Columbia County Gazetteer and Business Directory,
published by Hamilton Child


There are actually two copies of this book in the stacks. Except for the fact that this one has a map and a taped spine, and some condition variations, they are identical. Two copies of the same directory published in the same year.

This one still has the foldout map. It's split down the middle at the bottom half, but all here.

The spine has been repaired with a strip of heavy black tape.

And the tape makes the inside book block a little tight.

From a set of photographs from the late 1890s to 1950s (part 3)

The board is bad but the photograph is intact.

I find this photo fascinating: the gestures, if you look closely, between the family members —

The whole pile of photos.

From a set of photographs from the late 1890s to 1950s (part 2)

Union Depot, Denver Colorado. Taken by the Detroit Photographic Co.

on the Back: The old bridge fifteen miles from Cedar Creek crossed by Sheridan on his ride

View of Indian Pageant from Fort Ticonderoga, by the Pictorial News Co.

Colorado Springs

Birdseye view of the Triborough Bridge project, 1950s

Westinghouse's house

From a set of photographs from the late 1890s to 1950s (part 1)
 

old press photograph. written on the back: "Calif."

Interior photograph of a very fancy room

taken in 1903 by Frank P. Jewett

Series of photos on boards that seem to follow a disaster

This one is marked "Ruins"

This one, "Storm Bridge." Debris covered train tracks, part of a chassis

Oil or gas well, taken at night

Many of the photos are old press photos from Underwood, some with captions like "Summer nears a close for these best friends ..."

Trow's New York City Directory, 1878 - 1879

Exhaustive. Huge.

about 1800 pages.

 

even the edges bear an ad

the boards are loose and some of the beginning pages are attached to the front board.

ads interspersed in pink and blue inserts.

Ultra fancy and with yellow card insert and blue paper, printed on both sides.

Ads for Rosendale Cement suppliers.

Ad for ivory.

Slate, smelting, toilet soaps, and speaking pipes.