Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-222) and index.
Contents:
Index. Introduction -- 7. We Gather Together: Finding Audiences Within the American Postcard Fad -- 2. Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot: Revising the History of the Postcard Phenomenon -- 3. Tidings of Comfort and Joy: The Functions and Uses of Postcards -- 4. Field and Fountain, Moor and Mountain: The Rural Landscape in Holiday Postcards -- Between pages 114 and 115 are 8 color plates containing 17 photographs -- 5. Love's Redeeming Work Is Done: Images of Women and Courtship in Holiday Postcards -- 6. O Beautiful for Pilgrim Feet: Patriotism and Race in Holiday Postcards -- 7. And What Was on Those Ships All Three? Images of New Technology in Holiday Postcards -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
"This book argues that holiday postcards circulated primarily among rural and small town, Northern, white women with Anglo-Saxon and Germanic heritages. Gifford reconsiders the postcard phenomenon as an image-based conversation among exclusive groups of Americans. This book demonstrates how the postcard images reveal deep divides at the height of the Progressive Era"-- Provided by publisher.
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