Freehold - Couverture souple

Griffith, Lee Ellen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738590096 ISBN 13 : 9780738590097

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 1999

Synopsis

Freehold, in the nineteenth century, enjoyed a period of tremendous growth and prosperity. The stately Victorian homes and commercial buildings that still line Main, Broad, and Brinkerhoff Streets in the center of town attest to that. A study of those architectural gems is offered here, as well as a section of studio portraits that show us the faces of the people who lived and worked in the area's beautiful buildings. In the early twentieth century, Freehold was still a thriving Main Street town, with room for both large industries like the Karagheusian Rug Mill and small family businesses. Known as a center for institutions of learning, Freehold boasted schools that drew students from around the country. One of those, the Freehold Young Ladies Seminary, is represented in this book by a charming group of candid photographs of students from the 1880s. On the opposite end of the social spectrum is a collection of snapshots from Camp Brakeley, which shows the summer field hands from inner city neighborhoods who were brought by Brakeley's Cannery
to work in Freehold.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Lee Ellen Griffith is the Executive Director of the Monmouth County Historical Association, which is headquartered in Freehold. A resident of Freehold Township, she also serves on the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Freehold Township Historic Preservation Commission.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738590096
• ISBN 13: 9780738590097
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible