Picturing Illinois: Twentieth-Century Postcard Art from Chicago to Cairo

About the Authors, Production Notes, Back Cover

JoHn a. Jakle is a professor emeritus of geography at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. keitH a. sculle is the former head of research and education for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Together they have coauthored several books, including Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age, The Motel in America, and The Gas Station in America. The University of Illinois Press is a founding member of the Association of American University Presses. _______________________________________ Designed by Kelly Gray Composed in 9.5/14 The Serif Semi Light with Scala Sans display by Jim Proefrock at the University of Illinois Press Manufactured by Sheridan Books, Inc. University of Illinois Press 1325 South Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820-6903 www.press.uillinois.edu ILLINOIS / ART “This compelling collection of archive images shows Chicago and Illinois at their best. The postcard images, family portraits, and advertising art will stimulate readers’ imaginations, making them yearn to have been there.” —JOHN C. HUDSON, author of Chicago: A Geography of the City and Its Region “A fascinating photographic look at the astounding metropolis and the Lincoln-haunted American heartland that together characterize our remarkable state of Illinois. This attractive book will have strong appeal for casual readers as well as serious students interested in Illinois history, photographic art, and the cultural impact of the picture postcard.” —JOHN E. HALLWAS, author of Dime Novel Desperadoes: The Notorious Maxwell Brothers UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield www.press.uillinois.edu ISBN 978-0-252-03682-8 $32.95 7 8 0 2 5 2 0 3 6 8 2 8 9 5 3 2 9 5 ...