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Contents

Contents
Introduction
1Introduction to photography in the USA
The Daguerreotype in America
2Joseph Saxton: Philadelphia Central High School for Boys and Pennsylvania State Arsenal
3Daguerreotypes: USA
4J.T. Zealy: African American slaves
5Daguerreotype manuals and instructions: USA
6Mathew B. Brady: Brady's Daguerrean Gallery
7Jeremiah Gurney: J. Gurney's Premium Daguerreotype Gallery
Calotypes
8Calotypes and salt prints: USA
9George Robinson Fardon: San Francisco Album. Photographs of the Most Beautiful Views and Public Buildings of San Francisco (1856-1857)
10W. & F. Langenheim: Calotypes and salt prints
Publications
11USA: Photography magazines and journals
12T.C. Porter: Impressions of America (1899)
The American landscape
13Landscape photography in nineteenth century North America
14Landscape surveys of the American West
15Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel - Clarence King (1867-1869)
16U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey - Ferdinand V. Hayden (1867-1869)
17Survey west of the 100th Parallel - George Montague Wheeler (1869-1879)
18Timothy O'Sullivan: Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (1871-1874)
19River explorations - John Wesley Powell (1869-1872)
20The importance of railroads in the development of the American West
21Edward Bierstadt: Gems of American Scenery, consisting of Stereoscopic Views among the White Mountains (1878)
22Colorado: Mountain of the Holy Cross
23Utah: Devil's Slide
24Carleton E. Watkins: The Yosemite Valley (California, USA)
Social commentary in America
25Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half Lives
26Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half Lives - Book covers
27Lewis W. Hine: The reform of child labour in America
28Lewis W. Hine: Ellis Island
29Augustus Francis Sherman: Ellis Island portraits
FSA - Farm Security Administration and related organizations
30FSA - Farm Security Administration: Photographers
31FSA - Farm Security Administration: Examples
32FSA - Farm Security Administration - OWI: Early colour
Street photography
33Robert Frank: The Americans
34Henri Cartier-Bresson: USA
35Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places
Perspectives on war and conflict in America
36Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
37Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
38North American Indian Wars: Introduction
39North American Indian Wars: Portraits of Native American leaders
40Alexander Gardner: Ogallalla Sioux (May, 1872)
41North American Indian Wars: The photography of aftermath
42Native American: The search for the Vanishing Race and a vanishing world
43Photographers of Native Americans
44Korean War (1950-1953): Introduction
45Korean War (1950-1953): Photographers
Photobooks
46American photobooks
Thesaurus
Photographers
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), Sam Abell (1945-), Ansel Adams (1902-1984), Robert Adams (1937-), Shelby Lee Adams (1950-), T.A. Aldrich, William Albert Allard (1937-), American & International Stereoscopic View Co., American Stereoscopic Co., Diane Arbus (1923-1971), G.C. Arless, Eve Arnold (1912-2012), Shimon Attie (1957-), Richard Avedon (1923-2004), Lewis Baltz (1945-2014), B.F. Baltzly (1835-1883), Thomas F. Barrow (1938-), Christian Barthelmess (1854-1906), F.V. Bingham, Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971), Mathew B. Brady (1823-1896), Marilyn Bridges (1948-), O.B. Buell (1844-1910), Wynn Bullock (1902-1975), Alonzo Bunker, Linda Butler (1947-), Debbie Fleming Caffery (1948-), Harry Callahan (1912-1999), D. Campbell, Canadian View Co., Paul Caponigro (1932-2024), Henry L. Chase (1832-1901), Corwin & Clark, Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Charles Cushman (1896-1972), Bill Dane (1938-), Judy Dater (1941-), W.M. Davenport, Bruce Davidson (1933-), Jack Delano (1914-1997), Sheldon Dick (1906-1950), Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959), Louis Draper (1935-2002), Drier, C. Düben (1819-1888), Thomas Eakins (1844-1916), George Eastman (1854-1932), Edinburgh Stereographic Company, William Eggleston (1939-), Andreas Feininger (1906-1999), Camillus S. Fly (1849-1901), Robert Frank (1924-2019), Lee Friedlander (1934-), William A. Garnett (1916-2006), Arnold Genthe (1869-1942), Ralph Gibson (1939-), M. Goulart, Emmet Gowin (1941-), Graves & Greenwood, John Gutmann (1905-1998), F. Hamel, Chauncey Hare (1934-2019), Lewis W. Hine (1874-1940), James E. Hinton Jr. (1936-2006), Thomas Hoepker (1936-2004), Silas A. Holmes (1820-1886), Rolfe Horn (1971-), William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), Pirkle Jones (1914-2009), Kenneth Josephson (1932-), André Kertész (1894-1985), Robert Glenn Ketchum (1947-), Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), Frederick Langenheim (1809-1879), William Langenheim (1807-1874), Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985), C. Lawes, Russell Lee (1903-1986), O. Winston Link (1914-2001), Mary Ellen Mark (1940-2015), Sumner W. Matteson (1867-1920), Mayo & Weed, A.C. McIntyre, Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972), Ray K. Metzker (1931-2014), Joel Meyerowitz (1938-), Hansel Mieth (1909-1998), Richard Misrach (1949-), Lisette Model (1901-1983), Wright Morris (1910-1998), M. Morrison, Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904), Nicholas Nixon (1947-), Sonya Noskowiak, Notman & Campbell, Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840-1882), Paul Outerbridge (1896-1958), Gordon Parks (1912-2006), Eliot Porter (1901-1990), William Southgate Porter, A. Frank Randall (1854-1916), Realistic Travels, Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914), Milton Rogovin (1909-2011), Galen Rowell (1940-2002), C.R. Savage (1832-1909), John Sexton (1953-), Ben Shahn (1898-1969), Stephen Shore (1947-), Art Sinsabaugh (1924-1983), W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978), Edward Steichen (1879-1973), Ralph Steiner (1899-1986), Joel Sternfeld (1944-), Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), Paul Strand (1890-1976), Farmer Taylor, Edmund Teske (1911-1996), George Tice (1938-2025), Arthur Tress (1940-), Jerry N. Uelsmann (1934-2022), Doris Ulmann (1882-1934), James Van der Zee (1886-1983), Camilo José Vergara (1944-), Adam Clark Vroman (1856-1916), Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916), Weegee (1899-1968), Eudora Welty (1909-2001), Henry Wessel (1942-2018), Edward Weston (1886-1958), Clarence H. White (1871-1925), Minor White (1908-1976), Garry Winogrand (1928-1984), Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990)
     
