In the late 1880s; pharmacist Elwin �Doc� Young began to photograph the people; places; and events in his bustling crossroads community of North Kingstown. He turned the best of these images into postcards and sold them in hisapothecary shop. Today; readers can admire Young�s impressive art in this volume; North Kingstown: 1880�1920. These pages highlight North Kingstown�s golden era�a time when elite East Coast families on their way to Newportwould stop in quaint villages and mingle with the residents. These captivating images show the people; technology; and architecture of an important city at the beginning of the20th century.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. perfectBy BbPWONDERFUL photos!oklahoma city-okla-THE DEEP DEUCE.THE HEARTOF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.JAZZ andBLUES...some very famous sons and daughters....1920/1990.This book serves as an extraordinary document ofrelevant entertainment and cultural facts of OKLACITY.THE AREAPRODUCED GREAT MUSICIANS--THE INFLUENCEOF ICONS thatVIBRATED thru FUTURE GENERATIONS.+ individuals-venues-dance-fashion-parades.jamsessions street partys...the seeds of MUSIC.+^^ the area MADE HISTORy ^^*every one should BUY the IMAGE books that rabout..YOUR home towns*bp okc 640 of 0 people found the following review helpful. African American HistoryBy Brenda HortonThis book is a good book for African American History of Oklahoma City. I knew some of the people in the book. Its great for recognizing the talent that our city had in the past. I will keep this book in with the books to past on to my grand children. Because it was doing a time when racism was at an all time high and it shows in spite of it. we had great achievers in the City of Oklahoma.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Nice pictures. not enough informationBy Scott WilsonThis is mainly a book of photographs with captions. Unfortunately. many of the captions are poorly written. or contain errors:"Zelia N. Page is shown in this early-1920s photograph in front of the first Douglass High School. located on East California Avenue. with her all-male high-school band. Page also served as a musical advisor for many churches and clubs in a four-state area. In 1952. the famous Zelia Page Breaux was named chairwoman of the music committee for the national NAACP meeting ...""Maurice Miles. a photographer and visual artist in Oklahoma City. took this photograph of Deep Deuce in the 1950s." (The photo in question shows a street lined with 1960s and 1970s automobiles.)The biggest issue. though. is that the book assumes that the reader already has a great deal of knowledge about Deep Deuce. about Black life in Oklahoma in the early 20th Century. and about blues. jazz and their history. If you do. then there are a number of interesting photos in the book. if you dont. then youll find page after page of pictures of unfamiliar people. with offhand references to locations or events that are never explained.Not recommended except as a supplement.
