Railroad Postcards in the Age of Steam

by H. Roger Grant

Book Overview

Out of the tradition of those long-gone days of great, heaving steam locomotives and endless rail lines comes this remarkable selection of vintage cards, a treasure trove selected from John Vander Maas' consummate collection at the University of Iowa Libraries.

This lavish volume is the first general book-length work devoted to the once-ubiquitous railroad picture postcard. It comprises an introductory essay and an album of cards. The former...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877454655
• ISBN13: 9780877454656
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 7.6"