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The Albany Directory For The Year For The Year 1859: Containing A General Directory Of The Citizens, A Business Directory, And Other Miscellaneous Mat

The Albany Directory For The Year For The Year 1859: Containing A General Directory Of The Citizens, A Business Directory, And Other Miscellaneous Mat

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General ReferenceGeneral SociologyRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354486371
ISBN13: 9789354486371
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 244
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.51 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Step back into Albany, New York, in 1859 and walk its streets name by name, trade by trade. The detail here is astonishing. Compiled on the eve of the Civil War, The Albany Directory for the Year 1859 records Albany New York residents and businesses with the meticulous care of a 19th century city directory: householders, shopkeepers, professionals, public offices and more. At once a historical business directory and a vivid civic snapshot, it gathers addresses, occupations and institutional notes into a single portrait of the city, preserving how people lived and worked at a crucial moment in antebellum New York State and 19th century urban history. For family historians, this volume is a powerful genealogy research resource, opening new paths for 1850s Albany genealogy through addresses, occupations and neighbourhood clues that no later record can match. Researchers in 19th century American directories and local history reference materials will recognise it as an indispensable primary source reference for Albany New York 1859, while casual readers of history will simply enjoy the texture of a city in full commercial flourish. Essential for any serious Albany city directories collection, it also speaks to collectors of printed Americana. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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