
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780811732284

From Lucy, the colossal elephant-shaped building on the Jersey Shore, to the grand donut atop Randy's in Los Angeles, this full-color guide profiles the commercial giants that loom over America's highways. Created to sell products and promote tourism in a big way, they can be found all over the United States. The authors have traveled far and wide to bring readers the world's largest duck in Long Island, an enormous Amish couple in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and towering Paul Bunyans all over the Midwest. There are buildings shaped like hot dogs, ice cream cones, and baskets, as well as the roadside phenomena known as "Muffler Men," giants who originally advertised mufflers but now have been converted to cowboys, Indians, spacemen, and pirates. Big fun!

North Dakota Postcards, 1900-1930

North Dakota Postcards, 1900-1930
Author: Larry Aasen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738501611

From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" 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 across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. This fascinating new history of Nashville, Tennessee, showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.

Road Trip America

Road Trip America
Author: Andrew F. Wood
Publisher: Collectors Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2003
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781888054743

Describes fast-food restaurants, motels, and unique roadside attractions in each of the fifty states, and features color photos of artifacts and vintage images.