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Rochester: The Quest for Quality, 1890-1925 (Rochester Public Library, Kate Gleason Fund Publications)

Rochester: The Quest for Quality, 1890-1925 (Rochester Public Library, Kate Gleason Fund Publications)

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Rochester: The Quest for Quality, 1890-1925 (Rochester Public Library, Kate Gleason Fund Publications)

by McKelvey, Blake

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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 10x9x1. First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some chips and tears. 1956 Hard Cover. xiv, 432 pp. Black & white photographs, including Vincent Place Bridge, 1890; East Main Street from Four Corners, 1892; East Main Street looking west after removal of telephone poles, 1899; Ontario Beach Park, 1890's; Dreamland at Glen Haven, 1890's; University of Rochester Football Squad, 1897; Beach Scene, 1900's; Wednesday Morning Club, April 1898 (members listed in caption); Close-up view of Otis Arch; Dedication of Civil War Memorial in Washington Square; Mayor James G. Cutler; Joseph T. Alling; Four Political Leaders (George W. Aldridge, William Craig, Hiram H. Edgerton, James Hotchkiss); Dr. Algernon Crapsey; Clinton N. Howard; Walter Rauschenbusch; Dr. Paul Moore Strayer; Traffic control at Four Corners, about 1908 (horses and buggies); Fire Parade, 1909; Fire Engine in Snow Storm; Sibley Fire, February 26-27, 1904; Mr. Eastman at office desk; Solio printing at Eastman Kodak Company; 'Col.' Strong at his desk in Eastman Kodak office; President Rush Rhees; Bishop Thomas F. Hickey; Mrs. Helen B. Montgomery; Miss Susan B. Anthony; Augustus H. Strong; David Jayne Hill; Mrs. Mary T. Gannett; Mrs. Mary D. Mulligan; Labor Day Parade, 1910; Rochester Day Parade, Exposition Week, 1908; View of Civic Center Plan, at West Main and Broad Streets; Rattlesnake Pete's Museum; Flying Circus at Crittenden Park Field, 1910; Hope Hospital, 1902; Fourth of July, 1918; Supervisors' Picnic, 1910; Voting Machine Demonstration in High School (early 1900s); Selden Patient Demonstration in New York, 1906; Rochester Street Scene, 1910; Joseph O'Connor; Louis M. Antisdale; Ernest R. Willard; Frank Gannett; Edward Bausch; Carl F. Lomb; Jeremiah Hickey; William Gleason; University of Rochester Commencement Procession; Thanksgiving Baskets Ready to Go; Dossenbach's Rochester Orchestra, 1912; Isaac Adler; Edwin F. Fisher; Leroy E. Snyder; Dr. George Goler; Mr. and Mrs. Alf Klingenberg; George Herdle; George Eastman at Home; Suffragettes Honor Miss Anthony's Grave; Suffragette Parade on Main Street; Page of Cuts Showing Growth of Eastman Factories, 1883-1914.

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Title
Rochester: The Quest for Quality, 1890-1925 (Rochester Public Library, Kate Gleason Fund Publications)
Author
McKelvey, Blake
Format/Binding
Hard Cover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good
Quantity Available
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Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date Published
1956
Size
10x9x1
Weight
1.81 lbs
Keywords
HISTORY LOCAL REGIONAL REGION ROCHESTER NEW YORK STATE NY UPSTATE BLAKE MCKELVEY AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICANA

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