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Item Specifics:
Subject: Local History / Architecture / Regional Souvenir Book
Title: Views of Lowell and Vicinity
Location: Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Format: Softcover / Staple-Bound Viewbook
Binding: Purple/Gilt Paper Wraps
Era: Circa 1900s (Turn of the Century)
Publisher/Printer: Local Massachusetts Historical Publication
Language: landscape-format photographic viewbook titled Views of Lowell and Vicinity, featuring extensive high-quality black-and-white plates depicting local landmarks, industrial mills, civic architecture, and historic monuments throughout Lowell, Massachusetts.
Notable Views Included:
Industrial & Business: C. I. Hood & Company Laboratory (Thorndike St), Hildreth Building, Stirling & Bay State Woolen Mills, Lawrence, Boott & Merrimack Mills along the Merrimack River.
Civic & Public Buildings: Lowell Jail, City Hall, Post Office, New Court House, Westford St Armory, Memorial Block Public Library & Interior Periodical Room, St. John Hospital, Hurd St YMCA.
Churches & Residences: St. Anne's Episcopal, Highland Congregational, Grace Church, St. Peter's, and the Residence & Library interior views of General B. F. Butler.
Cemetery Monuments: Knights of Pythias monument and Elks' Rest monument at Edson Cemetery.
Condition: Good antique condition. Purple covers show minor edge rubbing and soft vertical creasing from previous handling. Stapled binding remains secure and interior photo pages are clean with bright contrast. Please see photos for exact layout and condition.
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