| Worcester: 1880-1920 Contributor(s): Hultgren, William O. (Author), Salomonsson, Eric J. (Author), Morrill, Frank J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738512109 ISBN-13: 9780738512105 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: PRIMARY COVERAGE AREA: Worcester, Cherry Valley, Leicester |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.430 |
| LCCN: 2003103776 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.5" W x 9.2" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Known as "the golden era," the period from 1880 to 1920 brought unbridled growth, prosperity, and national note to the second largest city in Massachusetts. Worcester's population increased by more than one hundred twenty thousand people in this forty-year period, and the city produced the greatest variety of manufactured goods in the country. Worcester: 1880-1920 captures the expansion of the city through the images that feature a variety of subjects, such as the erection of the three-decker buildings in the early working-class neighborhoods, the construction of the new Union Station, and the vitality of the downtown stores and marketplaces. These photographs, most of which have been taken from glass-plate negatives, chronicle the rapid growth of a diverse economy fueled by an expanding multiethnic community. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hultgren, William O.: - William O. Hultgren, Eric J. Salomonsson, and Frank J. Morrill are active members of the local historical community. Founding members of the Nordic Heritage Trust, Hultgren and Salomonsson, with Philip Becker, are coauthors of Swedes of Greater Worcester, which was published by Arcadia. Hultgren also authored Images of America: Charlton. Morrill is currently a history teacher who reproduces images of local historical significance through his business, Prints of the Past. |