GUSN-294258
ix, 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm, "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.
Postcards History 20th century.
Greeting cards History 20th century.
Greeting cards.
Manners and customs.
Postcards.
Social life and customs 20th century.
Gifford, Daniel, 1970-
ix, 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
"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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-222) and index.
Library & Archives purchase, 2014.
9780786478170 (softcover : acid-free paper)
0786478179 (softcover : acid-free paper)
Stacks NC1878.7.U6 G54 2013
United States
United States.
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