{"product_id":"lorain-bill-jackson-9781467111331","title":"Lorain: The Real Photo Postcards of Willis Leiter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the rich history of Lorain, Ohio through the postcards of photographer Willis A. Leiter. A must for fans of Leiter, photography, and Ohio history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Willis A. Leiter established his photography studio in Lorain in 1901, he found a thriving community on the shore of \u003ci\u003eLake Erie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe captured the spirit of the times through his photographs of ship launchings, steel production, community events, and charming views of people and places. The \u003ci\u003eLeiter Studio\u003c\/i\u003e, known for its quality portraiture, embraced the golden age of postcards (1905-1915) and published thousands of real photo postcards of Lorain and the surrounding areas. Many of these postcards survive today, and they provide a unique retrospective view of Lorain during a simpler era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Jackson and Paula Shorf are longtime collectors of Leiter real photo postcards. They joined together with Lorain historians Albert Doane and Matthew Weisman, and Bruce Leiter Waterhouse Jr., a great-grandson of the photographer, to create this visual feast of early Lorain history, all through the lens of Willis Leiter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Jackson,Albert Doane,Paula A. Shorf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467111333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467111331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.57w x 0.38d","brand":"Bill Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49000369946879,"sku":"9781467111331","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lorain-bill-jackson-9781467111331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}