Item 13: Wilkes-Barre Board of Trade Bulletin, 1908-1909
Item — Box: 16, Folder: 13
Dates
- Created: 1908-1909
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bulletin.
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurement:
8.5 x 4.5 in.
Title:
Wilkes-Barre 1908-1909 Wilkes-Barre Board of Trade
Description:
A yearly bulletin highlighting major city projects and financial events of the year. This is a 68 paged booklet summarizing the accomplishments of the businesses and government of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They included statistics on how the city was growing, both financially and physically. Visitors of the city also wrote about how they enjoyed their time there and what specifically made the trip better. In between the information on the growing city artwork located in the Luzerne County Courthouse. These paintings each had a theme of justice and truth as they were commissioned specifically for the courthouse. The first painting is “The Awakening of a Commonwealth” by W. T. Smedley. Smedley was an internationally recognized illustrator and portrait painter. He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and learned his trade in Philadelphia. His popularity was at its highest in the late 19th to early 20th century. This is when he worked on commissioned art and magazine illustration throughout North America and Europe. The city also celebrated the win of the Quaker City Motor Club Endurance Run, which went from Philadelphia to Wilkes Barre and back. The car was owned by Fred Morgan Kirby. F.M. Kirby was a five and dime store owner and philanthropist from Wilkes Barre. He is known for his business partnership with Charles Woolworth and his charitable causes. The winning car was driven by his chauffeur William Miller. The city also celebrated what they called “civic revival” this is when local civic organizations raised money to invite civic organizers to speak and review the city. The speaker in January 1909 was Caroline Bartlett Crane. Crane was a suffragette, journalist, reformer, and educator from Michigan. The author notes that she did not find a large amount of flaws with Wilkes-Barre. It includes photographs of the Luzerne County Courthouse in the center of it. This middle page broke off from the rest of the booklet, but the only damage is near the staples.This booklet concludes with the address, titled “The Story of Public Square”, made by Oscar J. Harvey before the Board of Trade in 1909. Harvey was a local historian, who is most well known for his books “A History of Wilkes-Barre and the Wyoming Valley.” This section of the booklet is marked with pencil, mostly sentences underlined.
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Creator
- From the Series: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. (Person)
- From the Series: Pennsylvania Economy League (Organization)
- From the Series: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu