| LAKELAND'S NEIGHBORHOODS, LAKES AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS: THE LAKELAND POSTCARD COLLECTION
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SCOPE AND SCANNING NOTE
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The postcards displayed in this exhibit represent a very small sample of the more than 700 postcards in the Lakeland Postcard Collection, RG600. The 26 postcards displayed in the exhibit were selected because they are broadly representative of Lakeland's residential neighborhoods, commercial districts, and lakes as they looked more than 60 years ago. They are also a valuable research tool because many depict buildings that have since been torn down and areas of the city that have been considerably altered. The exhibit has been divided into three broad categories, neighborhoods, business districts, and lakes and groves, with direct links to each of the categories.
The postcards in this online exhibit were scanned at 150 dpi and saved as JPEG files using Paint Shop Pro 7. The thumbnail images are 1" in width (150 dpi) and the larger images are 4.00" in width (about 600 dpi). The entire postcard collection has been scanned to a CD-ROM. A searchable database for the collection has also been created.
Those who want information on the history of postcards can go to "A Brief History of Postcard Types" at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2487/pchistory.htm. Virginia Commonwealth University's wonderful online collection of early Richmond postcards entitled "Rarely Seen Richmond," also includes a brief history of the use of postcards in the United States. It is located at http;//www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/post/post02.html
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