Picturing Harrisonburg : visions of a Shenandoah Valley city since 1828 /
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Staunton, Virginia :
George F. Thompson Publishing, in association with James Madison University's Institute for Visual Studies and the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society,
2017.
|
| Edition: | First hardcover edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword: In the heart of the Shenandoah Valley / Kenneth E. Koons
- Preface / David Ehrenpreis
- Part I: Introduction, A place on the map: Picturing place / David Ehrenpreis. Maps and plans, 1828-2016
- Part II: "Rocktown:" Romance of the Valley: Emma Lyon Bryan's 'Town of Harrisonburg, Va. 1867" / Randall B. Jones and Dale MacAllister. Emma Lyon Bryan's Panorama (1867)
- Part III: "The City of Harrisonburg:" Boosterism and heritage, Postcards of Harrisonburg, 1900-1915 / Scott Hamilton Suter and David Ehrenpreis. Postcards, 1900-1915
- Part IV: "The friendly city:" Waiting for work in the "Friendly CIty," Harrisonburg between the Great Depression and World War II / Kevin Borg. Photographs by John Vachon and Lupton Kaylor, ca. 1938-1948
- Part V: "The city with the planned future:" "Replace the Old, Guard the New," envisioning urban renewal / David Ehrenpreis. "Planning our town"exhibition, 1952, Photographs from "Urban Renewal Project VA. R-16 (April 5, 1962) and Then/now rephotographs, 1958-2015
- Part VI: "The Burg:" Bringing the past into the future, place, community and the present vision of Harrisonburg / Henry Way. Significant places over time, 1865-2016
- Conclusion: Ideal vsions / David Ehrenpreis.