From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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About this Item
A collection of 32 original photographs from F.N. Barrett, editor of *The American Grocer*, and 25 pages of clippings from a published article detailing his trip to the Panama Canal in early 1912. The collection is composed of 22 loose photographs, measuring 5.5" x 3.5"; seven panoramic photographs, measuring 10.5" x 3.5"; and 11 additional photographs, measuring 5.5"x 3" and 4" x 3.25", tipped onto loose pages. All very good with some light wear. Also included are 25 pages of magazine clippings paralleling Barrett's journey, tipped onto stationery for The Grocery and Allied Trade Press of America, as well as one tiny tintype. Barrett journeyed from New Orleans to Panama by way of Costa Rica with another business professional, a U.S. official referred to as "the Senator," and "the Deacon," who had a "predilection to study ethnology." The accompanying article describes the voyage; each stop, including the landscape, local residents, marketplaces (giving particular detail to the American goods found: Campbell's, Franco-American, Beech-Nut, etc.); and details of the Panama dig: number of men employed, soil and rock moved, and costs of the project. The photos were taken at many of the stops along the way, with images of Barrett and his fellow travelers; a coffee plantation; native peoples, including a "Hindoo Picture Maker" (or photographer); various buildings and ruins in Panama; and canal construction. A nice travelogue during the years of American expansion in the early part of the 20th Century, from an interesting perspective. Seller Inventory # 350603
Bibliographic Details
Title: 32 Photos and Clippings of a Trip to the ...
Publication Date: 1912
Binding: Unbound
Condition: Very Good
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