Still Philadelphia : A Photographic History, 1890-1940 /

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This is a book about Philadelphia and about photography, but it is not the usual book about either. On one level, this is the pictorial story of a great industrial metropolis in transition. It is the story of a railroad city, a city of trolleys and subways and horse-drawn vehicles, as it gradually s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Miller, Fredric
Otros Autores: Davis, Allen Freeman, 1931-, Vogel, Morris J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1983.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Manners and customs.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Subjects & Themes > Architectural & Industrial.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > State & Local.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Philadelphie (Penns.) > Moeurs et coutumes > Ouvrages illustres.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social life and customs > Pictorial works.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This is a book about Philadelphia and about photography, but it is not the usual book about either. On one level, this is the pictorial story of a great industrial metropolis in transition. It is the story of a railroad city, a city of trolleys and subways and horse-drawn vehicles, as it gradually succumbed to the automobile. It is the story of a city filled with neighborhood industry giving way to suburbs, to commuter travel, and to a change in the very nature of work. It is the story of a city spreading out, expanding and doubling in population in fifty years. It is the story of urba.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (290 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781439907610

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