America in Pictures

by H. Clive Barnard

Front Cover/Spine:

This is a very neat old book. It is filled with an abundance of vintage photographs of North and South America. Some of the photographs are black and white, while others have been reproduced in color. The book was published in 1916 by A. & C. Black, Limited, London. The book measures 7 ½ inches by 9 ¾ inches and contains 64 pages. The blue cloth cover has a lovely pictorial paste-on on the front board. The cover shows minor signs of wear, hardly worth mentioning. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. The pages show no signs of rips or foxing. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of this old book is very good.


Title Page

Contents:

Introduction

South America:

  • Relief and Rivers
  • Vegetation and Products
  • The Peoples of South America
  • The Separate States of South America

    • North America:

  • Configuration and Relief
  • Rivers
  • Climate
  • Vegetation and Products
  • The Peoples of North America
  • The Separate States of North America

    • Canada
    • Newfoundland
    • The United Sates
    • Mexico
    • Central American States
    • West Indies

    American Place Names


    Frontispiece
    Left: New York
    Right: The Yellowstone River


    Full color map


    Left: Indians from the Island of Chiloe. The southern coast of Chile is fringed with islands, the most important of which is Chiloe. Its natives are a gentle and hospitable race, many of whom have been converted to Christianity. They are strong and hardy and earn their living chiefly by agriculture and wood-cutting.

    Right: Inca Masonry, Cuzco. The Incas did not use mortar in building. The stones, often of large size, were held together by closely-fitting joints. Notice the Spanish building which crowns the older Inca masonry. Cuzco was one of the chief centres of the Inca Empire.

    Excerpt - Introduction:
    Far away to the west of us, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, lies the great continent of America. It is sometimes called the “New World,” and contrasted with the “Old World” of Europe, Asia and Africa. It was indeed quite late in the history of mankind that America was discovered and developed by the inhabitants of the “Old World.” In 1492 a Genoese pilot named Christopher Columbus, in command of three Spanish ships, crossed the Atlantic and chanced upon some of the islands which we call the West Indies. From the time onwards various European nations have continually colonised and explored this “New World…”
    End excerpt


    Top: Arica. Notice how steeply the hills slope down to the sea; the barren and dried-up appearance of the country. La Paz is connected with Arica by railway, and this port has therefore become the chief outlet of the products of Bolivia.

    Bottom: Gauchos Breaking in a Young Horse. The Gauchos are perhaps the best riders in the world. They work well and are inured to hardships. They are a somewhat lawless people, and are apt to settle their quarrels by the use of the knife; at the same time they are polite and hospitable.


    Top: Niagara Falls. The height of these falls can be judged from the size of the steamer. On the left is the American Falls which is divided from the Canadian or Horseshoe Fall by Goat Island. The total width of the Niagara River at this point is about a mile.

    Bottom: Lachine Rapids. When descending the S. Lawrence, steamers can “shoot” these rapids; but when traveling in the opposite direction, they have to use a canal, provided with locks. The Lachine Rapids have been “harnessed” in order to provide electric power for lighting Montreal.


    Top: The Golden Gate. This is a gap in the Coast Range through which the River Sacramento makes its way to the sea. The name reminds us of the discovery of gold in California in the year 1849. It was mainly due to the consequent influx of fortune seekers that San Francisco became an important city.

    Bottom: A C.P.R. Train in the Rockies. The C.P.R. was completed in 1885 and stretches for 3742 miles across Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The journey takes about a week. Notice the powerful searchlight on the locomotive, the cowcatcher for clearing the track, and the big bell which is rung when the train is passing through a town.


    Top: Brooklyn Bridge, New York. This great suspension bridge connects New York with Brooklyn, a division of the city which stands on Long Island. The bridge carries foot-passengers, carriage traffic, electric cars, and trains. It has been calculated that some 250,000 persons pass over it every day.

    Bottom: Elevated Railway, New York. In addition to a fine system of underground “tubes” or “subways,” as the Americans call theme, New York has an Elevated or Overhead railway. It is usually known as the “L.” There is a somewhat similar railway in Liverpool.


    Left: The Capture of Quebec
    Right: George Washington

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