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The Hand of Man On America.
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The Hand of Man On America. By David Plowden. Riverside, CT: The Chatham Press, [1973]. 1st thus. Oblong 8vo softcover. Unpaginated, ca. 80 leaves. 75 photos with captions by the photographer.
Hoboken related: Photo no. 75 (last image of book), the ferry Elmira making its last crossing on November 22, 1967 flying a jack as was the custom to mark the final day or voyage in the life of a vessel. Black-and-white photo is full-page bleed. Caption is in the lower right corner of the opposite leaf.
8vo oblong softcover
2004.004.0011
2004.004
Staff
Collected by Staff
Museum collection.
Plowden, David
1st thus
Chatham Press
Riverside, CT
1973
English
0-86599-077-9
Display Value: Fair Notes: See verso of title page for information on an earlier edition of this book. This book was formerly the property of the Book Review, The New York Times, as noted on the half-title. It was found at a New York bookstore that was selling books no longer needed by the newspaper which intended to move to new offices in 2006-2007 to new office tower. Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2004-07-16
