From Abbeville to Zebulon: Early Post Card Views of Georgia

by Gary L. Doster

Overview

From “Depot Street, looking North” in Abbeville to a “Street Scene” in Zebulon, this delightful gathering of more than six hundred vintage post-card images presents the panorama of daily life in early-twentieth-century Georgia.

Family outings, veterans’ reunions, harvests, baptisms, and market days are just a few of the occasions depicted here, with many of the cards representing the only surviving visual record of schools, homes, churches, businesses, and public buildings long lost to “progress” or disasters.

Bursting with civic pride, boasting of a newfangled product, or simply conveying “Greetings from. . . ,” these post cards are an unexpected and invaluable resource for historians, collectors, and nostalgia buffs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780820321134
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Publication date:	03/01/1999
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.75(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

GARY L. DOSTER is a resident of Oconee County, Georgia. His postcard collection, which currently includes more than seven thousand images, is one of the most extensive of the state during the period from 1900 to 1920.

GARY L. DOSTER is a resident of Oconee County, Georgia. His postcard collection, which currently includes more than seven thousand images, is one of the most extensive of the state during the period from 1900 to 1920.

Editorial Reviews

Many fascinating glimpses into the way we lived.

Macon Magazine

An evocative portrait of a time when postcards were such a hot novelty that farmers mailed them to themselves when they went to town on Saturdays.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Highly recommended . . . A book to be treasured by all Georgians.

Georgia Journal

An evocative portrait of a time when postcards were such a hot novelty that farmers mailed them to themselves when they went to town on Saturdays.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"An evocative portrait of a time when postcards were such a hot novelty that farmers mailed them to themselves when they went to town on Saturdays."—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Many fascinating glimpses into the way we lived."—Macon Magazine

“Highly recommended . . . A book to be treasured by all Georgians.”—Georgia Journal

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