T. A. Carlson's Real Photo Postcards: Promoting the American Dream in Nebraska

IF 0.1 4区历史学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Great Plains Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-02-08 DOI:10.1353/gpq.2021.0003

H. J. Combs

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Abstract

Abstract:In the early 1900s thousands of postcards were exchanged daily in the United States. Photographers producing postcards often captured signs of progress to promote and sell place. One of those photographers was T. A. Carlson. Carlson's studio was located in Holdrege, Nebraska, yet he worked in several counties in south-central Nebraska in the 1890s and early 1900s, including Dawson, Frontier, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, and Phelps. Carlson's images reveal his mastery of contemporary photographic techniques and his keen awareness of proper angles, depth, and lighting necessary to capture detailed images. As a photographer and later a real estate agent, Carlson possessed a clear understanding of promoting and selling place. Not only aiming to sell individual buildings or businesses, Carlson's work also defines community and conveys prosperity. Elements such as local businesses, churches, farmsteads, neighborhoods, parks, and schools point to community pride in place. Carlson's work boldly declares that central Nebraska communities were thriving and here to stay.

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卡尔森的真实照片明信片:在内布拉斯加州推广美国梦

摘要:20世纪初，美国每天都有成千上万张明信片交换。摄影师制作明信片时经常捕捉到进步的迹象，以促进和销售地方。其中一位摄影师是t.a.卡尔森。卡尔森的工作室位于内布拉斯加州的霍德雷奇，但他在19世纪90年代和20世纪初在内布拉斯加州中南部的几个县工作，包括道森、边疆、戈斯珀、哈伦、科尔尼和菲尔普斯。卡尔森的照片显示了他对当代摄影技术的掌握，以及他对捕捉细节图像所需的适当角度、深度和照明的敏锐意识。作为一名摄影师和后来的房地产经纪人，卡尔森对促销和销售场所有着清晰的理解。卡尔森的作品不仅旨在出售单个建筑或企业，还定义了社区并传达了繁荣。当地企业、教堂、农场、社区、公园和学校等元素都表明了社区自豪感的存在。卡尔森的著作大胆地宣称，内布拉斯加州中部的社区正在蓬勃发展，并将持续下去。

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Great Plains Quarterly HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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