Brooks, Joshua Loring (sold)
Joshua Loring Brooks (January 9, 1868 - January 26, 1949) was an American businessman and lithographic printer active in Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts. Brooks was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Boston banker, Lyman Beecher and his wife Maria Loring Brooks. He studied at Newton Center then at Boston University. He founded and ran the Brooks Banknote and Lithographing Company in Boston, but for unclear reason the firm failed. Then in 1898 he bicycled to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he relocated and refounded Brooks Banknote and Lithographing. The firm remained active until about 1931. In 1916, Brooks founded the Springfield-based Eastern States Agricultural and Industrial Exposition.
White Mountains tourism boom.
Bird's Eye View of the White Mountains.
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A striking 1890 George. W. Morris bird's-eye view of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The view captures 'The Whites' at the height of their 19th century tourism boom. Railroads began to penetrate the White Mountains in the mid-19th century, making them an instant hit with tourists and the 'rusticator' crowd. By the 1890s, when this view was issued, the region was well serviced and easily accessible by travelers from Boston, Portland, and New York. Such views were manufactured for sale from vendors on the trains as well as at station newsstands. (more details)