Topographic view of the city of Reading Pa. 1881 compiled from sketches by J. Hanold Kendall, and dedicated to its growing industries

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, with the Schuylkill River in the foreground, spanned by a railroad bridge and a covered bridge; surrounded by vignettes depicting many of the major businesses in Reading, such as the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Depot, A. Wilhelm & Co., manufacturers of white lead, zinc and fine colors, car, bridge & depot paints, Samuel Buch, distiller of pure wheat, rye & malt whiskey, factory, corner of 11th and Muhlenberg Sts., office, 527 Penn St., Sohl, Seidel & Co., manufacturers of furniture, Reading Stove Works, J.H. Sternberg, Reading Bolt & Nut Works, manufacturer of bolts, nuts, washers, rivets, refined Iron, etc., J.L. Stichter & Son, hardward, iron and steel mfg., Kline & Eppihimer, dry goods & carpets, and others.
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Caption continues: "But four hours from New York and two from Philadelphia, and traversed by one of the best Rail Roads in the Union, leading through the Schuylkill and Lebanon Valleys, connecting with North & West."
Copyright secured at Washington 1881.
Copyright stamp, with number inscribed in pencil, appears on lower right corner.
Stamped on lower right corner: Division of Maps Library of Congress.