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Chapter 14: The House That Lends Itself to Entertaining
written by Eleanor Elliott, fl. 1965; in The Glamour Magazine Party Book (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1965), [163]-175
Women (Adults)
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written by Eleanor Elliott, fl. 1965; in The Glamour Magazine Party Book (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1965), [163]-175
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Women (Adults)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Author / Creator
Eleanor Elliott, fl. 1965
Date Published / Released
1965
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Topic / Theme
Parties, Etiquette, Houses
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Good Housekeeping's Guide for Young Homemakers
edited by William Laas, fl. 1966 (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1966), 456 page(s)
Women (Adults)
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edited by William Laas, fl. 1966 (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1966), 456 page(s)
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Women (Adults)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Contributor
William Laas, fl. 1966
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Harper & Row
Topic / Theme
Home management
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How to Choose Your House and Live Happily Ever After
written by Robert Warren Kent, fl. 1964 (Brookline, MA: Lee Institute, 1965), 265 page(s)
General Audience
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written by Robert Warren Kent, fl. 1964 (Brookline, MA: Lee Institute, 1965), 265 page(s)
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General Audience
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Author / Creator
Robert Warren Kent, fl. 1964
Date Published / Released
1965
Publisher
Lee Institute
Topic / Theme
Houses, Property sales
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WILDERNESS HOMES
written by George Leonard Herter, 1911-1994; in How to Get Out of the Rat Race and Live on $10 a Month (Waseca, MN: Herter's (Magazine), 1969), 35-55
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written by George Leonard Herter, 1911-1994; in How to Get Out of the Rat Race and Live on $10 a Month (Waseca, MN: Herter's (Magazine), 1969), 35-55
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General Audience
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Author / Creator
George Leonard Herter, 1911-1994
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Herter's (Magazine)
Topic / Theme
Frontier and pioneer life, Travel life, Houses
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2. Segregated Houston
written by Ronald E. Goodwin; in African Americans of Houston, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 33-58
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written by Ronald E. Goodwin; in African Americans of Houston, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 33-58
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Ronald E. Goodwin
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Segregation, Houses, Afar
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Copyright © 2013 by Ronald E. Goodwin
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3. Reyes Adobe Days
written by Susan M. Pascal; in Agoura Hills, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 35-52
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written by Susan M. Pascal; in Agoura Hills, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 35-52
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Susan M. Pascal
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Houses
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Susan M. Pascal
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5. Parks and Residential Areas
Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a shor...
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Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a short time later, it was a new home to many refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Neptune Beach amusement park attr...
Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a short time later, it was a new home to many refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Neptune Beach amusement park attracted tourists who enjoyed the bathing, beaches, and rides, making Alameda “the Coney Island of the West.” Modern transportation carried people and cargo in and out on ferries, trains, ships, and planes, which landed at the busy Airdrome. The creation of the Naval Air Station in 1938 and World War II made Alameda a military town. The 1990s brought Alameda back to its first purpose, as a small town amongst big cities, its streets lined with graceful Victorians and with a diverse and lively population.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Greta Dutcher
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Public parks, Houses
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Greta Dutcher and Stephen Rowland
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6. Residences
written by Paul R. Secord; in Albuquerque Deco and Pueblo, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 111-114
Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The...
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written by Paul R. Secord; in Albuquerque Deco and Pueblo, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 111-114
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Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The result was rarely restricted to one cultural tradition. Influences include forms and motifs from a variety of intermixed cultural and...
Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The result was rarely restricted to one cultural tradition. Influences include forms and motifs from a variety of intermixed cultural and social collisions. The result can be sophisticated, as with the Albuquerque Indian Hospital, or homespun, like the Shaffer Hotel in Mountainair. This book celebrates the cultural mixing of various Native American, Hispanic, and 19th- and 20th-century Anglo American forms and motifs unique to Albuquerque during the first half of the 20th century.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Paul R. Secord
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Houses, Architecture
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Copyright © 2012 by Paul R. Secord
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Images of America, Albuquerque's Huning Castle Neighborhoods
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next h...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next half-century. He took on the roles of merchant, flour mill operator, and land speculator, helping to secure Albuquerque as a division po...
As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next half-century. He took on the roles of merchant, flour mill operator, and land speculator, helping to secure Albuquerque as a division point with a depot, offices, and major repair shops for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Huning's 700-acre estate, home to the once-legendary but now-demolished Castle Huning, fronted Albuquerque's main thoroughfare midway between Old Town and the bustling new downtown one mile east. It was a front-row seat to the city's development after the flood-prone Rio Grande was stabilized. Huning's former estate is now home to fine, diverse homes near the Albuquerque Country Club, as well as historic Route 66, Tingley Beach, the zoo, the Little Theatre, and a Christmas Eve luminaria tradition.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Jane Mahoney
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4. Homes, Buildings, and Places
written by David R. Duggan and George Williams, 1917-1988; in Alcoa, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 75-88
Alcoa, incorporated in 1919 and located in Blount County, was established by Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) officials who desired to create a residential community for employees. The company was drawn to the area because of the abundance of waterpower resources. The Little Tennessee River and its tributaries...
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written by David R. Duggan and George Williams, 1917-1988; in Alcoa, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 75-88
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Alcoa, incorporated in 1919 and located in Blount County, was established by Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) officials who desired to create a residential community for employees. The company was drawn to the area because of the abundance of waterpower resources. The Little Tennessee River and its tributaries were considered a good source of the hydroelectric energy essential to the production of aluminum. Alcoa was among the first planned co...
Alcoa, incorporated in 1919 and located in Blount County, was established by Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) officials who desired to create a residential community for employees. The company was drawn to the area because of the abundance of waterpower resources. The Little Tennessee River and its tributaries were considered a good source of the hydroelectric energy essential to the production of aluminum. Alcoa was among the first planned communities in the state and the first municipalities in the nation to adopt a city manager—commission government. Alcoa was home to Wade Houston, former University of Tennessee basketball coach, and was the birthplace of NFL Hall of Fame member Lynn Swann. Boasting the world's largest factory under one roof during World War II, the city has established a record of excellence in industrial production, quality community life, education, and athletics.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
David R. Duggan, George Williams, 1917-1988
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Town life, Buildings, Houses
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by David R. Duggan and George Williams
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