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Architectural Photography eBooks

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  • Manchester

    The Mills and the Immigrant Experience

    by Gary Samson ...
    Series series Images of America
    This fascinating and moving book brings to life the industrial and immigrant experience which gave birth to Manchester in the nineteenth century and continued to shape the city's destiny well into the twentieth century. More than a hundred years ago, thousands of immigrants from Europe and Canada were drawn to the mills of Manchester by the promise of a better life. In stirring photographs and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Chicago Bungalow

    The Chicago Bungalow is more than a housing style indigenous to the city. It epitomizes Chicago's work ethic and its rewards for successive waves of ethnic newcomers to the city since the early 20th century. In this book, the Chicago Architecture Foundation interprets both the design and the meaning of these homes, in keeping with CAF's mission to raise awareness of Chicago's architectural legacy ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Art Deco in Detroit

    Series series Images of America
    Take a fascinating tour of the influential art deco movement and its manifestations in and around Detroit.Since the 1920s, Art Deco, or "The Modern Style," has delighted people with its innovative use of materials and designs that capture the spirit of optimism to create the style of the future. Although the Detroit metro area is primarily known as an industrial region, it boasts some of the ... Read more

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  • Osgoode Hall

    An Illustrated History

    Winner of the 2006 Fred Landon AwardOsgoode Hall is a national monument and one of the architectural treasures of Canada. Of the many public buildings erected in pre-confederation Canada and British North America, it best encapsulates the diverse stylistic forces that shaped public buildings in the first half of the nineteenth century. The gated lawns, grandly Venetian rotunda, the noble ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chicago Skyscrapers in Vintage Postcards

    Series series Postcard History Series
    The skyscraper has changed the face of urban architecture�and it all started in Chicago. Born out of the ashes of Chicago�s Great Fire of 1871, the first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building located at the northeast corner of LaSalle and Adams Streets, was completed in 1885. Designed by William Le Baron Jenney, the nine-story building had a metal load-carrying structural frame, the development ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • San Luis Obispo

    A History in Architecture

    Series series Images of America
    San Luis Obispo was founded in 1772 as a mission in the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains on California's Central Coast. The city that grew from a rustic pueblo, with its scattering of adobe buildings, today has a wealth of architectural styles. From the simple barns of the outlying farm community, to the grand hotels and lively saloons kept busy by the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chicago's Mansions

    by John Graf ...
    Series series Images of America
    Chicago is known throughout the world for its architecture. Although many people are familiar with the city�s skyscrapers and public buildings, they often overlook or are unaware of Chicago�s mansions that are located throughout the city. These mansions represent Chicago�s past and its future, and it can even be said that they are the very embodiment of Chicago and its architecture. These ... Read more

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  • Singer Castle

    Series series Images of America
    In 1905, the New York Times called it �the Castle of Mysteries,� and rightly so. Located on Dark Island, Singer Castle was modeled after the castle described in Sir Walter Scott�s Woodstock, complete with dungeons, turrets, labyrinths, and even secret passageways. World-famous architect Ernest Flagg designed it for Singer Sewing Machine Company president Frederick Bourne. Singer Castle provides an ... Read more

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  • Perrysburg

    Historic Architecture

    Series series Images of America
    Congress created Perrysburg in 1816 to secure control of its strategic trading location on the largest river flowing into Lake Erie, the Maumee River, an integral waterway for shipping and also an important passageway for western migration. As a busy port and shipbuilding center, Perrysburg attracted entrepreneurial pioneers from the East, who, as they prospered, built remarkable homes, buildings, ... Read more

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  • Philadelphia Architecture

    by Thom Nickels ...
    Philadelphia is a city of Colonial and ghostly architecture with narrow historic streets that open up onto vistas of bold, towering skyscrapers. It is a city of Greek Revival banks, Italian Renaissance, and Second Empire buildings, a city of Beaux-Arts hotels, Byzantine and Gothic churches, and International-style high-rises. A hybrid of gritty Chicago and pristine Boston, Philadelphia stands ... Read more

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  • Bristol Historic Homes

    Series series Images of America
    Bristol, originally known as West Woods, formed later than other Colonial towns. Bristol�s mother town of Farmington was settled in 1640 and became a town in 1645, but pioneers did not lay out the remote and unpopulated section of Farmington until 1721. The Jerome, Matthews, and Lewis families created the New Cambridge Parish in 1742, and it was this parish that separated from Farmington and ... Read more

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  • Philadelphia

    Historic Exteriors and Interiors

    by Gus Spector ...
    Series series Postcard History Series
    Philadelphia: Historic Exteriors and Interiors is a celebration of the city's architectural legacy. Vintage postcards document both the interiors and exteriors of some of Philadelphia's oldest and most well-known structures, including grandiose department stores, elegant restaurants, and the original terminal of the Philadelphia International Airport. From laborers toiling in their overheated ... Read more

