Ninth in a series of books based on the collections of photographs held by the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Limitedv edition No. 354 of 700 copies.
Summary
"Fascinating book containing over 175 previously unpublished photographs from around the Cocalico Valley. The photographs are arranged by municipality, span the years 1870 through the 1960's, and represent local events, buildings, and even a few personalities from bygone days. Each photograph is accompanied by text that records the history of the image." [from the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
v. 1. West Main Street : Saucony Bridge to Keystone State Normal School -- v. 3. The neighborhoods: Greenwich, Noble, Whiteoak, W. Walnut, and Baldy Streets
The magic city : a massive portfolio of original photographic views of the great World's Fair and its treasures of art, including a vivid representation of the famous Midway Plaisance
with graphic descriptions by America's brilliant historical and descriptive writer J.W. Buel.
Place of Publication
St. Louis, Mo
Publisher
Historical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1894.
Physical Description
1 v. : chiefly ill. ; 29 x 36 cm.
Series
Historical fine arts series
Notes
"A photographic and historical representation of the "magic city" by-the-lake, with its vast treasures of the world's art, reproduced in splendid realism, as it was seen by millions of viewers, in a series of 300 magnificent photographic views."
The Kentucky rifle; a study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reproduction of their finest work
