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Snapshots and short notes : images and messages of early twentieth-century photo postcards /

Snapshots and Short Notes examines the photographic postcards exchanged during the first half of the twentieth century as illustrated, first-hand accounts of American life. Almost immediately after the introduction of the generic postcard at the turn of the century, innovations in small, accessible...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Kenneth, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2020
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Snapshots and Short Notes examines the photographic postcards exchanged during the first half of the twentieth century as illustrated, first-hand accounts of American life. Almost immediately after the introduction of the generic postcard at the turn of the century, innovations in small, accessible cameras added black and white photographs to the cards. The resulting combination of image and text emerged as a communication device tantamount to social media today. Postcard messages and photographs tell the stories of ordinary lives during a time of far-reaching technological, demographic, and s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781574418064
1574418068