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Philadelphia in Picture Postcards, 1900-1930

Philadelphia in Picture Postcards, 1900-1930
Author: Philip Jamison
Publisher: Vestal, NY : Vestal Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780911572896

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No American history buff should be without this book, as it ties together the sights and scenes and places associated with turn-of-the-century Philadelphia.


A Pennsylvania Album

A Pennsylvania Album
Author: George Miller
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1979
Genre: History
ISBN:

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New Philadelphia in Vintage Postcards

New Philadelphia in Vintage Postcards
Author: Erin L. VanFossen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738532882

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In 1772, Native Americans granted land in the Tuscarawas Valley to Moravian missionary David Zeisberger, and he established the Christian community of Schoenbrunn Village, which remained until 1777 when members were forced to relocate. Then in late 1804, John Knisely, his family, and other pioneers braved the western frontier and settled on the Tuscarawas River near the Schoenbrunn Village site. On October 23, 1804, John Knisely founded the town of New Philadelphia. He was a great philanthropist, donating land to the city for future public buildings, guaranteeing its selection as the Tuscarawas County Seat. In Schoenbrunn Village, which has been partially excavated and rebuilt as a historic site in New Philadelphia, missionaries lived in harmony with Native Americans, and so it seems fitting that New Philadelphia, through the influence of John Knisely's generosity, has maintained its image as the new "city of brotherly love." Two hundred years later, the city strives to keep Knisely's dream alive with its generous allocation of resources and commitment to those in need.


36 Views of Philadelphia

36 Views of Philadelphia
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692937624

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Postcards of the Night

Postcards of the Night
Author: John A. Jakle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2003
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

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Illustrated with eighty vintage city postcards made between the turn of the twentieth century and through the 1970's (with the emphasis on the first four decades), historical geographer, John A Jakle turns his attention to early-twentieth-century nocturnal views of America's cities and to the role of the picture postcard in popular culture. 'Postcard images', the author writes, offered important visual 'fixes' -- mental templates for visualising cities -- the vista of a downtown street at night, or a bird's eye view of a vividly lit downtown, or the dramatic lighting of monuments and other architectural landmarks. As a result, the popularity and proliferation of the penny postcard influenced how Americans thought about cities as landscape displays.


Palazzos of Power

Palazzos of Power
Author: Aaron V. Wunsch
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1616895624

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"If it isn't Electric, it isn't Modern." Such was the slogan of the Philadelphia Electric Company, developer of an unprecedented network of massive metropolitan power stations servicing greater Philadelphia at the turn of the twentieth century. These once-brilliant sentinels of civic utility and activity were designed to convey "solidity and immensity" in an age of deep public skepticism. They now stand vacant and decaying, a "blight" in the eyes of city planners and a beacon to urban explorers. The first book on the buildings and machines that made possible the electrification of the United States, Palazzos of Power offers a visual and analytical exploration of architecture, technology, place, loss, and reuse. With a foreword by David Nye, this collection of Joseph Elliott's beautiful large-format photographs reveal the urban landscape, monumental spaces, giant machinery, and intricate controls that made up the central station. Aaron Wunsch's essay provides historical context on the social and political climate.


A Delaware Album, 1900-1930

A Delaware Album, 1900-1930
Author: George David Miller
Publisher: University of Delaware
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011-04-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1611490456

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A Delaware Album, 1900-1930 contains over 300 postcard photographs from the entire state taken during the period from 1900 to 1930. Arranged by subjects—City and Town Views; Delaware Beaches; Amusements; Industry and Agriculture; Signs of the Times; Trains, Trolleys, and Automobiles; Water Transportation; Schools; Religion; Businesses; Hotels and Motels—each photo has a caption ranging from a sentence or two to several paragraphs. The book's introduction detail how the cards were produced, analyzes the subject matter depicted on the cards, documents the history of several of the most prominent local photographers in the state whose work is found almost only on postcards, and traces the evolution and popularization of postcard photography.