Postcards from the Río Bravo Border : Picturing the Place, Placing the Picture, 1900s-1950s /

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Making use of an extensive archive of photo postcards, this historical geography traces the transformation of Mexican border towns into modern cities and destinations for American tourists in the twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arreola, Daniel D. (Daniel David), 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Urbanization.
Postcards.
Cities and towns.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Urbanisation > Mexique (Nord) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Villes > Mexique (Nord) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Postcards > Mexico, North > History > 20th century.
Urbanization > Mexico, North > History > 20th century.
Cities and towns > Mexico, North > History > 20th century.
Mexico > Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
Mexico > Piedras Negras.
Mexico > Nuevo Laredo.
North Mexico.
Mexico > Matamoros (Tamaulipas)
Mexico > Ciudad Acuña.
Mexique (Nord) > Histoire > 20e siecle > Ouvrages illustres.
Ciudad Acuña (Mexico) > History > 20th century.
Piedras Negras (Mexico) > History > 20th century.
Nuevo Laredo (Mexico) > History > 20th century.
Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico) > History > 20th century.
Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico) > History > 20th century.
Mexico, North > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Places and Postcards
  • Río Bravo Border Towns
  • Postcards
  • Postcard Views
  • Gateways
  • Streets
  • Plazas
  • Attractions
  • Businesses and Landmarks
  • Everyday Life
  • Sight into Site
  • View of the Place, Place of the View
  • Appendix : Postcard Writings.

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