Description
Book SynopsisPhotographic memories of Philadelphia, from 1890-1940, volume 1
Trade Review"[It] sets the standard against which other photographic histories of cities will be measured in the future."
—The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
Consistent and fascinating. Recommended for regional libraries and libraries having good urban history collections."
—Library Journal
"A celebration of Philadelphia. Here is the face of the other Philadelphia, often the forgotten Philadelphia...All those remotely interested in the city—its people, its hitory—should have this book in their libraries."
—John Francis Marion, Philadelphia Inquirer
Table of ContentsContents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The City of the 1890s
3. Immigrant Havens
4. Workshop of the World
5. The Vision of Reform
6. A Gallery of Faces
7. Technologies of Change
8. The Rise of the Downtown
9. The New Philadelphia
10. The City of the 1930s
Sources
Index