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  • Art Deco of the Palm Beaches

    Series series Images of America
    Art Deco design is a jazzy celebration of the Machine Age, mass production, geometry, and the straight line. In Palm Beach County, sleek themes are seen representing tropical, nautical, masculine, and stylized motifs that reflect speed and technology. Elements include eyebrows, flat roofs, porthole windows, rounded corners, columns, glass blocks, bandings, multiples of three, and Zig-Zag steps. ... Read more

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  • Eastern State Penitentiary

    Series series Images of America
    The most significant building project of its time, Eastern State Penitentiary was designed to reshape the minds of its inmates, rather than break their spirits.It was believed that by keeping prisoners isolated in the chapel-like cells the inner light of their souls would emerge, leading them to discover penitence. In reality, the isolation was nearly impossible to maintain, and the lofty goals of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Missions of Southern California

    by James Osborne ...
    Series series Postcard History Series
    Touring south to north, from San Diego through Santa Barbara County, this unique compendium takes the reader through the Southern California Mission System as portrayed on vintage postcards. The book elaborates on the missions� myriad functions along the coastal El Camino Real through several centuries as not only isolated centers of civilization in thewilderness and altars of Catholic faith, but ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Master Guide for Team Sports Photography

    A comprehensive look at all aspects of photographing sports teams-from selecting and using equipment to processing and presenting the images while building a client base-this reference proves indispensable to any photographer looking to expand their repertoire or branch out into a new profession. Professional guidance covers topics ranging from working with school administrations and coaches to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Historic Photos of University of Michigan Football

    Series series Historic Photos
    The images in this book, Historic Photos of University of Michigan Football, depict 100 years of gridiron action and the players and coaches who competed on three historic fields. The first football team at the University of Michigan was established in 1879. From winning the first-ever Tournament of Roses game, to back-to-back national championships, Michigan football created an unparalleled ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rhinebeck's Historic Architecture

    Nestled on the banks of the Hudson River, Rhinebeck, New York, is a shining example of American architectural history. Lifelong resident and Town Historian Nancy Kelly scrutinizes Rhinebeck's eclectic structures, from modest cabins to Victorian estates, framed colonial homes to elaborate Beaux Arts mansions. Kelly chronicles what life was like for the Rhinebeck citizens residing in these dwellings ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stillness and Light

    The Silent Eloquence of Shaker Architecture

    by Henry Plummer ...
    Shaker buildings have long been admired for their simplicity of design and sturdy craftsmanship, with form always following function. Over the years, their distinctive physical characteristics have invited as much study as imitation. Their clean, unadorned lines have been said to reflect core Shaker beliefs such as honesty, integrity, purity, and perfection. In this book, Henry Plummer focuses on ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Washington County's Aluminum Industry

    Series series Images of America
    The aluminum and cookware industries in Washington County were main employers during the 20th century. Manufacturing competitors West Bend Aluminum Company and Kewaskum Aluminum Company (later Regal Ware, Inc.) began production early in the 20th century only eight miles apart. These company histories, while interesting in themselves, would be remiss without discussion of broader influences. Both ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Birmingham Landmarks

    People and Places of the Magic City

    Series series Landmarks
    Though the landscape has certainly changed, many of Birmingham�s early landmarks�testaments to the steelworkers who built the city after the Civil War, as well as those who have since prospered here�remain. In Birmingham Landmarks, Alabama native Victoria Myers explores the Magic City�s most prominent industrial and cultural features. Step back in time to discover Rickwood Field, one of America�s ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La Tour Eiffel

    The Eiffel tower

    Translated by Katherine E. Kelley ...
    - La redécouverte d’un texte exceptionnel de Gustave Eiffel : Fourmillant d’anecdotes et d’informations passionnantes, les meilleurs extraits de La Tour Eiffel en 1900 sont ici réédités pour la première fois depuis 1902.- Une iconographie inédite : Issues des fonds des collections de la Ville de Paris, de fabuleuses images complétées des archives privées de la tour Eiffel : le chantier en ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Architecture of Minneapolis Parks

    Series series Images of America
    Buildings, bridges, and much more�these are the treasures in or near Minneapolis parks that are rarely given attention. This book diverts the reader from the traditional park elements of lakes, woods, streams, and playfields and focuses instead on the rich architectural components they offer. Buildings range from the 160-year-old Godfrey house, believed to be the oldest standing house in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rochester's Downtown Architecture

    1950-1975

    Series series Images of America
    Following World War II, many American cities underwent a large-scale modernization to keep up with the changing times in business technology and architecture. With help from federal funding and planning, expansive and low-density modern projects replaced the crowded blocks of century-old buildings. State-of-the-art facilities featured large, open plazas that were the scenes of social and cultural ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus