Visiting Turn of the Century Philadelphia

by Lynn M. Homan, Thomas Reilly

Part of the Postcard History Series.

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 Philadelphia at the turn of the century showcases more than two hundred of the best postcards available.

Genres: History

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 23, 1999

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another in a series of broad pictorial histories, oddly weighted toward photos of the old Curtis Publishing Company (prob. 10 percent of the content).