Title Postcards from the Río Bravo border : picturing the place, placing the picture, 1900s-1950s / by Daniel D. Arreola.

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Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013.

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Edition	First edition.
Description	1 online resource
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Note	"Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Places and Postcards -- Río Bravo Border Towns -- Postcards -- Postcard Views -- Gateways -- Streets -- Plazas -- Attractions -- Businesses and Landmarks -- Everyday Life -- Sight into Site -- View of the Place, Place of the View -- Appendix : Postcard Writings.
Summary	Making use of an extensive archive of photo postcards, this historical geography traces the transformation of Mexican border towns into modern cities and destinations for American tourists in the twentieth century.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Cities and towns -- Mexico, North -- History -- 20th century.
	Cities and towns.
	North Mexico.
	History.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Urbanization -- Mexico, North -- History -- 20th century.
	Urbanization.
	Mexico, North -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Genre/Form	Pictorial works.
Subject	Postcards -- Mexico, North -- History -- 20th century.
	Postcards.
	Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico) -- History -- 20th century.
	Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico) -- History -- 20th century.
	Nuevo Laredo (Mexico) -- History -- 20th century.
	Piedras Negras (Mexico) -- History -- 20th century.
	Ciudad Acuña (Mexico) -- History -- 20th century.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
	HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
	Mexico -- Ciudad Acuña.
	Mexico -- Matamoros (Tamaulipas)
	Mexico -- Nuevo Laredo.
	Mexico -- Piedras Negras.
	Mexico -- Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	History.
	Illustrated works.
	Illustrated works.
Added Author	William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, issuing body.
Other Form:	Print version: Arreola, Daniel D. (Daniel David), 1950- Postcards from the Río Bravo border. 1st ed. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013 9780292752801 (DLC) 2012044413 (OCoLC)820678665
ISBN	9780292752818 (electronic book)
	0292752814 (electronic book)
	9780292752801
	0292752806

Title Postcards from the Río Bravo border : picturing the place, placing the picture, 1900s-1950s / by Daniel D. Arreola.

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