| Davis California 1910s-1940s Contributor(s): Lofland, John (Author), Haig, Phyllis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738501514 ISBN-13: 9780738501512 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 979.451 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.48" W x 9.19" (0.67 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Founded in 1868, Davis s history is divided into an initial village period (1860s 1900s), a middle four-decade town period (1910s 1940s), and a current and on-going city period (1950s to present). Much of what people think of as quintessential Davis was created in the middle, town period. About 1910 and with the start of the University of California experimental farm, Davis began to grow and become a striving and thriving town. Focusing on the four decades of the 1910s to the 1940s, this book contains over two hundred images of Davis, including downtown streetscapes and businesses, public events and gatherings, prominent families and homes, churches, government, the Old East, Old North, and College Park neighborhoods, schools, and the University Farm." |
Contributor Bio(s): Lofland, John: - John Lofland and Phyllis Haig compiled this pictorial retrospective from several archives and many personal collections, emphasizing photographs of structures that can be seen today over those that have burned or been demolished. While including images of by-gone structures, their emphasis is on sharpening historical understanding of the environment built early on that is still visible today. Their efforts have produced this entertaining and educational volume, which is sure to be a valuable and treasured addition to the library of every history-minded person. |