Postcards of Whittier
$21.99
“Ye Friendly Towne” of Whittier grew from a small colony of Quaker pioneers who arrived in 1887 into a center for the production of agriculture and oil around the time the city was incorporated in 1898, and not long after that, into a commercial hub, college town, and flourishing Los Angeles suburb. Whittier’s beginnings also coincided with the so-called “Golden Age of Postcards,” when folks everywhere mailed and collected billions of the then new medium, and Whittier boosters and civic leaders published hundreds that celebrated the things that made their Whittier one of a kind—a trend that continued throughout the 20th century.
Description
This latest addition on Whittier history will be available for purchase at the Whittier Museum Gift Shop beginning on April 13th for $21.99! Published by Arcadia Publishing and written by Mike Garabedian and Tracy Wittman.
About the Book:
“Ye Friendly Towne” of Whittier grew from a small colony of Quaker pioneers who arrived in 1887 into a center for the production of agriculture and oil around the time the city was incorporated in 1898, and not long after that, into a commercial hub, college town, and flourishing Los Angeles suburb. Whittier’s beginnings also coincided with the so-called “Golden Age of Postcards,” when folks everywhere mailed and collected billions of the then new medium, and Whittier boosters and civic leaders published hundreds that celebrated the things that made their Whittier one of a kind—a trend that continued throughout the 20th century.
About the Authors:
This book features many of these vintage postcards, selected by Whittier historians Mike Garabedian and Tracy Wittman from public archives and private collections. Described with an eye toward remembering the past—including long-gone landmarks—the book also charts Whittier’s trajectory through the unique features and places in town of which 20th-century Whittierites themselves were proudest.
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