Birmingham

Birmingham's surrounding hills comprise the only place in the world with a plentiful supply of all the ingredients for iron making. This spurred the city of Birmingham's charter in 1871 around the crossing of two railroads. The city's development into a leading industrial center is shown here in photographs and postcard views, some a century old.

© 2007 Arcadia Publishing (ספר דיגיטלי): 9781439617540

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ספר דיגיטלי: 11 באפריל 2007