{"product_id":"real-photo-postcard-guide-robert-bogdan-9780815608516","title":"Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People's Photography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Photo Postcard Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is an informative, comprehensive, and practical treatment of this wildly popular American phenomenon that dominated the United States photographic market during the first third of the twentieth century. Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh draw on extensive research and observation to address all aspects of the photo postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with over 350 exceptional photo postcards taken from archives and private collections across the country, the scope of the Real Photo Postcard Guide spans technical considerations of production, characteristics of superior images, collecting categories, and methods of research for dating photo postcards and investigating their photographers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a broader sense, the authors show how \"real photo postcards\" document the social history of America. From family outings and workplace awards to lynchings and natural disasters, every image captures a moment of American cultural history from the society that generated them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBogdan and Weseloh's book provides an admirable integration of informative text and compelling photographic illustrations. Collectors, archivists, photographers, photo historians, social scientists, and anyone interested in the visual documentation of America will find the Real Photo Postcard Guide indispensable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Bogdan, Todd Weseloh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815608519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815608516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.50h x 8.72w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 309","brand":"Robert Bogdan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947324309759,"sku":"9780815608516","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a206b333-1ee5-4604-99e4-ceffcfe5bea9.jpg?v=1681518046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/real-photo-postcard-guide-robert-bogdan-9780815608516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}