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Lansing As It Is Past & Present: A History and Description of the City, Its Prospects, Etc., Illustrated.

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Description:
A small booklet edited and published by Willis Murray, with a handwritten note on the first page: "Printed by a young man, on a 'Toy Press,' Sept. 1890." Later in the booklet a paragraph written by Dr. D. A. Locke of Lansing notes that it was produced under "most trying circumstances" by a young man who had been ill and was trying to support his mother. It consists mostly of local advertising, and about four or five pages of historical essay, with some penciled in annotations.
Date Created:
1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:
Local History Digitized Books
Subject Topic:
Lansing (Mich.), Local history, Advertisements, and Business
Language:
English
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated
URL:
http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/DEE9F41F-FDEB-4C1C-A063-662522123750