Aurora. Hamilton County, Nebraska. The Center of the Most Fertile County in the Western States...
[Chicago & New York: Rogers and Company, ca. 1910]. [48]pp. Oblong octavo. Original dark green printed wrappers, tied with cord. Light wear and soiling, small chip to front cover. Light wear and soiling internally. About very good. Item #1069
Promotional work for the small town of Aurora, Nebraska, located between Kearny and Lincoln, near the Platte River. "Aurora is a clean city and will continue to be so. It has no saloons, brothels, or gambling houses." Primarily pictorial in nature, the work features images of all the major town edifices, as well as a substantial number of residences. The final page contains a group portrait of young women holding ice skates, captioned, "It's Saturday and we're goin' skatin'." Three copies located in OCLC, at the Denver Public Library, Princeton, and the Fiske Genealogical Center in Washington State.
Price: $500.00