Author: Martin P. Nicholson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781502453693
Category : Postal stationery
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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As a former stamp collector the idea of conducting my hobby without the use of a full-colour priced catalogue would have seemed ridiculous. Many such catalogues are produced each year - ranging in scope from those covering the whole world in a highly simplified format to others covering the issues of a single country in great detail. It therefore came as a great surprise to me to discover that no catalogue had been produced covering the activities of the many postcard publishers who had been in business in South Africa in the early part of the twentieth century. Starting in the 1980's the now defunct Southern Africa Postcard Research Group (SAPRG) under the leadership of Aston (Archie) Atkinson published a number of preliminary checklists of publishers and the cards they had produced. It soon became clear that these lists, although admirable starting points, were far from complete and it was for this reason that I proposed the compilation and subsequent publication of the South African Picture Postcard Catalogue.
Author: Martin Nicholson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781502454140
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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As a former stamp collector the idea of conducting my hobby without the use of a full-colour priced catalogue would have seemed ridiculous. Many such catalogues are produced each year - ranging in scope from those covering the whole world in a highly simplified format to others covering the issues of a single country in great detail. It therefore came as a great surprise to me to discover that no catalogue had been produced covering the activities of the many postcard publishers who had been in business in South Africa in the early part of the twentieth century. Starting in the 1980's the now defunct Southern Africa Postcard Research Group (SAPRG) under the leadership of Aston (Archie) Atkinson published a number of preliminary checklists of publishers and the cards they had produced. It soon became clear that these lists, although admirable starting points, were far from complete and it was for this reason that I proposed the compilation and subsequent publication of the South African Picture Postcard Catalogue.
Author: Martin P. Nicholson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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Author: Richard Oliver
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620513562
Category : Postcards
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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ISBN: 9780989642309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Hazel sends her grand daughter a postcard from South Africa, along the way the postcard has it's own adventures.
Author: Jessica B. Harris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781496827685
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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An extraordinary view of the bounty of Africa and its diaspora.
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Publisher: MFA Publications
ISBN: 9780878468553
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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A close look at photographic postcards made in Africa in the first decades of the twentieth century reveals surprising images and tells their often-complicated stories. Photographers in Africa grasped the opportunity to serve a lucrative market for images of the continent, both locally and worldwide, during the global postcard craze that peaked around 1900 and continued for several decades. Their picture postcards now contribute to understanding political, social and cultural changes in Africa at the time, as the rise of the new medium coincided with the expansion and consolidation of colonial rule. They also provide a way to reconstruct the life and work of the photographers of European, African and other backgrounds who created these images - which often survive only in postcard form - and in some cases published them as well. The cards were produced for residents and travellers in Africa, as well as for buyers and collectors who had never set foot on the continent. Their depictions of colonial administrations, exploitation of resources and peoples, as well as images inscribing tribal identities and racial classifications, often reflect the colonizers' worldview. Yet it is also possible to recover the authorship of some of the African women and men who participated in these photographic encounters. For instance, some cards show that members of Africa's elites recognized the power of photographic images to enhance their standing and present their own narratives. Postcards from Africa reproduces a significant selection of these complex cards - the majority drawn from the extensive Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - accompanied by a leading scholar's exploration of the stories they tell.
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ISBN: 9780764937828
Category : Art, Zulu
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Jessica B. Harris
Publisher: Atlantic Migrations and the Af
ISBN: 9781604735666
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The author discusses her experiences as a postcard collector and presents an illustrated tour of postcards connected with the African and Caribbean people.
Author: Rachael Chadwick
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Category : Bereavement
Languages : en
Pages :
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