American Illuminations: Urban Lighting, 1800-1920 by David E. Nye

American Illuminations: Urban Lighting, 1800-1920

David E. Nye

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How Americans adapted European royal illuminations for patriotic celebrations, spectacular expositions, and intensely bright commercial lighting to create the world's most dazzling and glamorous cities.Illuminated f tes and civic celebrations bega...

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