Bibliograph

Once upon a playground, a celebration of classic American playgrounds, 1920-1975, Brenda Biondo

Type

Label

Once upon a playground, a celebration of classic American playgrounds, 1920-1975, Brenda Biondo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page xxi)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Once upon a playground

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

863078174

Responsibility statement

Brenda Biondo

Sub title

a celebration of classic American playgrounds, 1920-1975

Summary

Before today's safety-minded structures of wood and plastic, America's playgrounds were full of tottering seesaws, dizzying merry-go-rounds, and towering metal slides. Documenting the evolution of American playgrounds between 1920 and 1975, Once Upon a Playground is a visual tribute to these iconic structures, celebrating their place in our culture and the collective memories of generations. In it, contemporary photos of vintage pieces of playground equipment are juxtaposed with images of the very same pieces as they were shown in classic catalogs, postcards, and photographs. The result is a haunting time capsule showing a rapidly vanishing part of our country's cultural heritage

Table Of Contents

1920s & 1930s -- 1940s & 1950s -- 1960s & 1970s

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