Picturesque Franklin
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Tupper, Earl Silas, 1907-
label: Collection Creator
content: Tupper Corporation
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content: Earl S. Tupper Papers
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content: Earl S. Tupper Papers / Series 1: Personal Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1891
container: label: Container
content: Box 29, Folder 1
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Picturesque Franklin was the second of a series of "Picturesque" books published by the firm of Wade, Warner and Company; it was published in 1891. The photographer was Clifton Johnson (1865-1940). The book was the first title of a series of illustrated books in the same format about the counties of western and central Massachusetts. The text was written to highlight the things interesting to readers of the time such as descriptions of leading industries. The book profiles local towns, and provides histories and includes many photographs.