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Cover of Wrigley Field's Amazing Vendors
by Lloyd Rutzky, Joel Levin
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2018

In 1970, a vendor at Wrigley Field had an amazing idea to turn his personal camera away from the baseball diamond and toward his fellow ballpark hawkers as they went about their daily jobs of selling souvenirs, programs, hot dogs, ice cream, and soft drinks. Along the way, he also captured images...
Cover of Georgia

Georgia

A State History

by Sullivan, Buddy, Georgia Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010

Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia...
Cover of Hollywood 1940-2008
by Marc Wanamaker
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009

Since World War II, Hollywood has fought and won that same war many times, won the West even more often�plus got the girl�and laughed like crazy, too. The postwar era in the dream factory was a prosperous time of expansion and wealth through the 1970s, decline in the 1980s, and rebirth in the new...
Cover of Little Rock
by Ray Hanley
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2007

Little Rock is small by capital-city standards, but much like larger capitals, it has been quick to demolish the old in favor of the new. There are still striking structures tucked away here and there, and to appreciate how Little Rock has evolved from sleepy, steamboat days to a booming tourist destination, Arcadia Publishing presents photographs from past and present.
Cover of Evansville
by Ruth Ann Montgomery, John Ehle
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010

Evansville, settled in 1839, developed as an important agricultural trade center. Log cabins, farms, and small industries were built, and the population grew from less than 10 families in the beginning to nearly 5,000 people in 2009. Then and Now: Evansville is a unique look at how the community has...
Cover of Around Brockport
by William G. Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2008

Throughout the 20th century, Brockport residents and visitors shared their experiences, sending postcards of the town to friends and family. These postcards present the important places and events that made visitors come back year after year and made residents proud to call the town home. This book complements...
Cover of Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills

1930-2005

by Marc Wanamaker
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2006

Nowhere on Earth are sequels and the success that fosters them more apparent than in Hollywood's bejeweled bedroom, Beverly Hills. This continuation of the history begun in Arcadia Publishing's Images of America: Early Beverly Hills presents a compendium of vintage photographs depicting America's one...
Cover of Western Connecticut Trolleys
by Connecticut Motor Coach Museum
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2007

Throughout history, Americans have embraced technology with a special enthusiasm, and the innovation of the trolley car is no exception. This industry fueled the growth of many towns and cities in Connecticut, and Western Connecticut was able to keep pace with other parts of the state because of it....
Cover of White Sox Park's Amazing Vendors
by Lloyd Rutzky, Joel Levin
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2019

Baseball lives, whether one interprets that as meaning that the country's national pastime is still breathing and well after nearly two centuries or as a reference to the people who work in the "industry." More than 50 years ago, one young man became employed by the Chicago White Sox and...
Cover of San Pedro
by Joe McKinzie
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007

Arcadia Publishing�s second collection of postcard images concerning the Los Angeles Harbor community of San Pedro follows the 2005 Postcard History Series volume San Pedro Bay. Where that work concentrated on the harbor and water aspects of the colloquially known �Peedro,� this new volume looks...
Cover of Martinsville
by Joanne Raetz Stuttgen, Curtis Tomak
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2008

Based on vintage postcards, this new book is a unique and welcome addition to the small number of works devoted to the history of Martinsville. Captured here in more than 220 postcard images is an important chronicle of the past 100 years in the �City of Mineral Water.� This visual record showcases...
Cover of Boston & Maine Trains and Services
by Bruce D. Heald Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2005

The Boston & Maine Railroad serviced most of New England as a primary mode of transportation during the 19th and 20th centuries. The birth of this railroad spurred the growth and development of industry in New England. This heritage is captured in Boston & Maine Trains and Services, the fourth volume...
Cover of Richmond
by Kirk W. House
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2007

Through the centuries, Richmond soil has supported everything from forest to farms to fairways. Long ago, textile mills were strung along the waterways and more than a dozen one-room schools dotted the landscape. In Richmond, rediscover those bygone places and other cherished scenes: country churches,...
Cover of Wellsboro
by Ann C. Benjamin, Michael J. Cooney
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015

Wellsboro, the county seat of Tioga County, owes much of its vitality to dense forests, abundant wildlife, and mountainous terrain. Named by the National Park Service as a Natural Landmark in 1968, nearby Pine Creek Gorge was introduced by George Washington Sears, better known as "Nessmuk," in 1860...
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