Chincoteague Island by James Tigner
The annual Chincoteague Pony Swim and Auction is over for another year but there is still plenty of time to plan a get-away to Chincoteague Island. If you’re considering a visit, you may want to get to know a bit about Chincoteague before your trip. Once Upon an Island (which was the subject of this blog several weeks ago) tells the history of the Island. But if you’re looking for a good pictorial introduction, check out Chincoteague Island by James Tigner.
Jim is an antique dealer by trade but has found a wonderful niche creating pictorial books of mid-Atlantic areas – primarily areas located near the shore. Most make use of his extensive collection of postcards and mix older postcard scenes of the town with recent photos he takes for each book. The result is a wonderful combination of images that takes the reader on a visual - and historic - tour of the Town.
Chincoteague Island includes a brief but comprehensive history of Chincoteague followed by over 100 pages of images depicting all aspects of Island life, from the early duck hunting to today’s pony swim and auction. One of my personal favorites is from a 1940’s postcard about the pony auction and shows Mom, Dad and son - with the pony peering out from the back seat of the station wagon. The caption reads ‘Takin’ a pony home from Chincoteague.’ No worries about seat belts back then!
Chincoteague Island provides both a great introduction to the Island or a memento of an enjoyable visit. For more information, click here.
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