Around Auburn
From images of a bustling city in the 1850s to daily life in the 1950s, this delightful visual history recalls the people, places, and events that shaped Auburn.
Around Auburnbrings to life the history of Auburn and the surrounding communities of Cayuga County over a century of change. In addition to photos of the industries that formed the heart of the community, and snapshots of a bygone era amidst the natural beauty of Owasco Lake, authors Peter Lloyd Jones and Stephanie Przybylek give us a concise and accessible history of the famous men and women of Auburn and the surrounding Cayuga County: Harriet Tubman, fearless abolitionist and leader of the Underground Railroad; Emily Howland, pioneering figure in the fight for women's suffrage; and Theodore Case, inventor of the first commercially successful method of recording sound film.
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From images of a bustling city in the 1850s to daily life in the 1950s, this delightful visual history recalls the people, places, and events that shaped Auburn.
Around Auburnbrings to life the history of Auburn and the surrounding communities of Cayuga County over a century of change. In addition to photos of the industries that formed the heart of the community, and snapshots of a bygone era amidst the natural beauty of Owasco Lake, authors Peter Lloyd Jones and Stephanie Przybylek give us a concise and accessible history of the famous men and women of Auburn and the surrounding Cayuga County: Harriet Tubman, fearless abolitionist and leader of the Underground Railroad; Emily Howland, pioneering figure in the fight for women's suffrage; and Theodore Case, inventor of the first commercially successful method of recording sound film.
