Kentucky Barns
Title | Kentucky Barns PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Peachee |
Publisher | Quarry Books |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2019-09-01 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 0253042755 |
From horses to tobacco to bourbon, the barn is at the heart of Kentucky’s heritage and industry and is a staple of the Bluegrass landscape. In Kentucky Barns: Agricultural Heritage of the Bluegrass, Carol Peachee showcases the barns with exquisite photography. From elegant Thoroughbred farms to historical treasures like the 1803 stone barn of Runnymede Farm in Bourbon County, Peachee travels across the state to capture and preserve the diverse architecture, heritage, and design that make these structures special. A beautiful tribute to the legacy of the Bluegrass State, Kentucky Barns features nearly 400 full-color photos of both the interior and exterior of these beautiful and functional icons of American culture and industry.
Barns of Kentucky
Title | Barns of Kentucky PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Walsworth Publishing Company |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781578641444 |
Kentucky Folk Architecture
Title | Kentucky Folk Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | William Lynwood Montell |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 2021-10-21 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 081318410X |
A concise and amply illustrated introduction to Kentucky folk structures—log cabins, houses, cribs, and barns—that should be treasured as irreplaceable expressions of the cultural values of the Commonwealth's past.
Advertising Barns
Title | Advertising Barns PDF eBook |
Author | William G. Simmonds |
Publisher | Motorbooks |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Advertising barns |
ISBN | 0760320837 |
The history of these gorgeous old bits of roadside Americana comes to life with stunning photographs of these crumbling relics of America's rural past. Featuring Mail Pouch Tobacco barns as well as others painted with old-fashioned advertisements, this book includes a profile of a man who painted hundreds of Mail Pouch Tobacco barns. A nostalgic look at the way America used to advertise and photographs of barn ad memorabilia, this beautiful book is a sure bet to tug at the heartstrings of those who long for a simpler time.- This great, nostalgic title will sell as a gift book to Americana and history buffs during the Holiday Season. Its the perfect present for Grandpa and Grandma.- Most Americans, while on vacation, have seen these barns adorned in advertising slogans along the road. These barns are a piece of American history that is disappearing.- The only book in print covering this topic.About the AuthorWilliam G. Simmonds is a senior graphic designer for a large Northeast Ohio corporation. He graduated from Kent State University in 1975 and makes his home in Chardon, Ohio. He has photographed more than 600 Mail Pouch and other ad barns. By doing so he hopes to preserve the memory of these nostalgic structures for future generations.
Barns
Title | Barns PDF eBook |
Author | John Michael Vlach |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780393730869 |
A comprehensive and unique visual resource, Barns will be invaluable to students; teachers; researchers; historians of art, architecture, design, and technology; architects; engineers; designers of all kinds; and those who love barns."--BOOK JACKET.
Tobacco Barns of Western Kentucky
Title | Tobacco Barns of Western Kentucky PDF eBook |
Author | Lynn Bartlett |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781938905872 |
Kentucky Bluegrass Country
Title | Kentucky Bluegrass Country PDF eBook |
Author | R. Gerald Alvey |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780878055449 |
Kentucky Bluegrass Country by R. Gerald Alvey Horse breeding, the cultures of tobacco and bourbon, the forms of architecture, the codes of the hunt, the traditions of gambling and dueling, convivial celebrations, regional foodways-all of these are ingredients in the folklife of the Inner Bluegrass Region that is the focus of this fascinating book. R. Gerald Alvey (retired) was a professor of folklore and English at the University of Kentucky.