San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 528
The fuBiij noie in Mr. (oopers kilding … MANY a New Yorker shook his head, andnot a few snickered, when they saw thehole in Peter Coopers new building. But to the benign gentleman with the ruffof graying whiskers it was all so simple: Someday someone would perfect the passengerelevator. The mere fact that there wasnt one in1853 would mean…
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