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The Albany Directory For The Year For The Year 1858: Containing A General Directory Of The Citizens, A Business Directory, And Other Miscellaneous Mat

The Albany Directory For The Year For The Year 1858: Containing A General Directory Of The Citizens, A Business Directory, And Other Miscellaneous Mat

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General ReferenceGeneral SociologyRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354486290
ISBN13: 9789354486296
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 222
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.47 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Step into the streets of Albany at the height of the 1850s and meet its people, one name and address at a time. Every name carries a story. The Albany Directory for the Year 1858 offers a vivid snapshot of antebellum Albany history, capturing Albany NY residents listings alongside the shops, workshops, and professional offices that powered a thriving river city. Compiled as a meticulous 19th century city directory and historical business directory, this volume records local history and addresses with a level of detail that is indispensable for genealogy research reference and for serious local history researchers. From Albany businesses and trades to the everyday citizens who lived and worked there, it serves as an unrivalled genealogical reference book for anyone tracing families, occupations, and neighbourhoods in Albany New York 1850s society, and more broadly for those engaged in 19th century New York genealogy. Beyond bare names, it preserves the texture of a community in motion: commercial networks, social patterns, and the intricate fabric of urban life on the eve of the Civil War. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for todays and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, this Albany city directory 1858 edition offers both casual readers of local history and dedicated collectors of primary sources a rare chance to hold a citys past in their hands.

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