• The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - front cover
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - rear cover
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - spine
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - front cover, angled view
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - title page with the author's inscription
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - acknowledgments page
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - table of contents
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - contents page and map
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - interior pages showing stain at the foot of page 109
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - interior notes pages
  • The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End 1880-1940 by Virginia B. Bowers, 1991 paperback - last page with library withdrawn stamp and date-due slip
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The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End, 1880-1940

The Texture of a Neighborhood: Albany's South End, 1880-1940

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Book Notes: Paperback covers show edge wear, rubbing and light soiling; rear cover lightly soiled. Light yellow stain at the foot of page 109. Binding intact; text otherwise clean. Ex-library copy (William K. Sanford Town Library): WITHDRAWN stamp, crossed-out barcode label and date-due slip on the last page, library label remnant at the lower edge of the front cover. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page: "To An Original South Ender / Happy Birthday / Best Wishes Virginia B. Bowers 1992".

Author(s): Virginia B. Bowers

Publication year: 1991

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: South End Historical Society

Condition: Good
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A history of Albany's South End from 1880 to 1940, drawn from the recollections of South Enders who lived there as part of a closely knit community. It centers on the South End-Groesbeckville Historic District and the southern part of The Pastures, where Irish, German and Jewish families lived, worked and socialized, and touches on the economic, religious, political and social life of the neighborhood. Originally written as a Master of Arts thesis for The College of St. Rose and published with funding from The South End Historical Society.

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