Print the legend : photography and the American West
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R010464 Ned. Fotomuseum USA ANTH SANSWEISS.M 2002
TitlePrint the legend : photography and the American West
Author
Place of publicationNew Haven
PublisherYale University Press
Year of publication2002
Paginationxiii, 402 p.
Dimensions23 x 18 cm.
MaterialAnthologie
Document TypeBook
ISBN0300095228
Bibliographic Notespb; notes, index; Includes bibliographical references and index.
SubjectGeschiedenis van het fotoboek, Geschiedenis van de fotografie: USA, Geschiedenis en fotografie: USA
Geographical keywordWest-Verenigde Staten
Abstract
Contents: -- Introduction --0. Picture Stories: Photography and the Nineteenth-Century West -- 1. "The Spirit Is Wanting": Photography and the Mexican-American War -- 2. "Of Instruction for Their Faithfulness": Panoramas, Indian Galleries, and Western Daguerreotypes -- 3. "A Panorama of the Country": Government Enterprise, Daguerreotypes, and the Exploration of the Far West -- 4. "The Attempt Has Not Met with Distinguished Success" : Early Wet-Plate Photography and Western Exploration --
5. "Westward the Course of Empire" : Photography and the Invention of an American Future -- 6. "Momentoes of the Race" : Photography and the American Indian -- 7. "Print the Legend" : Western Photography and the Illustrated Book -- 8. EPILOGUE :
Pictures as History and Memory : Photography and the Story of the Western Past -- Notes -- Index.
5. "Westward the Course of Empire" : Photography and the Invention of an American Future -- 6. "Momentoes of the Race" : Photography and the American Indian -- 7. "Print the Legend" : Western Photography and the Illustrated Book -- 8. EPILOGUE :
Pictures as History and Memory : Photography and the Story of the Western Past -- Notes -- Index.
| Copy number | R010464 |
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| Shelf mark | USA ANTH SANSWEISS.M 2002 |