Galleries of friendship and fame : a history of nineteenth-century American photograph albums
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R017752 Ned. Fotomuseum $HIST SIEGEL.E 2010
TitleGalleries of friendship and fame : a history of nineteenth-century American photograph albums
Author
Place of publicationNew Haven
PublisherYale University Press
Year of publication2010
Pagination203
Dimensions26 x 19 cm.
MaterialTekstboek
Document TypeBook
ISBN9780300154061
External document
Bibliographic NotesIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Abstract
We cite from the COVER:
"Galleries of Friendship and Fame is the first comprehensive investigation of the origin and development of nineteenth-century American photograph albums and the practices surrounding their use. In this fascinating book, Elizabeth Siegel examines carte de visite and cabinet card albums from their introduction in the United States in 1861 through the rise of the snapshot at the century's end. By examining a wealth of previously overlooked primary materials, Siegel offers a completely new understanding of photograph albums, revealing how they were marketed and sold and how families displayed and told stories through them. Galleries of Friendship and Fame moves beyond photograph albums to address the history of technology and innovation, the interconnectedness of the commercial and domestic spheres, and the ways photography helped shape notions of identity, family, and nation in a rapidly changing America."
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"Galleries of Friendship and Fame is the first comprehensive investigation of the origin and development of nineteenth-century American photograph albums and the practices surrounding their use. In this fascinating book, Elizabeth Siegel examines carte de visite and cabinet card albums from their introduction in the United States in 1861 through the rise of the snapshot at the century's end. By examining a wealth of previously overlooked primary materials, Siegel offers a completely new understanding of photograph albums, revealing how they were marketed and sold and how families displayed and told stories through them. Galleries of Friendship and Fame moves beyond photograph albums to address the history of technology and innovation, the interconnectedness of the commercial and domestic spheres, and the ways photography helped shape notions of identity, family, and nation in a rapidly changing America."
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For facsimile view of Table of Contents please click URL.
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| Copy number | R017752 |
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| Shelf mark | $HIST SIEGEL.E 2010 |