Maine Offers The Land of Remembered Vacations
USA: Maine Development Commission.
USA: Maine Development Commission.
Printed by the Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ottawa. Soft cover. Dominion view book series. Oblong: 6 by 9 inches. Mustard colored patterned stapled card-stock. Oval cut in center to reveal part of first picture. 16 Captioned photographs. Clean and tight. Minimal handling wear. [no date Circa: 1930].Only Two copies located on.....
Note: While Armistice Day is traditionally observed on 11 November 1918, the penciled caption likely refers to a later celebratory review/assembly during occupation and demobilization in spring 1919. The image powerfully conveys the scale of the AEF/Allied presence immediately after the war.
SIGNIFICANCE: A quietly compelling New England streetscape that captures a moment of commercial transition—where established architecture, emerging electric transit, and an unoccupied storefront intersect. Images combining identifiable buildings with early transportation remain consistently collectible, particularly when they suggest broader patterns of small-town economic change.SUBJECTS: photography, Americana, Massachusetts local history, New.....
Germany. No Binding.
Italy: 1935. Hardcover. Black and White glossy photos with map on endpages. 4.5 by 6.75 inches. Accordion-style with captions in several language on the rear of each. Five-panel panorama; 32 images. No date c1930-1940;.
London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son, [c1935].
The album presents a sustained visual record of British imperial life and observation during the final years of the pre-war and wartime period. Images document indigenous labor roles including kulis, sweepers, water carriers, agricultural workers, bullock teams, and bazaar activity, alongside British officers, cantonment quarters, and administrative spaces. Architectural views.....
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Compiled at the transition point of American leisure culture, this album captures the final golden era of the railroad vacation before the automobile revolutionized Western travel. The inclusion of 'A Swing Around Pike’s Peak' guide excerpts and specialized rail tickets highlights how the tourism industry of Colorado purposefully.....
HISTORICAL / SCHOLARLY SIGNIFICANCE —These photographs provide a detailed visual record of a New England county-seat commercial district at the turn of the twentieth century, documenting the built environment and daily rhythms of urban life in the horse-drawn era. The presence of the Franklin County National Bank, along with adjacent.....
SIGNIFICANCE —This photograph captures the interwar tradition of public military demonstration, often associated with National Guard units, recruitment events, or civic celebrations. Such displays served both as public reassurance and spectacle, illustrating military readiness within a civilian setting. The dense crowd and central placement of artillery emphasize the cultural visibility.....
These photographs document the intersection of Hollywood publicity, costume design, and fashion journalism during the mid-1930s. Studios actively circulated fashion-focused images to newspapers and magazines, positioning film actresses as style authorities while subtly promoting costume trends. The attached descriptions reveal the language used to translate costume design into consumer fashion.....
Honolulu: Hawaiian Tuna Packers, c1960.
Hawaii: Pan Pacific Surgical Association. 1954. Published for the dedication of a New Surgical Wing The Queens Hospital October 13, 1954 in conjunction with the Sixth Meeting of the Pan Pacific Surgical Association.Short, illustrated paragraphs entertainingly written highlighting procedures from the 600 A.D. Includes written commentary on what was happening.....
Photography by Doug Wallin, Larry Witt and Loye Guthrie. Soft cover.
Alexandria Bay, NY: Heart Island Operating Company, 1976. Soft cover. Boldt Castle is a major landmark and tourist attraction in the Thousand Islands region of the U.S. state of New York. Open to guests seasonally between mid-May and mid-October. It is located on Heart Island in the Saint Lawrence River.....
France: A. Taride, Editeur, 1910. Hardcover. The 1910 Great Flood of Paris (French: Crue de la Seine de 1910) was a catastrophe in which the Seine River, carrying winter rains from its tributaries, flooded the Paris conurbation, France. The Seine water level rose eight metres above the ordinary level. [wiki].....
Buffalo, NY: The Hayes Lithographing Co., [1911]. A retelling of Greek Myths.
The Jasna Góra Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, is a famous Polish shrine to the Virgin Mary and one of the country's places of pilgrimage. The image of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, also known as Our Lady of Czestochowa, to which miraculous powers are attributed, is one of Jasna Góra's.....
Chicago, IL: Merrill Publishing, 1938. Illustrated by Florence Salter. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. Background Information: Linenette books are full of colorful graphics and nursery rhymes. Interestingly, Linenette books often acknowledge the illustrators but not the authors.
Austria: Bildkunstverlag, c1960. Soft cover. The photos are of the Danube River and Vienna, 20 Farbbilder Nach - Color Images. Bildkunstverlag; No Date c1960s; 3.125 by 4.5 inches. Vienna, Austria's capital, lies in the country's east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including.....