Ebook: Lexington, Kentucky: Changes in the Early Twentieth Century

Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; One -- MAIN STREET, WEST END; Two -- MAIN STREET, EAST SIDE; Three -- DOWNTOWN COMMERCE; Four -- HOMES AND PEOPLE; Five -- HORSES AND RACING; Six -- HOTELS AND MOTELS; Seven -- MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES; Eight -- PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES; Nine -- SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES; INDEX.;From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of friends and neighbors 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. This fascinating new history of Lexington, Kentucky, showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.