COLLECTION NAME:
Blythe and Koger Collection
Record
Identifier:
MCPL_BKC_024
Title:
Paducah Kentucky 1820 - 1911
Creator:
The Paducah Evening Sun
Creator:
Bradford Howard
Subject:
History -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
Advertising
Subject:
Architecture -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
Business enterprises -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
Newspapers
Subject:
River industry -- Paducah (KY)
Description:
"Paducah, Kentucky, 1820-1911, Its Location Climate and Natural Resources, Its Manufacturing, Commercial and Banking Activities and Possibilities, and General Desirability as a Place of Residence," is an 82 page booklet originally published by the Paducah Evening Sun in 1911. The publication provides a glimpse into the history of Paducah including its founding and development. Highlighted selections include The Illinois Central Railroad, Modern Real Estate Conditions, Banking Conditions, Early Steamboat Days, Modern Dentistry, Development of Western Kentucky, Homes of Paducah, The Paducah Fair Association, Oakwood Stock Farm, C.E.W. Griffith, Paducah as a Prominent Manufacturing City, and The Paducah Postoffice. Advertisiment blocks and photographs also included are Shinn Glove Company, The City National Bank, Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co., City Transfer Co., Norton Coal & Coke Co., E.P. Gilson & Co., Paducah Dental Co., Paducah Real Estate, Mitchell Machine & Electric Co., M.J. Yopp Seed Co., First National Bank, C.D. Warren & Son, Louis Clark, Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank, Gray's Cafe and Restaurant, Friedman, Keiler & Co., Paducah Brick & Tile Company, Ed D. Hannan Plumbing and Heating, The Paducah Light & Power Company, Gas Department, Paducah Traction Co., The Lucas Land & Lumber Company, J.E. Rogers Company, Paducah Brewery Co., The Citizens Savings Bank, The Paducah Iron Co., Old Terrell Whiskey, Oak Grove Monumental Works, Sam B. Gott Cafe, Steamer George Cowling, Gus Lockwood Building Contractor, Harmeling Tailor, Paducah Cooperage Company, Barry & Henneberger Wholesale Dealers, Paducah Marble Works, Hummel Brothers Insurance, Paducah Water Co., Bank of Murray, Bank of Benton, Harbour's Department Store, Gibson Piano Company, Smith & Scott Tobacco Co Incorporated The Forked Deer Tobacco Works, Treas Lumber Company, Knowles Brothers, Dalton Cleaning and Dyeing Co., Paducah Wharfboat Co., Otie Overstreet Fine Groceries and Meats, H.G. Radford Monuments, O.E. Krumbach The Sandblast Man, Whittemore Real Estate Agency, Young Printing Company, Schmaus Bros. Florist, Joe. P. Yeiser Hard and Soft Coal, Charles M. Leake Co. Printers and Binders, L.D. Potter High-Class Livery and Feed Stable, Tinsley-Mayer Engraving Company, Star Steam Laundry, Galt House Coffee, Sanders Engraving Co., Hotel Hall of Mayfield, Henry Mammen Jr. Book Binder, and Prominent Paducah Attorneys. The publication also includes numerous photographs of businesses, schools, houses, streets, and other public buildings.
Publisher:
McCracken County Public Library
Date:
1911
Type:
image/pdf
Format:
pdf
Language:
English
Coverage:
Paducah (KY)
Rights:
Permission for reuse of this image must be obtained through the McCracken County Public Library Local and Family History Department.