Around Lexington, Virginia

by Richard Weaver

From the 1890s through the 1940s, postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of local street scenes, documenting landmarks, and assembling crowds of 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 America's history.

Genres: History

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 1999

Reviews

[Mackenzie Brooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

W&L grad relives his college years (in the 1990s) through historical postcards. "That one time we me those girls! That one time we went to the river!"