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Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86
Description:

General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the present state, county and city governments; a complete list of all county officials, post offices, telegraph, express, and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, corporations, churches, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits, and a Complete Classified Business Directory. Also, a Valuable Map of the City."
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
Location:
Creation Date: [1885]
Partner(s):
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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Collection(s):
City Directories
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Creator (Compiler):
Morrison & Fourmy
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86
Publisher Info:
Publisher Name: Morrison & Fourmy
Original Creation Date: [1885]
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Travis County - Austin
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
From 1885 to 1886
Description:

General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the present state, county and city governments; a complete list of all county officials, post offices, telegraph, express, and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, corporations, churches, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits, and a Complete Classified Business Directory. Also, a Valuable Map of the City."
Note:

"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1885, by Morrison & Fourmy, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C."
Physical Description:

vi, 244, 34 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): advertisements | phonebooks
Partner:
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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Collection:
City Directories
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Identifier:
  • OCLC: 8488153 |
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth46837
Resource Type: Book
Format: Text

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