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Source Description
America Transformed: Richmond, Indiana, located on the original National Road near the Indiana-Ohio boundary, provides an example of a midwestern industrial town that was a center of government, commerce, finance, and education. Oriented with east at the top, this bird's-eye view places the White Water River and the railroad crossing in the foreground. The map's directory lists 29 industrial enterprises. Many local factories manufactured farm implements and processed agricultural produce. The largest companies produced threshing machines, grain drillers, and mowers, while smaller plants made crackers, baking powder, and linseed oil. Others built non-agricultural goods, such as pianos, caskets, boilers, and even map cases.
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Document identity
localId
wd3763646
label
The city of Richmond, Indiana
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd3763646
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The city of Richmond, Indiana
description
America Transformed: Richmond, Indiana, located on the original National Road near the Indiana-Ohio boundary, provides an example of a midwestern industrial town that was a center of government, commerce, finance, and education. Oriented with east at the top, this bird's-eye view places the White Water River and the railroad crossing in the foreground. The map's directory lists 29 industrial enterprises. Many local factories manufactured farm implements and processed agricultural produce. The largest companies produced threshing machines, grain drillers, and mowers, while smaller plants made crackers, baking powder, and linseed oil. Others built non-agricultural goods, such as pianos, caskets, boilers, and even map cases.
date
["1884"]
year
1884
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_002400
creators
Downs, A. E. (Albert E.)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Richmond (Ind.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Indiana
North and Central America
Richmond
United States
Wayne (county)
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Indiana
county
Wayne
city
Richmond
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston, Mass
publisher
O.H. Bailey & Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
39.8167
schema:longitude
-84.8833
extent
1 view ; 62 x 94 cm.
notes
Bird's-eye view.
Includes ill. and index to points of interest.
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no
dcId
wd3763646
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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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b1369942e5b00362