Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-134) and index.
Summary
Rural Delivery revisits life in small-town America through examining photographs that were made into postcards in the early twentieth century. The book features more than two hundred photo postcards that re-create a time when Union County Pennsylvania, was prosperous, progressive, and growing, like many other small towns of the era. With so-called corresponding photographs at the height of their popularity, neighboring towns competed with one another to have their best "souvenir views" available. The images, made by professional and amateur photographers alike, include impressive bird's-eye views of towns and close-ups of their bustling streets. Area residents are shown on the move--in trains, buggies, and cars, as well as at play--at Bucknell (then College) class rushes, picnics in the Narrows, or ballooning expeditions in Allenwood. Catastrophic events and patriotic celebrations are also shown in these rare visual documents, which rivaled newspapers for their timeliness. Views of scenic spots, artfully composed or dramatically lighted, advertise the photographer's skill and the region's pastoral beauty. Art historian Jody Blake relates the photographic correspondence to technical, social, and artistic developments in the history of photography, while material cultural historian Jeannette Lasansky places the images on the postcards in the local historical context of Union County.
Session I: 2-day unreserved public auction of Pennsylvania German folk art and antiques, the collections of the late Dr. Earl F. and Ada F. Robacker (of White Plains, New York): to be held Friday,May 26, and Saturday, May 27, 1989
Number Seven of Eight Bound Sets autographed by the editor.
Bound with Session II: 2-day unreserved public auction of Pennsylvania German folk art and antiques, the collections of the late Dr. Earl F. and Ada F. Robacker (of White Plains, New York): to be held Friday, June 23rd and Saturday, June 24th, 1989 -- Session III: 2-day unreserved public auction of Pennsylvania German folk art and antiques, the collections of the late Dr. Earl F. and Ada F. Robacker (of White Plains, New York): to be held Friday, July 21st and Saturday, July 2nd, 1989 -- Session IV: 2-day unreserved public auction of Pennsylvania German folk art and antiques, the collections of the late Dr. Earl F. and Ada F. Robacker (of White Plains, New York): to be held Friday August 18th and Saturday, August 19th, 1989 -- Session V: Three day unreserved public auction of Americana, Pennsylvania German imprints, Pennsylvania history, antique reference books, post cards and miscellaneous paper from the libraries and collections of the late Dr. Earl F. and Ada F. Robacker of White Plains, New York, the late Edgar H. Sittig of Shawnee-on-Delaware, Penna., and others: to be held Friday September 1 and Saturday, September 2nd, and Monday September 4th [1989].
