Wish you were here
Arkansas postcard past, 1900-1925
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Author
Contributions
- Hanley, Ray, 1951- - Contributor
Publication
1997 - University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Language
English
Word Count
119,250 words, Guess
Page Count
477 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1002908M
- ISBN-101557284512
- OCLC Control Number35305172
- Library of Congress Control Number96042245
- LibraryThing718013
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- Goodreads2036829
Classifications
- DDC976.7
- LCCF412 .H36 1997
Description
In turn-of-the-century America, "Wish you were here" was an often-penned phrase used on the backs of postcards that had been purchased for a few pennies and mailed with a one-cent stamp. Taken from a collection of over five thousand postcards amassed by brothers Steven and Ray Hanley, these 431 images offer a close look into the lives of Arkansans during the early part of the twentieth century. Many of these scenes appeared in the Arkansas Gazette and in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in the popular daily feature "Arkansas Postcard Past." Substantial captions, which add historical details and often include the messages of love, sickness, friendship, and intrigue written on the backs, bring to life scenes from a vast number of towns and hamlets in Arkansas.
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