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Recommendations... |  |  Suffolk County, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1867-1951: 184 Prints
by Frederick S. Lightfoot, Linda Martin, Bette S. Weidman
Charming pictorial history of Suffolk and a bygone era: village life, farming, fishing, shipping, transportation, leisure activities, one-room schools, churches, yachts, more. 184 black-and-white photographs. Introduction. Index.
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 Animals in Motion
by Eadweard Muybridge
Nearly 4,000 photographs in series, stopped action, of horses, cats, lions, deer, kangaroos, etc. Indispensable for animal artists. Classic of 19th-century photography.
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| |  Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934
by Man Ray
Rich selection of various techniques include over and under exposure, shooting through fabric, superimposing images, and zeroing in on tiny details. Photographs are divided into general subjects, female figures (mainly nudes), women's faces, celebrity portraits, and rayographs.
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 Photographic Views of Sherman's March
by George N. Barnard
Originally published in a now-rare collector's edition in 1866, these 68 historic photographs include haunting images of the battlefields and ruined mansions of one of history's most devastating military campaigns.
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| |  Snowflakes in Photographs
by W. A. Bentley
Over 850 illustrations of snow crystals, photographed by Bentley during a 50-year period, for use by artists, designers, and craftspeople in a variety of creative projects.
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Products in General | | | | Animals in Motion
by Eadweard Muybridge
Nearly 4,000 photographs in series, stopped action, of horses, cats, lions, deer, kangaroos, etc. Indispensable for animal artists. Classic of 19th-century photography.
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| |  | Bain's New York: The City in News Pictures 1900-1925
by Michael Carlebach
Original hardcover compilation of 100 images from the photographic archives of one of the United States' earliest news agencies. Police activity, immigration, politics, street life, sports — everything from the mundane to the monumental. Detailed captions.
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|  | The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs
by Ulrich Keller
This tale of an unprecedented technological advance unfolds in a compelling narrative of risks, hardships, disasters, and triumph. More than 160 historic photographs depict exotic settings, workers' housing, dredging operations, much more.
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| |  | Genthe's Photographs of San Francisco's Old Chinatown
by Arnold Genthe, John Kuo Wei Tchen
130 rare photos offer fascinating visual record of Chinatown, offering priceless glimpses of the rich street life before the great earthquake and fire of 1906. Informative text traces turbulent history of Chinese-Americans in California.
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|  | Horses and Other Animals in Motion: 45 Classic Photographic Sequences
by Eadweard Muybridge
Horses hauling, walking, trotting, etc., plus sequences of donkeys, an ox, pig, dog, cat, deer, and other animals capture details of anatomy and movement with astonishing clarity.
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|  | How the Other Half Lives
by Jacob Riis
This famous journalistic record of the filth and degradation of New York's slums at the turn of the century is a classic in social thought and of early American photography. Over 100 photographs.
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|  | The Human Figure in Motion
by Eadweard Muybridge
The 4,789 photographs in this definitive selection show the human figure — models almost all undraped — engaged in over 160 different types of action: running, climbing stairs, etc.
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| |  | Men at Work: 69 Classic Photographs
by Lewis W. Hine
Hine brings enormous technical ability and sensitivity to these images of construction workers, railroad and factory workers, miners, foundation men, welders, and the builders of the Empire State Building.
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| |  | Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady
by Roy Meredith
Over 300 Brady photos reproduced directly from original negatives. Photos, lively commentary on Jackson, Webster, Grant, Lee, Carnegie, Barnum, Lincoln, Battle Smoke, Death of Rebel Sniper, Atlanta Just After Capture, more.
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| |  | New York in the Forties
by Andreas Feininger
A former Life magazine photographer presents more than 160 photos of skyscrapers under construction, Harlem nightclubs, waterfront activity, Bowery flophouses, the Brooklyn Bridge, Chinatown, Coney Island, and more. Captions.
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|  | New York in the Thirties
by Berenice Abbott
Nearly 100 classic images by noted photographer: Rockefeller Center on the rise, Bowery restaurants, dramatic views of the City's bridges, Washington Square, old movie houses, rows of old tenements, and many other landmarks.
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|  | Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865-1929
by William Lee Younger
157 photographs, many never before reprinted, show the vitality and variety of old Brooklyn: waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, Fulton Street, Brooklyn Heights, Ebbets Field, Luna Park, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach Hotel, more.
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|  | Old New York in Early Photographs
by Mary Black
New York City as it was 1853-1901, through 196 wonderful photographs: great blizzard, Lincoln's funeral procession, great buildings, much more.
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|  | Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs 1839-1914
by Robert F. Looney
215 rare vintage views — from first daguerreotype made in America (1839) to eve of World War I — capture the charm of yesteryear: panoramas, street scenes, landmarks, Lincoln's visit, 1876 Centennial Exposition, more.
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|  | Old Washington, D.C. in Early Photographs, 1846-1932
by Robert Reed
224 rare photos: Lincoln's inauguration, Ford's Theater in 1865, Frederick Douglass, Women's Suffrage Parade, Georgetown in 1893, more. Stunning views by Brady, Bishop, Peale, others. Pre-Civil War to modern era.
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