Description
Book SynopsisThis biographical dictionary of some 3,000 photographers (and workers in related trades), active in a vast area of North America before 1866, is based on extensive research and enhanced by some 250 illustrations, most of which are published here for the first time.
Trade Review"The volume is lavishly illustrated with many photographs and line drawings. Historians of the Plains and the Rockies will find this work an interesting look into the social history of the area."—
American Reference Books Annual 2006"Exceeding the utility of a desktop reference, this boo provides a sweeping, personalized history of an emerging profession."—
The Annals of IowaTable of ContentsContents @toc1:Foreword by Martha A. Sandweiss 000 Preface 000 Acknowledgments 000 @toc2:Introduction 000 Guide to the Main Entries 000 Biographical Dictionary 000 Anonymous Workers 000 @toc1:Appendix 1: Photographic Partnership, Company, and Gallery Names to December 31, 1865: A Cross-Reference List 000 Appendix 2: Panoramas, Stereopticons, Cosmoramas, and Other Public Performances: A Cross-Reference List 000 Appendix 3: Women Workers 000 Appendix 4: Workers Known Only as "Artist" 000 Appendix 5: Geographical distribution of Workers 000 Bibliography 000
