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Historic Photos of Dallas (Historic Photos.)
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Historic Photos of Dallas (Historic Photos.)
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by Michael V. Hazel
Sales Rank : 709605
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Hardcover: 206 pages
Publisher: Turner Pub Co November 30, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596522909
ISBN-13: 978-1596522909
Product Dimensions:
10.2 x 10.1 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
Product Review
In just 200 pages, the book walks us through the centuries: 1840-1970a stroll through the olden days is always fascinating. --Dallas Voice
These books [Historic Photos] are well done, their historic photos offering readers visual timelines on how the cities came to beLarge full-page photos, all starkly reproduced in black and white with succinct captions, afford the reader a visual urban history more telling than could any chamber of commerce brochure. --Texas Observer
Product Description
During the mid nineteenth century Dallas emerged as a vibrant, commercial American city. At the turn of the century Dallas continued to prosper, overcoming adversity and becoming a leading center of commerce in the southwestern United States.
Historic Photos of Dallas captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the Civil War and the Great Depression, to the building of a modern metropolis, Historic Photos of Dallas follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history.
This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.
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