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Civil War Map of Bowling Green, Ky. –
four-color map with maroon border, beautiful when framed. This map was
part of the Atlas of the Official Records of the Civil War, and was published
courtesy of Kentucky Library, WKU. It is the first printed map of
Bowling Green. (11x17½)
$4.00 + $4.00 p/h (mailed in a tube) |
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Birdseye Map of Bowling Green, Ky. – four-color
map with white border. Drawn by A. Ruger and produced by the Chicago Lithographing
Company in 1871. The centered cartouche features Warren County’s 1868 courthouse.
Other fascinating landmarks include the old covered bridge, reservoir hill,
Fountain Square Park. (23x18½)
$10 + $6.00 p/h (mailed in a tube) |
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1894 Map of Warren County, Ky. – features
communities that no longer exist. Printed on white cardstock.
Reprinted from the 11th Biennial Report of the Bureau of Agriculture (8
1/2x11).
$1.00 + $1.00 p/h |
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Warren County’s 1868 courthouse - engraving
printed on ivory cardstock (8X10).
$3.00 + $1.00 p/h |
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Christmas Cards – b&w photo of Fountain
Square Park in the snow, 1927. Outside the card reads “It’s a Wonderful
Life….in Bowling Green, Kentucky.” Inside reads “Season Greetings
from Southcentral Kentucky.” 10 cards per set.
$4.00 + $2.50 p/h |
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Warren County courthouse notecards - maroon
ink on ivory paper. 10 cards & envelopes per set.
$4.00 + $2.50 p/h |
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Bowling Green’s 1925 L&N Depot Postcards - sepia tone on
ivory paper. 10 cards per set
$4.00 + $2.50 p/h
Bowling Green’s 1925 L&N Depot Note cards - sepia tone on
ivory paper. 10 cards & envelopes per set.
$4.00 + $2.50 p/h |
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Arch and fountain from Fountain Square park
- original artwork by Sheila Flener, green ink on ivory paper. 10
cards & envelopes per set.
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A Stroll Around Fountain Square – by Jonathan
Jeffrey is a tour around Bowling Green’s oldest park and commercial district.
Gives a history of the fountain, statuary, and landscaping. Each
building around the square is featured with a photo and history.
Also includes four drawings by Georgeanna Capito. (60 pages)
$3.75 + $2.50 p/h |
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Riverview: Savoring the Past – by Jonathan
Jeffrey describes the history of Riverview at Hobson Grove; gives information
about the Hobson family and construction and eventual restoration of this
lovely Bowling Green residence. Soft cover with 16 b&w photographs.
Winner of the Historical Confederation of Kentucky award of merit for historical
publications. (31 pages)
$3.00 + $2.50 p/h |
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Bittersweet: The Louisville & Nashville
Railroad and Warren County - by Jonathan Jeffrey & Michael Dowell
tells the story of the love/hate relationship that existed between the
mighty L&N and Bowling Green/Warren County. Includes 16 b&w
photographs. (58 pages)
$10 + $2.50 p/h |
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200: A Historical Docu-Drama – produced
during Warren County’s bicentennial (1997), this video vividly portrays
the history of Warren County from the Longhunters to its present prosperity.
(60 minutes)
$10 + $2.50 p/h |
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That Mighty Band of Maidens: A History
of Potter College for Young Ladies, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1889-1909
– by Lynn E. Niedermeier tells the story of this venerable women’s school
that occupied the hill now graced by Western Kentucky University.
(246 pages)
$15 + $3 p/h |
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Mt. Moriah Cemetery: A History and Census
of Bowling Green, Kentucky's African-American Cemetery
This book combines cemetery tombstone records with burial permits 1877-1913,
the Sexton book, funeral home records, cemetery map, a cemetery history,
and selected biographies of Bowling Green African-Americans. Mt. Moriah
was established just after the Civil War and is still being used. This
is a must have for anyone doing Bowling Green-Warren County African American
genealogy research.
(200 pages)
$20 + $4 p/h |
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Bowling Green in
Vintage Postcards
by Jonathan Jeffrey is an engaging collection designed
to entertain, educate, and enthrall history buffs,
residents, and visitors alike with 200 vintage postcard images of the area.
$19.99 + $2.50 freight
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Our Heritage: An Album of Early Bowling
Green Kentucky Landmarks by
Irene Moss Sumpter
It is a privilege and honor to make this
book available to the public again. Many of the Bowling Green landmarks have
disappeared with the ages but can be seen again compiled in this handsome book.
Anyone seriously interested in Bowling Green history needs this book to add to
their collection.
$30 + $4 freight
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Duncan Hines: The Man Behind
the Cake Mix by Louis B. Hatchett is a comprehensive biography of one of Bowling Green's
most famous sons. Author and WKU graduate, Lewis B. Hatchett, does an
exacting job of documenting this important culinary expert. Hines lent
his name to a variety of food products throughout the mid-20th century; the Duncan Hines cake mix remains his legacy. |
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Images
of America:
Bowling Green highlights and celebrates this
dynamic city's development form an agricultural trading center to a city of
culture, education, and prosperity with over 200 photographs from the Kentucky
Library collection.
$19.99 + $2.50 p/h
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