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2 comments about Real Photo Postcards: Unbelievable Images from the Collection of Harvey Tulcensky.

1. I collect postcards, and any postcard collector will be drawn to similar images, the exaggerated giant ears of corn, Colonel Teddy Roosevelt, the disaster cards of train derailment, or a gathering of balloons for a race. In the collection Tulcensky' artistic eye shines in some of the unique selections: the car with lion-headed costumed riders in the back, workers at a salt mine, or a bridge of Pomeranian dogs over a child from 1908.
   
   All of the cards are "real photo" postcards, taken with a camera, and not a printing press. The postmarks in this collection are included so about half the cards are dated and range from 1901 to 1950, but probably most being 1909-1919. All are in black and white, and may include the text of the note on the postcard. The brief interview with Tulcensky reveals his interest. This book will be enjoyed not just by postcard collectors, but those interested in images taken the by the "everyman".



2. In the early 1900s, Kodak promoted real photo postcards which could be mailed for one cent through the post office using the company's first inexpensive, portable camera made for the public. Such a post card could be made out of any photograph taken by the camera. The nearly 200 real photo cards show the variety of ways the public responded to this opportunity to try out the new camera and get in touch with relatives and friends. People would send photos of parades, circuses, snowstorms, and pictures of themselves, often in playful poses or amusing settings. Some of the cards were surreal-like with their distortions in the sizes of objects; which could also be amusing, as one from Kansas where a giant cricket is attacking a car and the note, "See what we have to put up with out here." The amateurish, popular use and subjects is apparent in practically all of the photo postcards. But what is also apparent--pointed out in the brief introductory essay--is the real photo postcards' part in familiarizing the public with the camera and interesting them in its possibilities, laying the grounds for the photojournalism and the art photography of the following decades.

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5 comments about A Place Among the Stars--The Women of Star Trek Voyager: 22 Postcards Celebrating the Women of Starship Voyager! (Star Trek).

1. I must admit, This is the best gift to give any Sci-Fi fan! If you know a female science fiction fan or a fan of Star Trek: Voyager, you'll want to buy this gift! This is the best postcard gift to give to any woman. It could be your sister, relative, cousin, aunt, wife, girl friend,lover, or anyone who loves Sci-Fi! They will appreciate this gift and you'll love giving it to them! The postcard includes Photos of the following women of Star Trek: Voyager: Captain Katheryne Janeway, Seven of Nine, Torrez, and Kes. This is a must have gift to anyone who loves Star Trek! Buy it for your girl friend today!



2. This Collection of 22 postcards features all the women from "Star Trek: Voyager." It's the perfect Christmas gift for those who enjoy the female characters from this series. Unfortunately, not all of the women have the same number of cards. It would have been nicer to have more postcards with all of the women together. Furthermore, it's a waste of paper to have one postcard devoted to Seven of Nine as a complete Borg Drone.



3. Just wanted to clear up the fact that this "novel" is POSTCARDS ONLY in case you're interested. There is a review in here that makes it sound like this is a great novel! Obviously they have never physically seen "A Place Among the Stars" before! But if it's pics you want, its what you'll get. I only really enjoyed 4 or 5 of them. I thought the selection was boring and unimaginative. More action shots is what was needed. The last pic, showing Janeway pointing her phaser, is nice. So is the one of the 3 girls (excluding 7). They are looking at/posing for the camera and it has a very nice "off the set" feel. There is also a good one of Jennifer Lien alone. Other than that they are simply...pics. I found the same boring selection in the ST Voyager calendar. Oh well, it's still Voyager! You KNOW you love it!



4. All pictures of Janeway, Torres, Seven of Nine and a few of Kes, plus a few group shot. Photo quality is generally good; some are poster-quality clarity, others are just pics from the show, but they're all nice shots. Printed on good quality stock. I'll mail off the Sevens first and save the Janeways for special occassions.



5. The shots provided are good, but it is extremely short on B'Elanna and Kes, and extensive on 7-of-9 and especially the Captain. Anyone particularly interested in these two, you have a winner. As a female fan of Star Trek who always hoped to see stronger female characters, it's a positive thing to me to see some of the Voyager women showing their stuff, though.

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2 comments about Langweilige Postkarten.

1. There is something addictive about this little book, filled with seemingly dull, commercial postcards from Germany. The heft and compact size of it make you want to pick it up again and again and dream about the modern Europe of the 60's and 70's. No words get in the way. The images are of autobahns, health spas, restaurants, apartment buildings...and the overall effect of seeing these tidy, newly built spaces--without people--is somehow poignant, hopeful, serene and surreal. Often, geometric shapes dominate a landscape or visual field, and the postcard becomes a reduced, abstract scene which may or may not have been photographed on earth. "Boring" postcards is strangely fascinating!



2. Yes, this is the best book I have ever read.

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