edward a bromley (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (minneapolis, minnesota, pictorial works ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.

Image size 8½" x 6½". Captioned on the verso in a contemporary hand, possibly Bromley's: "#63 Group with Amherst H. Wilder his wife and daughter on the steamer City of New York in San Diego Cal. harbor 1893. Photo by Edward A. Bromley." Wilder came to Saint Paul in 1857 from Lewis, New York and joined his cousins James and Henry Burbank in their operation of mail and package stage lines, storage and wholesale groceries. Over time Wilder became involved in railroads, lumber, banking, insurance, real estate and merchandising businesses. He would become one of Saint Paul's most prominent and wealthy citizens, living in a castle-like mansion on Summit Avenue across from the Saint Paul Cathedral.

Oblong folio, containing 100 silver print photographic postcards, each with Bromley's stamp in the right margin; printed index of the photographs "from negatives made by Whitney, Tuttle, Illingworth, Zimmerman and others" is mounted inside the upper cover; original black cloth with one of the images mounted on the front cover; spine spotted, the whole lightly rubbed; very good, sound, and complete. Images run the gamut from city scenes, architecture, Native Americans, steamboats, views of Fort Snelling, the Mississippi River, etc. Not found in OCLC (but there is a set of these photographs at Minnesota Historical). A similar album exists for Minneapolis.