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Source Description
This view was published by O.H. Bailey in 1879 and is very typical of his other bird's eye views. It provides a high elevation perspective of Lynn and views the town from the southeast, as if approaching from the sea. Although the city's waterfront is in the foreground, it does not appear very busy. However, the viewer's attention is drawn to the center part of the drawing where a large concentration of factories clusters along Central Street between Central and Park Squares. Incidentally, City Hall was located on the left-hand side of the drawing, which did not include that part of the town bordering Lynn Common, located just to the east (left) of Park Square. Until the last decade of the 19th century, Lynn was noted as the nation's leading producer of shoes, especially women's shoes. This reputation is confirmed by the legend identifying forty-one industries. Thirty-one of these are listed as makers of boots and shores, while an additional seven are shoe-related industries. At least eight churches are depicted, but none are identified. In contrast to the 1849 recreation which identified nine churches, this later view was obviously created as a visual directory of the towns manufacturing center.
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Document identity
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x633fc644
label
Manufacturing center of Lynn, Mass
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x633fc644
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Manufacturing center of Lynn, Mass
description
This view was published by O.H. Bailey in 1879 and is very typical of his other bird's eye views. It provides a high elevation perspective of Lynn and views the town from the southeast, as if approaching from the sea. Although the city's waterfront is in the foreground, it does not appear very busy. However, the viewer's attention is drawn to the center part of the drawing where a large concentration of factories clusters along Central Street between Central and Park Squares. Incidentally, City Hall was located on the left-hand side of the drawing, which did not include that part of the town bordering Lynn Common, located just to the east (left) of Park Square. Until the last decade of the 19th century, Lynn was noted as the nation's leading producer of shoes, especially women's shoes. This reputation is confirmed by the legend identifying forty-one industries. Thirty-one of these are listed as makers of boots and shores, while an additional seven are shoe-related industries. At least eight churches are depicted, but none are identified. In contrast to the 1849 recreation which identified nine churches, this later view was obviously created as a visual directory of the towns manufacturing center.
date
["1879"]
year
1879
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001833
creators
Bailey, O. H. (Oakley Hoopes), 1843-1947
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Lynn (Mass.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Essex (county)
Lynn
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Essex
city
Lynn
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
O.H. Bailey & J.C. Hazen
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
42.4667
schema:longitude
-70.95
extent
1 view : col. ; 45 x 67 cm.
notes
Bird's-eye view.
Indexed for points of interest.
"Population about 40,000."
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no
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x633fc644
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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