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Petersburg
Contributor(s): Durham, Suzanne K. (Author)
ISBN: 0738515760     ISBN-13: 9780738515762
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2003
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
- Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional)
Dewey: 975.558
LCCN: 2003110504
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.4" W x 9.38" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - South Atlantic
- Geographic Orientation - Virginia
- Locality - Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia
 
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Publisher Description:
The colorful history of Petersburg is a story rife with tragedy and perseverance. Petersburg, a city 25 miles south of Richmond, was devastated by the effects of the Civil War. By 1915, the city had rebuilt itself into a vital business center with 25,000 citizens-equally populated by whites and African Americans. The city had a military base, deep water port and shipyard, and was considered well equipped for competition in national agricultural and manufacturing markets. The numerous museums and historical sites in Petersburg continue to draw thousands of visitors annually.

Now for the first time, Petersburg's history is shown through the photographs of William E. Lum Jr.-the city's predominant photographer, c. 1925-1950. Lum's photography illustrates the social, business, and personal lives of Petersburg's citizens. His first published collection, these images hold crisp detail from the eras of the Great Depression and World War II, including Camp Lee, Virginia State College, the merchants on North Sycamore Street, carnivals, and football games-to name a few.

Contributor Bio(s): Durham, Suzanne K.: - A former resident of Richmond and Petersburg, author Suzanne K. Durham is the Special Collections Manager at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. In Petersburg, Durham fuses her love of photography and history to recall the lives, livelihoods, and leisure of this historic city.