Delivering views : distant cultures in early postcards / edited by Christraud M. Geary and Virginia-Lee Webb.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Geary, Christraud M. Webb, Virginia-Lee
Language:	English
Published:	Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press, [1998], ©1998.
Subjects:	Postcards > History > 19th century > Themes, motives. Postcards > History > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Physical Description:	vii, 199 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction: views on postcards / Christraud M. Geary and Virginia-Lee Webb
International postcards: their history, production, and distribution (circa 1895 to 1915) / Howard Woody
Souvenirs of imperialism: World's Fair postcards / Robert W. Rydell
Symbols, souvenirs, and sentiments: postcard imagery of Plains Indians, 1898-1918 / Patricia C. Albers
Japonisme and American postcard visions of Japan: beauties and workers, cherry blossoms and silkworms / Ellen Handy
Transformed images: photographers and postcards in the Pacific islands / Virginia-Lee Webb
Different visions? Postcards from Africa by European and African photographers and sponsors / Christraud M. Geary.