The American image : photographs from the National Archives, 1860-1960 / Exhibitions staff, Office of Educational Programs, National Archives and Records Service. General Services Administration ; with an introduction by Alan Trachtenberg.

Main entry:

United States. National Archives and Records Service.

Title & Author:

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [1979]
©1979

Description:

xxxii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Photographs as symbolic history / by Alan Trachtenberg -- Prelude -- Civil War (the Brady Collection) -- The growing nation -- 19th century portraits -- The turn of the century -- World War I -- Between the wars -- Coal Mines Administration survey -- World War II -- After World War II.

Summary:

"An extensive selection from one of the nation's largest collections."--Google Books viewed June 25, 2020.

ISBN:

0394507983
9780394507989
0394738152 (paperback.)
9780394738154 (paperback)

Subject:

National Archives (U.S.) Photograph collections Catalogs.
États-Unis - National Archives - Collections de photographies.
États-Unis. National Archives Collections de photographies.
National Archives (U.S.)
National Archives and Records Administration (Washington)
United States. National Archives.
United States. National Archives Photograph collections Catalogs.
Photograph collections.
1860-1960
Photographie américaine
United States Pictorial works Catalogs.
United States History 1865- Pictorial works Catalogs.
United States History 1865- Pictorial works.
États-Unis - Histoire - 1865- - Ouvrages illustrés.
États-Unis - Ouvrages illustrés.
États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.
États-Unis Histoire 1865- Ouvrages illustrés.
États-Unis Histoire 1865- Ouvrages illustrés Catalogues.
United States.
Etats-Unis
United States Description and travel.
United States History Pictorial works.

Form/genre:

catalogs (documents)
illustrated books.
Illustrated works.
Catalogs.
History.
Pictorial works.
Katalog.
[Photographies]
[Catalogues d'exposition]
Catalogues.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Trachtenberg, Alan, writer of introduction.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 28480
Call No.: TR23.N3 (ID:88-B14250)
Status: Available

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