

Abington presents an illustrated portrait of what it was like to live and work in the town during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It presents vivid images of the townsfolk, the shoe factories, and the old roads through Abington. The book includes images of John L. Sullivan, heavyweight boxing champion, and of the Buffum automobile, built on Centre Avenue. With photographs from the Abington Historical Commission, the Dyer Memorial Library, the Historical Society of Old Abington, and personal collections, Abington is sure to evoke memories of a bygone era.
- Pages: 128
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
- Series: Images of America
- Publication Date: 9th July 2002
- State: Massachusetts
- Illustration Note: black and white
- ISBN: 9780738510286
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Abington presents an illustrated portrait of what it was like to live and work in the town during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It presents vivid images of the townsfolk, the shoe factories, and the old roads through Abington. The book includes images of John L. Sullivan, heavyweight boxing champion, and of the Buffum automobile, built on Centre Avenue. With photographs from the Abington Historical Commission, the Dyer Memorial Library, the Historical Society of Old Abington, and personal collections, Abington is sure to evoke memories of a bygone era.
- Pages: 128
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
- Series: Images of America
- Publication Date: 9th July 2002
- State: Massachusetts
- Illustrations Note: black and white
- ISBN: 9780738510286
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)