April is National Poetry Month so I am showing a poetry book my mother had as a child. "Christmas 1919" is written inside the cover. The book is Riley Child Rhymes With Hoosier Pictures.
James Whitcomb Riley was a famous Hoosier poet, popular in the early years of the twentieth century. He is known as the Hoosier poet because he was from Indiana and he used a Hoosier dialect in many of his poems. A number of postcards included some of his verse. The postcard shown here includes part of the poem The Raggedy Man, one of Riley's best-loved poems. This poem was originally published in a 1890 issue of Century Magazine. The complete poem was included in the Riley Child Rhymes book.
I'm participating in Vintage Thingie Thursday
Wow, that clip from 1914 is pretty amazing! It's hard to believe that something that old is in pretty good shape. I wonder if it's something that was re-mastered, because the sound quality isn't too bad. The man who was reciting the poem did a really good job! Thanks for sharing!
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Carol
Great post card. And the book is awesome.
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Great post...that clip was a great touch, enjoyed it, and hard to believe it is that old, I agree with Carol, it sounds really good for the age. Have a great VTT!
ReplyDeletethat clip is awesome; can't believe it's been preserved so well. Great post for April!
ReplyDeleteHow neat to hear the poem being recited like that! What a cool book! Happy VTT!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great post and a wonderful clip. Happy VTT..have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome post!! Loved the clip
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Lovely post PC. I adore old children's books too. Happy VTT!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! I love the clip...thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this with us. The clip is so interesting. The book looks like its in good condition considering the age. Thanks for visiting my blog, I always love to hear from you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and interesting post. I've long enjoyed James Whitcomb Riley's poetry. How special that you have this book of poetry. It's a real treasure!
ReplyDeletePostcardy, I love your post today. James Whitcomb Rily was related to my Uncle L.D. Riley. My mother's sister married him and they had a large collection of his books of poems. The book you shared today is a treasure. Lucky you. I was amazed to see the video. Awesome.
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Great post! Wonderful vintage book and that formatted video was amazing...whoever Clark is, he/she did a great job. It looks like he took a still photo of Mr. Riley and computer generated his lips to move with the recorded reading of his poem-Brilliant! I'll have to show that to DS-a computer science student.
ReplyDeleteNice old books and cute postcard for todays blog. Thanks for stopping by. Have a good day..Julian
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