The urban department store in America, 1850-1930 / Louisa Iarocci

Object Details

Contents

The city and the store 1850-1880. The commercial metropolis -- Street architecture and the mercantile house -- The department store 1880-1910. The factory and the fair -- The palatial home: constructing a modern typology -- Utopias and distopias 1900-1930. The world a department store -- Shopping: across the sales counter -- Conclusion: the titan city and the budget house

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

2014

19th century

20th century

Author

Iarocci, Louisa

Type

Books

History

Physical description

xvi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place

United States

Topic

Department stores--History

Architecture and society--History

City and town life--History

Record ID

siris_sil_1040360

Usage

CC0