Dublin Core
Title
Corning, N.Y. 1882
Description
Subtitle of this bird's eye view of southern tier town makes clear the importance of rail lines to its economic viability: "Junction of the New York, Lake Erie, and Western and the Syracuse, Geneva & Corning R.R.'s." The yards of those railroads are depicted at the far left and right of the panorama; between them, the town of nearly 5,000 (in 1880) shows manufacturing along the river, retail and residential streets, then highest up the hill a few remaining farms and forest.<br />
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Also typical of the genre are the sixteen individual portraits bordering the bird's eye view--probably drawn for an additional charge or the promise of buying copies of the lithograph in bulk. At upper left, the Corning Glass Works already occupies a prominent place in the town's identity.<br />
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Creator
Corbin, C. J.
Publisher
Philadelphia Publishing House
Date
1882
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804c.pm005542
Format
jpeg, 1.3 MB
Type
Bird's eye view
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Bird's eye view
Physical Dimensions
36 x 66 cm