copyright MCMLXXXVII (1987); Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company; a book of beautiful postcards of the Portland, Oregon area; very good condition of book and pictoral dust jacket.
 
description -
Forword by Gov. Neil Goldschmidt. Book contains pictures of postcards whose scenes depicts the changing cultural and scenic attraction of Oregon during the last century...
 
from Introduction -
From the time they were first produced in Europe during the 1860's, postcards have painted idealized pictures of the scenes that inspired them.  Fulfilling the desire of wandering adventurers to bring the exotic close to home, these inexpensive souvenirs projected an unrivaled pride of place...