| Parkersburg in Vintage Postcards Contributor(s): Little, Christy (Author), Little, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738518174 ISBN-13: 9780738518176 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: Historically, Parkersburg'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 area'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 Parkersburg's business, political, and social atmosphere, the postcards industry was thriving on the public's demand for likenesses of interesting buildings, streets, parks, events, and even disasters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 975.422 |
| LCCN: 2005922056 |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.56" W x 9.28" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - West Virginia - Locality - Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-Oh |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Historically, Parkersburg'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 area'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 Parkersburg's business, political, and social atmosphere, the postcards industry was thriving on the public's demand for likenesses of interesting buildings, streets, parks, events, and even disasters. |
Contributor Bio(s): Little, Christy: - Christy and Jeff Little, lifetime Parkersburg residents and local memorabilia collectors, have put together a nostalgic collection of more than 220 Parkersburg vintage postcards from their own personal collection and those of other private collectors and local organizations. |