Newport News: A Vintage Postcard Tour
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Newport News: A Vintage Postcard Tour by Harold Cones
Though the English colony that would be known as Newport News, Virginia was settled in the early 1600s, the modern story began in the 1880s with the arrival of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and the building of shipyards by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Over 250 vintage postcards will take readers on a journey through the city's history, industry, recreation, and culture from the 1890s through World War I. Enjoy a nostalgic tour of the Maritime Museum, stroll down the beach, or take a tour of the biggest privately owned shipyard in the United States. A chapter on deltiology (the study and collecting of postcards) gives collectors useful information to help them build their own postcard collection.
Cones, Harold: - Harold Cones teaches at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. John Bryant is a retired professor of architecture and splits his time between Stillwater, OK and the San Juan Islands in Washington State. Harold and John have been researching and writing about Zenith Radio for 15 years, and have written three books on the subject. They are joined for this book by Martin Blankinship, a well-known Zenith collector. Martin resides in Kansas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780764324055 |
| ISBN 10 | 0764324055 |
| Title | Newport News: A Vintage Postcard Tour |
| Author | Harold Cones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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