Central Electric Light and Power Stations
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 220
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Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Aaron V. Wunsch
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2016-11-01
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1616895624
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"If it isn't Electric, it isn't Modern." Such was the slogan of the Philadelphia Electric Company, developer of an unprecedented network of massive metropolitan power stations servicing greater Philadelphia at the turn of the twentieth century. These once-brilliant sentinels of civic utility and activity were designed to convey "solidity and immensity" in an age of deep public skepticism. They now stand vacant and decaying, a "blight" in the eyes of city planners and a beacon to urban explorers. The first book on the buildings and machines that made possible the electrification of the United States, Palazzos of Power offers a visual and analytical exploration of architecture, technology, place, loss, and reuse. With a foreword by David Nye, this collection of Joseph Elliott's beautiful large-format photographs reveal the urban landscape, monumental spaces, giant machinery, and intricate controls that made up the central station. Aaron Wunsch's essay provides historical context on the social and political climate.
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 470
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Published: 1903
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Census Office
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 262
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 484
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 224
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 226
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Montague Wheeler
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Published: 1877
Total Pages: 700
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"12 photolithographs (heavily retouched), 3 chromolithographs. The photographs are by T.H. O'Sullivan and William Bell. These views, typical of the toned photolithographs published in Government reports, are striking scenes of the Western landscape, translated to this medium with a great deal of graphic richness. This title is also of prime importance because it lists every photographer for every one of the Government's surveys"--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 100.