Title & Author:

Art work of Syracuse, New York : published in twelve parts.

Publication:

[Chicago?] : Gravure Illustration Co., 1899.

Description:

12 parts in portfolio ([1], 14 pages, 72 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, chiefly plates ; 35 cm

Notes:
Each part consists of six unnumbered leaves of plates (photomechanical reproductions of photographs, mostly outdoors) with guard sheets, and one or two pages of text, plus title page in pt. 1.
Vignette (photo of tiny sailboat "On Onondaga Lake").--Page 1.
Text and photos are not the same as in the twelve-part "Art work of Syracuse, N.Y", published in Chicago by W.H. Parrish, 1894.
Each part as issued, bound in dark blue paper wrapper, with decorative printing in gold on front.
Imperfect: pt. 6 has second copy of last leaf of plates.
NSyU
Each part in the original illustrated blue paper covers, printed in gold, as issued , with title: Art work of Syracuse, N.Y.; in portfolio.
Photomechanical reproductions of photos. of residences, public buildings, urban and rural views, etc., with accompanying historical text "Syracuse, N.Y."
(plates, from captions) pt. 1. At Long Branch -- Vanderbilt Square -- Outlet of Onondaga Lake -- John Crouse Memorial College for Women, Syracuse University -- Citizens' Club [interior] -- Burnet Park -- pt. 2. Seneca River near Long Branch -- Looking northeast from University Block -- Fountains (Forman Park; Fayette Park) -- On West Onondaga Street -- Reading Room, Citizens' Club; Citizens' Club, Billiard Room -- City Hall -- pt. 3. Salina Street south from Clinton Square -- Fayette Park -- State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children -- Lakeside Boulevard -- Putnam School; Washington Irving School -- Scene near Edwards Falls -- pt. 4. Onondaga Creek -- University Avenue; South Crouse Avenue -- Forman Park -- Kirk Park -- Syracuse University -- In Oakwood Cemetery -- pt. 5. On South Salina Street -- Edwards Falls -- High School -- Soldiers' Monuments (Oakwood [Cemetery]; Woodlawn [Cemetery]) -- Fayette Street -- Athletic Club -- pt. 6. Canal Office -- Drive in Burnet Park -- Wieting Opera House [interior] -- West Genesee Street -- Delaware Street Baptist Church -- West Kennedy Street; Walnut Place -- pt. 7. Woodland Reservoir -- New York State Fair Ground -- Women's and Children's Hospital -- Erie Canal -- View in Oakwood Cemetery -- Chapel, St. Agnes Cemetery; Onondaga County Orphan Asylum -- pt. 8. Grace Episcopal Church -- [Two] Views of Central Park -- Old Arsenal -- Scene on Erie Canal -- James Street -- [Two] Views in Washington Square -- pt. 9. Market Day on West Genesee Street -- Oswego Canal at James Street -- A lawn on James Street -- State Armory -- Toward Onondaga Lake from University Block -- View in Woodlawn Cemetery; A bit of Oakwood Cemetery -- pt. 10. Across Onondaga Valley from the Old Arsenal -- On West Onondaga Street; View on Oak Street -- Government Building -- Grounds of State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children -- Century Club and May Memorial Church -- Delaware Street from the Circle; Billings Park -- pt. 11. Clinton Square and the Canal -- Onondaga Lake at Rockaway Beach -- Saint Mark's Square and Porter School -- Lakeside Park; Maple Bay -- East Genesee Street -- Pleasant Beach; At Liverpool -- pt. 12. Hanover Square -- Saint Agnes Cemetery -- Onondaga County Savings Bank [interior] -- Saint Mary's and Central Baptist Churches -- Scene at Iron Pier -- Walnut Park; Demong Park.

Summary:

Photos comprise mostly outdoor scenes of urban and a few rural views, showing public buildings, roads, waterways, etc. Text discusses community developments and circumstances in terms of institutions, leaders, etc., including reference to some general statistics (e.g., 600 streets, 20,000 buildings, nearly 30,000 families, 32 school buildings with 400 teachers).

Resources:
Electronic Version: Title page, plus 41 of the images (as of 2005 Nov. 30)

Subject:

Architecture New York (State) Syracuse Pictorial works.
Street photography New York (State) Syracuse.
Urban parks New York (State) Syracuse Pictorial works.
Cemeteries New York (State) Syracuse Pictorial works.
Photographie de rue New York (État) Syracuse.
Parcs urbains New York (État) Syracuse Ouvrages illustrés.
Cimetières New York (État) Syracuse Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Cemeteries.
Economic history.
Street photography.
Travel.
Urban parks.
Architecture, Domestic New York (State) Syracuse.
Syracuse (N.Y.) Pictorial works.
Syracuse (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. Pictorial works.
Onondaga County (N.Y.) Pictorial works.
Erie Canal (N.Y.) Pictorial works.
Syracuse (N.Y.) History.
Syracuse (N.Y.) Description and travel.
Syracuse (N.Y.) Economic conditions.
Erie Canal (N.Y.) Ouvrages illustrés.
New York (State) Erie Canal.
New York (State) Onondaga County.
New York (State) Syracuse.

Form/genre:

townscapes (built environment)
History.
Pictorial works.
Viewbooks United States 19th century.
Viewbooks.
Art works.

Added entries:

Gravure Illustration Company.

Art work of Syracuse, N.Y.
Artwork of Syracuse, N.Y.
Syracuse, N.Y.
Title on cover of dark green portfolio, printed in gold: Syracuse

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