1909 Worcester MA Heart Book Alaska Yukon Expo Souvenir MFG / Industrial RARE For Sale

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1909 Worcester MA Heart Book Alaska Yukon Expo Souvenir MFG / Industrial RARE:
$148.95

Description:
Extremely Rare 1909 antique heart-shaped promotional and souvenir booklet titled Worcester, Massachusetts: The Ideal Industrial City (also sub-titled The City of Varied Industries). Published by The Blanchard Press for the Worcester Board of Trade, this historic booklet was distributed at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, Washington, on Worcester Day, August 4, 1909.The booklet features the distinctive Woodbury & Co. design on the striking red heart cover and contains fascinating historical overviews of the region's prominent manufacturing and civic status at the turn of the century. Notable contents include:
- A directory of legendary inventors and industrial leaders who shaped the area, including Elias Howe, Eli Whitney, Lucius J. Knowles, Pliny Earle, Ethan Allen, Jerome Wheelock, A.W. Gifford, Ichabod Washburn, Erastus B. Bigelow, Thomas Blanchard, William Crompton, Charles Thurber, Dr. Russell L. Hawes, J.C. Stoddard, Asa Hapgood, Draper Ruggles, Joel Nourse, and Osgood Bradley.
- Important local figures, authors, and statesmen such as Charles Devens, Clara Barton, Jonas G. Clark, Andrew O'Connor Jr., Dr. William Thomas Green Morton, Carroll D. Wright, and Emory Washburn. Many more pages than shown.
- High-quality vintage illustrations of landmarks, churches, and institutions like Clark University, First Baptist Church, New Union Station, English High School, South High School, and Classical High School.
- Full-page period advertisements for iconic local manufacturers, including Holyoke Machine Co. (Turbine Water Wheels) and Norton Grinding Company.
This unique piece of municipal history has exceptional crossover appeal for collectors of early American industrial history, Worcester county history, exposition souvenirs, and unique die-cut ephemera.

Condition is good overall. see images. The interior pages are very clean