Waltham

An archival adventure for technology enthusiasts and local lore seekers that's sure to delight!Join Archivist Melissa Mannon...
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Author: Melissa Mannon
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Waltham by Mannon, Melissa

Waltham

BD$33.07

Waltham

BD$33.07
Author: Melissa Mannon
Format: Paperback
Language: English

An archival adventure for technology enthusiasts and local lore seekers that's sure to delight!


Join Archivist Melissa Mannon on an exciting journey that begins at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and travels through the advance of the computer age. Discover Waltham's history in this impressive and unprecedented pictorial collection, with photographs selected from the Waltham Public Library and other Waltham historical institutions. Separated from Watertown in 1738, Waltham shed its agricultural roots and went on to become a world-renowned manufacturing center. Entrepreneurs realized the power that could be harnessed from the Charles River and took full advantage of this natural resource. The Boston Manufacturing Company, founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell and Patrick T. Jackson, was the first mill in the world to mass-produce cotton cloth from start to finish under one roof. Waltham earned its nickname, Watch City, from the Waltham Watch Company, the largest manufacturer of watches in the world in the nineteenth century. In 1929, Waltham
began a third economic boom with the establishment of
Raytheon and the electronics industry. Today, Waltham and its neighboring towns on the belt of Route 128 have become one of the country's largest manufacturing centers for computer and electronics equipment.



Author: Melissa Mannon
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 06/01/1998
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780738564821

About the Author
Mannon, Melissa: - Waltham includes the people and places that contributed to the growth and development of this community. Along with these rare and carefully selected images, Melissa Mannon's thoroughly researched and informative text provides a valuable resource for historians and scholars. Waltham is sure to be enjoyed by young and old, resident and visitor alike.

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