Vintage Milwaukee Postcards

Vintage Milwaukee Postcards
Author: Larry Widen
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2006-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1411653408

A rare glimpse into Milwaukee's past with nearly 250 postcards, all in color. See what the stores, churches, schools and theaters looked like at the beginning of the 20th century. Images include Pabst Brewing, Schlitz Brewing, St. Joseph's Hospital, the Gargoyle Restaurant, and man more. This book is also available in a budget-priced black-and-white version.

Santa Barbara in Vintage Postcards

Santa Barbara in Vintage Postcards
Author: Marlin L. Heckman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2000-04-03
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1439628114

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 Americas history. This fascinating history of Santa Barbara, California, showcases more than 200 of the best vintage postcards available.

Long Beach in Vintage Postcards

Long Beach in Vintage Postcards
Author: Marlin Heckman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2000-11-09
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1439627975

Long Beach successfully incorporated as a city in 1888, and would eventually become California's fifth largest city. Author Marlin Heckman has compiled over 200 vintage postcards to chronicle the history of the "Queen of Beaches." Competition between the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads brought great numbers of visitors to Southern California at the turn of the century. Resort hotels, apartments, pavilions, and band shells quickly dotted the landscape to accommodate the massive influx of tourists. Seen here are the more famous Long Beach attractions, including Rainbow Pier, the Sun Pavilion, the Hotel del Mar, and the great "Walk of a Thousand Lights," or the Pike, as it was better known.

Aberdeen in Vintage Postcards

Aberdeen in Vintage Postcards
Author: Tom Hayes
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738523088

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.

Atlanta in Vintage Postcards

Atlanta in Vintage Postcards
Author: Elena Irish Zimmerman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738500393

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.

Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards

Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards
Author: W.C. Madden
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2003-03-12
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 143961380X

In the late 1800s, postcards of Indianapolis began appearing in mailboxes throughout the country. Since that time, the many prominent monuments, buildings, and parks of the Hoosier capital have been featured on countless cards. Using an impressive collection of these images, author W.C. Madden takes the reader on an historic journey through Indianapolis from 1890 to 1950, providing a visual history of the development of the city. Indianapolis experienced great growth during the first half of the 20th century, which gave rise to innovative art and architectural structures, many that serve as the subject of postcards featured here. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Indiana World War Memorial, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Union Station, and Claypool Hotel, to name a few, are all highlighted.

Beaver Dam in Vintage Postcards

Beaver Dam in Vintage Postcards
Author: Roger Noll
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738539737

In 1841, Thomas Mackie journeyed south along a winding river to an open meadow. There, alongside a bubbling spring, he erected a small cabin, establishing the beginnings of the community now known as Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The city gained fame as the jewel of Dodge County, a family community that stressed hard work, good play, and awe for the almighty. This book examines that lifestyle through the unlikely means of the penny postcard. It is ironic that the postcard, which was meant to act as a disposable means of communication, has endured to become one of the greatest resources of pictorial history of small-town America.

Pasadena in Vintage Postcards

Pasadena in Vintage Postcards
Author: Marlin Heckman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2001-02-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 143962805X

The postcard has been a popular part of American communication for over a century, documenting both the interest of a place and its history. Captured here in nearly 200 vintage postcards is the unique history of this California town, translated in Chippewa as "Crown of the Valley." The City of Pasadena, just north of Los Angeles, sits against the majesty of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Incorporated in 1885, the city was originally known as a resort city, filled with tourists from all over the world. Showcased here through the use of the author's personal postcard collection are vintage images of Millionaires Row, the Tournament of the Roses Parade, the Mt. Lowe Railway, and the Alpine Tavern.

Santa Catalina Island in Vintage Postcards

Santa Catalina Island in Vintage Postcards
Author: Marlin L. Heckman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2001-02-15
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1439628017

Throughout the years, the 76-square-mile island of Santa Catalina has hosted Native-American tribes, European sailors, American tourists, and even the Chicago Cubs. The island has survived both ecologically and culturally, resisting the temptation of becoming a Coney Island of Los Angeles. Through the work of its residents along with chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr., Santa Catalina Island is as beautiful today as it was when it was discovered in 1542.

Troup County in Vintage Postcards

Troup County in Vintage Postcards
Author:
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738514581

Troup County in Vintage Postcards traces a major period of growth and development for this Georgia community, from the late 19th through the mid-20th century. Snapshot glimpses of history preserved on postcards reveal the second courthouse, which burned in 1936; the textile mills that opened at a rapid pace as the county entered the era of the "New South;" the early days of LaGrange Female College, which became co-ed in 1954; Southern Female College, which closed in 1919; Ferrell Gardens, which began in 1832 and is now a landmark in the county; as well as scenes of schools, churches, homes, farms, and businesses.