Postcards of Lost Royals

Postcards of Lost Royals
Author: Bodleian Library
Publisher: Postcards from
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2009
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

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A century ago, hereditary rulers governed the great world powers. The royal houses of Europe, Africa, and Asia once ruled continents and the dominions beyond the seas. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, their powers significantly curbed. Where have all the royals gone? This book presents postcard images of lost emperors, kings and queens, czars and czarinas, princes, grand dukes, dukes, and duchesses. From the Balkans to the Iberian peninsula, these regal portraits hint at the values of another era and capture something of the essence of the long-vanished world of international royalty.

Royal Postcards

Royal Postcards
Author: Jack H. Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1987
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780870694950

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Illustrates postcards of royalty and includes the history and prices of these collectibles

South Carolina Postcards

South Carolina Postcards
Author: Howard Woody
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1997-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738568843

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From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this agolden agea 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 Americaas history. This fascinating new history of Southern CarolinaaAllendale, Bamburg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jaspera showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available from 1900 to the 1930s.

Parkersburg in Vintage Postcards

Parkersburg in Vintage Postcards
Author: Christy Little
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738518176

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Historically, ParkersburgA[a¬a[s rapid development can be attributed to its position at the junction of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers. Steamboats and, later, rail transportation sealed the areaA[a¬a[s destiny as a successful community. In 1896, Parkersburg resident Gustavus Edward Smith produced images of Parkersburg on a newly developing novelty, the picture postcard. The first in West Virginia, these picture postcards were created two years before the cards were even legally recognized by the United States Postal Service. At the turn of the 20th century, as citizens were enjoying ParkersburgA[a¬a[s business, political, and social atmosphere, the postcards industry was thriving on the publicA[a¬a[s demand for likenesses of interesting buildings, streets, parks, events, and even disasters.

Postcard Collector

Postcard Collector
Author: Barbara Andrews
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2012-10-15
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440234930

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An exciting overview of the manufacturers, design and subject matter used in 19th and 20th century American postcards.

British Post Boxes

British Post Boxes
Author: Jack A. Gunn
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 50
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 1291236279

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Postcards from the Past

Postcards from the Past
Author: Fred Thirkell
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1996
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781895811230

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City of Vancouver Heritage award winner, 2003 Postcards From The Pastprovides a nostalgic and enlightening glimpse of Vancouver and surrounding environs during its first great decade of growth, years now known as the Edwardian Era. Authors Fred Thirkell and Bob Scullion have presented a collection of outstanding postcard images, complemented by historical anecdotes and amusing asides. Complete with maps showing the sites of the original photos, this collection allows readers to gain a new perspective of a grand time and a magnificent place.

Picture Postcards of the Golden Age

Picture Postcards of the Golden Age
Author: Tonie Holt
Publisher: Macgibbon & Kee
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1971
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

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Her Majesty

Her Majesty
Author: Robert Hardman
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1453249184

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Perfect for fans of The Crown, this “intimate portrait” of England’s longest-reigning queen takes you behind the scenes of a thoroughly modern monarchy (BBC Entertainment). History knows no monarch like her. She has traveled farther than all her predecessors combined, lived the longest of any of them, and known more historic figures—from Winston Churchill to Nelson Mandela, Charles de Gaulle to Barack Obama—than anyone alive. Now, distinguished royal writer Robert Hardman has been granted special access to the world of Queen Elizabeth II in order to produce an unparalleled portrait of one of the most popular public figures on earth. Arguably Britain’s best-known observer of the royal family, Hardman follows Elizabeth’s journey through her country’s transformation from an imperial power to a multicultural nation; details a twenty-five-year period in which she steered the monarchy through more reforms than in the previous century; and interviews those closest to her, including her grandson Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Written in celebration of Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, Her Majesty celebrates the head of an ancient institution that remains simultaneously popular, regal, inclusive, and relevant in a twenty-first-century world. “At long last, we have the definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth’s world today,” raves Andrew Roberts, author of The Royal House of Windsor. “Robert Hardman knows the true story and tells it superbly.”

British Postcards of the First World War

British Postcards of the First World War
Author: Peter Doyle
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2011-11-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0747811865

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Postcards sent by men on the front, and to them by their families, are among the most numerous, and most telling, surviving artefacts of the Great War. They tell us much about attitudes towards the war, and provide a great insight into men's lives, and into the thoughts and emotions of those left behind. Very different in their illustration, and in their writing, between the beginning of the war and the end, postcards provide a social history of the war in microcosm. Illustrated with a wide range of postcards, this is a fascinating look into the response of the British people to the horrors of the war.