Contents     
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Introduction
1Introduction to photography in the USA
The Daguerreotype in America
2Joseph Saxton: Philadelphia Central High School for Boys and Pennsylvania State Arsenal
3Daguerreotypes: USA
4J.T. Zealy: African American slaves
5Daguerreotype manuals and instructions: USA
6Mathew B. Brady: Brady's Daguerrean Gallery
7Jeremiah Gurney: J. Gurney's Premium Daguerreotype Gallery
Calotypes
8Calotypes and salt prints: USA
9George Robinson Fardon: San Francisco Album. Photographs of the Most Beautiful Views and Public Buildings of San Francisco (1856-1857)
10W. & F. Langenheim: Calotypes and salt prints
Publications
11USA: Photography magazines and journals
12T.C. Porter: Impressions of America (1899)
The American landscape
13Landscape photography in nineteenth century North America
14Landscape surveys of the American West
15Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel - Clarence King (1867-1869)
16U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey - Ferdinand V. Hayden (1867-1869)
17Survey west of the 100th Parallel - George Montague Wheeler (1869-1879)
18Timothy O'Sullivan: Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (1871-1874)
19River explorations - John Wesley Powell (1869-1872)
20The importance of railroads in the development of the American West
21Edward Bierstadt: Gems of American Scenery, consisting of Stereoscopic Views among the White Mountains (1878)
22Colorado: Mountain of the Holy Cross
23Utah: Devil's Slide
24Carleton E. Watkins: The Yosemite Valley (California, USA)
Social commentary in America
25Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half Lives
26Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half Lives - Book covers
27Lewis W. Hine: The reform of child labour in America
28Lewis W. Hine: Ellis Island
29Augustus Francis Sherman: Ellis Island portraits
FSA - Farm Security Administration and related organizations
30FSA - Farm Security Administration: Photographers
31FSA - Farm Security Administration: Examples
32FSA - Farm Security Administration - OWI: Early colour
Street photography
33Robert Frank: The Americans
34Henri Cartier-Bresson: USA
35Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places
Perspectives on war and conflict in America
36Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
37Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
38North American Indian Wars: Introduction
39North American Indian Wars: Portraits of Native American leaders
40Alexander Gardner: Ogallalla Sioux (May, 1872)
41North American Indian Wars: The photography of aftermath
42Native American: The search for the Vanishing Race and a vanishing world
43Photographers of Native Americans
44Korean War (1950-1953): Introduction
45Korean War (1950-1953): Photographers
Photobooks
46American photobooks

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