Brooklyn, New York in Vintage Postcards (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738587868)

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 Brooklyn, New York, showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.

Author: Randall Gabrielan
ISBN-10: 0738587869
ISBN-13: 9780738587868
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 11/18/1999
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 0.50d