Between the Covers

Hardcover. Oblong octavo. String-tied gray cloth over paper boards with "Photographs" stamped on the front boards. An album of 68 sepia toned photographs each measuring 1.5" x 2.5" each captioned by hand. Near fine with slight fading on the boards with about fine or better photos. A photo album kept by a citizen of Kensington, Ohio documenting the construction of a railroad undergrade bridge overpass in 1922. The photos show the sights of the town including Town Hall and "Charley Bixby's Famous Boiled Liver Restaurant and Hotel Deluxe" before showing the work being done on the railroad in September of 1922. Throughout the album are photos of equipment such as concrete mixers and pile drivers, newly erected abutments, and men working on the tracks. The photographer was likely part of the work crew as the captions are full of quips and nicknames, for instance one page is dedicated to "the professor." One photo of three workers sitting on the tracks is captioned, "prutty durn hot" and another reads, "cuple of sheeks?"


A unique view of a town wide project and the men who made it happen.

Item #399542