| Greencastle-Antrim Revisited Contributor(s): Shockey, Bonnie A. (Author), Shockey, Kenneth B. (Author), Allison-Antrim Museum (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738550051 ISBN-13: 9780738550053 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: Greencastle-Antrim Revisited is the second installment of Bonnie A. and Kenneth B. Shockeys pictorial history of one of south-central Pennsylvanias most interesting communities. This edition covers events from the mid-19th century through the baby boomer decades of the 20th century. Industry, social life, and recreation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are given special attention. Among the images featured are many rare images from the Ziegler glass negative collection of the Allison-Antrim Museum and recently acquired photographs of the Irwin and Snively families. While these never before seen images document how the area looked in the later half of the 19th century, baby boomers will find great appeal in the photographs from the 1950s to the 1970s depicting new highway construction, businesses of the era, movie theaters, and local malt shops. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.844 |
| LCCN: 2006940154 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.56" W x 9.22" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Greencastle-Antrim Revisited is the second installment of Bonnie A. and Kenneth B. Shockey s pictorial history of one of south-central Pennsylvania s most interesting communities. This edition covers events from the mid-19th century through the baby boomer decades of the 20th century. Industry, social life, and recreation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are given special attention. Among the images featured are many rare images from the Ziegler glass negative collection of the Allison-Antrim Museum and recently acquired photographs of the Irwin and Snively families. While these never before seen images document how the area looked in the later half of the 19th century, baby boomers will find great appeal in the photographs from the 1950s to the 1970s depicting new highway construction, businesses of the era, movie theaters, and local malt shops." |
Contributor Bio(s): Shockey, Bonnie A.: - Bonnie A. Shockey s and Kenneth B. Shockey s roots go back to the founding of Franklin County. Bonnie writes and lectures frequently on the history of the Greencastle-Antrim area and serves as the president of the Allison-Antrim Museum. Kenneth is active in museum and local civic affairs. |
