Waltham, Past and Present; and its Industries. With an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1738 de Nelson, Charles A.; Lewis, Thomas R., photo - 1879

Cambridge: Thomas Lewis, Landscape Photographer, 1879. First edition. Brown cloth with beveled edges, with gilt title. Head and foot of spine expertly repaired else a near fine copy with a faintly sunned spine and some rubbing.. 152 pp. Illustrated with 55 albumen photographs on 31 pages of photographic paper. Sm. 8vo. One of 900 copies. Thomas R. Lewis (1845-1901) was a regional landscape photographer, documenting many architectural landmarks in and around the Boston region including Concord, Lexington, Wellesley. Narragansett and Providence, Rhode Island, and more. A large collection of his work is in the NYPL. The images range from 2 ½ x 3 ½ to 4 x 6 inches with views of the city, important buildings, portraits of prominent men, and industrial plants including the White Swan Riverboat, the Boston Manufacturing Company's Cotton Mill, and of special interest, exterior and interior photographs of various watch factories which made the town of Waltham a household name. Only two at auction in the last quarter century, including a damaged institutional copy. Van Haaften: Original Sun Pictures: Checklist of the NYPL 384.