Snapshots and Short Notes: Images and Messages of Early Twentieth-Century Photo Postcards

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Book contains about 400 images of the fronts and backs of real photo postcards from about 1900-1920. These were postcards created by ordinary people from their own photographs and mailed with their messages on the back. Book also describes history of photography that resulted in people being able to create their own photos without a dark room, and explains known information about the specific cards, including who sent and received them and what they depict

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ix, 294 p. : col. ill.

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Wilson, Kenneth June 2020.

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  • Wilson, Kenneth KENNETH WILSON has an MBA from the University of Texas, where he also studied Art. A retired silversmith, artist, and craftsman with a life-long interest in American history, Wilson has collected, catalogued, and researched real photo postcards for more than twenty years. He lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, with his wife, the artist Debbie Little-Wilson.

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Book contains about 400 images of the fronts and backs of real photo postcards from about 1900-1920. These were postcards created by ordinary people from their own photographs and mailed with their messages on the back. Book also describes history of photography that resulted in people being able to create their own photos without a dark room, and explains known information about the specific cards, including who sent and received them and what they depict

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ix, 294 p. : col. ill.

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  • ISBN: 9781574417951
  • Library of Congress Control Number: 2019054556
  • ISBN: 9781574418064
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Wilson, Kenneth. Snapshots and Short Notes: Images and Messages of Early Twentieth-Century Photo Postcards, book, June 2020; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1747990/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.

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