Original photgraphs of Waltham
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Author: Nelson, Charles
Title: Waltham, Past and Present; and its Industries. With an Historical Sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1738
Place Published: Cambridge, MA
Publisher:Thomas Lewis, Landscape Photographer
Date Published: 1879
Description:
Author: Nelson, Charles
Title: Waltham, Past and Present; and its Industries. With an Historical Sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1738
Place Published: Cambridge, MA
Publisher:Thomas Lewis, Landscape Photographer
Date Published: 1879
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152 pp. With 55 original albumen photographs on 31 pages of photographic paper bound in. Images range from 2½x3½" to 4x6". Octavo, 19.5x14.5 cm. (7¾x5¾"), cloth lettered in gilt, expertly recased. First Edition.
The views of the city include important buildings, scenery, prominent men, etc. Some of the photographs are of prints showing the city in earlier times. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, Waltham is now a center for research and higher education, home to Brandeis University and Bentley University. It is commonly referred to as Watch City because of its association with the watch industry; Waltham Watch Company opened its factory in Waltham in 1854 and was the first company to make watches on an assembly line.
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Original photgraphs of Waltham
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