Historic Map - Bristol, VA - Tenn - 1912
Aero view of Bristol, Va.=Tenn. 1912. Drawn and published by T. M. Fowler.
 

A fine example of an "Aero View" map of the twin cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, as they appeared in 1912.  Featured across the upper margin are inset illustrations of; Dominion National Bank, the Post Office of Bristol, Tennessee, the Stone Huling Lumber Company, the Union Passenger Station, the J. A. Wilkinson Lumber Company, the City Hall of Bristol, Virginia and the First National Bank of Bristol, Tennessee.  Across the lower margin are inset illustrations of; the King Kaylor Co., the Bristol Metal Manufacturing Co., the Bristol Door and Lumber Company, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Sparger Mill Company and the King Printing Company.  Referenced places are listed below. The area now known as the Solar Hill Historic District is depicted, the site of the place where an observatory was used to view the 1869 total solar eclipse. This beautiful map provides a look at the beginnings of the city. Complete reference list below. Drawn and published by T. M. Fowler, see details about the artist below.    Dimensions: 36" x 28.5"   Item #1W-VA-BR-1912   Shipping Weight: 2 lbs.   PRICE: $39.95
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Virginia Intermont College - Female. Sullins College and Conservatory of Music - Female. King College - Male. Court House, Bristol, Virginia. Court House, Bristol, Tennessee. Post Office, Bristol, Tennessee. N. & W., Southern, & V. & S. W. R. R. Station - Union Depot. First National Bank of Bristol. Dominion National Bank. The Holsten Club. Young Men's Christian Association. Herald-Courier and Evening News. King Printing Co.; Printing, Ruling, Binding, Engraving. Eagle Overall Co. A. C. Smith. (under heading REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE) R. C. Thompson. (under heading REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE) Blackley & Whitaker. (under heading REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE) H. E. Graves. (under heading REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE) Norvell & Galloway. (under heading REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE)	M. D. Andes. (under heading REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE) Interstate Land Co., L. O. Caldwell Manager City and Rent Dept. H. R. Shipley, Insurance, 22 Lee St. Wood & Irwin, General Insurance. James B. Lyon, General Insurance. Wm G. Sheen & Co., General Insurance. W. H. Dickson, Clerk and Master Chancery Court, Tenn. Court House. S. A. Boy, Photographer, State Street. King-Kaylor Co., Wholesale Clothing. Morley Bros., & Co., (Inc.) Wholesale Fruits. Mrs. Mattie Barnhill, Boarding House, 7th and Broad Sts. East Tenn. Telephone Co., A. B. Hood, Manager. Western Union Telegraph Co., T. S. Bogan, Manager. Hedrick Bros. & Co., Clothing. T. A. McChesney & Co., Fitters of Feet. E. W. King & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods and Notions. W. T. Cash, Clothing and Gents Furnishing. Columbian Paper Co.	Dixie Tannery. Holston Extract Co. J. A. Wilkinson Lumber Co. Bristol Door and Lumber Co. Peter-McCain Lumber Co. Stone-Huling Lumber Co. Beveridge & Taylor, Spoke Manufacturers. Cloyd Bros. Co. (Inc.), Sash, Doors, Interior Finish. J. H. Reynolds Lumber Co. Twin City Coal Co., Coal and Wood, 618 Scott Street. Bristol Metal Manufacturing Co. (Inc.) Sparger Mill Co., Manufacturers of and Dealers in Flour, Meal and Feed. Dominion Iron Works. Bristol Coffin & Casket Co.Enterprise Foundry & Machine Works, Mine, Lumber and Logging Cars, Truck and Extra Wheels.	Bristol Laundry Co. Faucette Co., Wholesale Grocers and Confectioners, Bristol, Va. A. S. McNeil & Son, Furniture and Undertakers. Bristol Typewriter Co., Office Outfitters. Rosenblatt Piano Co., 530 State Street. Turner Drug Co., Bristol, Va. Southern Express Co., F. B. Bell, Agent. Busy Bee Restaurant, Samuel Pappas, Prop'r. W. H. Scates Manufacturing Co, General contractors for Tin, Galvanized Iron, Slate, Tile and Copper work. Dillow-Hoss Coal Co., Coal, Wood and Sand. A. D. Reynolds. 706½ State Street. Bristol Paint and Paper Co., We carry a complete line of Wall paper, Paint and Painters Supplies.  Estimates funished free on any Decorating or Painting desired to have done.  No. 38 Moore St., Bristol, VA., E. R. Shipley, Manager.
All reproduction prints are printed as "museum quality", using advanced ink formulas and durable museum quality paper.  The reproduction prints reflect the state of repair of the original conserved document.  Stains and imperfections reflected in the original map at the time it was collected for conservation are left un-retouched, as they reflect the character and charm of the vintage original.  Some major imperfections, such as dark fold lines have been removed when possible.  Maps are printed as ordered and are not returnable unless received damaged.
Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler (1842-1922) Born in Lowell, Massachusetts in December, 1842, Thaddeus Fowler became a runaway at age 15.  During the Civil War, he joined the 21st Regiment of the New York Volunteers at Elmira, New York, in May, 1861.  Wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run, he received an honorable discharge and left the army on crutches, having refused amputation.  Following his discharge, he visited army camps, making tintypes of soldiers before settling in Madison, Wisconsin in 1864, where he worked with his uncle, J. M. Fowler, a photographer.  In 1870, Fowler established his own panoramic map firm, creating panoramic maps of many of the surrounding communities.  He also worked for J.J. Stoner, the famous publisher, during the 1870s.  Around 1880, Fowler moved to northern New Jersey, where he continued to produce panoramic views of cities and towns.  In April, 1885, he moved to Morrisville, Pennsylvania, which became his headquarters for the next twenty-five years.  Fowler produced over 400 panoramic views over the course of his career. Associated with other panoramic artists at various times throughout his career, his association with James B. Moyer, of Myerstown, Pennsylvania, from 1889 to 1902 was particularly productive.  He also published under the imprints Fowler & Kelly, Fowler & Albert E. Downs, and Fowler & Browning.  Fowler created maps for the artist and publisher, Oakley H. Bailey, who marketed his prints as “aero views”. In 1918, while working for Oakley H. Bailey, a trademark that featured airplanes and a dirigible circling the city was meant to give the impression that aerial views had been obtained by their use, but caused some citizens of Allentown, Pennsylvania to accuse Fowler of being a German spy during WWI.  He was actually jailed due to this suspicion, until members of his immediate family drove from Morrisville to identify their father, who was not charged.  Thaddeus Fowler died in his eightieth year, 1922, following a fall on the icy streets of Middletown, New York, where he was working on another panoramic view of the city.  His career spanned the entire period of panoramic map production, a distinction shared only by his close friend, Oakley H. Bailey.