The tintype in America, 1856-1880 / Janice G. Schimmelman.

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Schimmelman, Janice Gayle.

Title & Author:

The tintype in America, 1856-1880 / Janice G. Schimmelman.

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Description:

ix, 270 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Transactions of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge ; v. 97, pt. 2

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-263) and index.
A tintype aesthetic -- Photography and the arts: the first twenty years -- The invention: Martin and Smith -- The melainotype and Neff -- The ferrotype and Griswold -- The collodion gallery -- The tintype: image and attitude -- A new presentation -- American society and the democratic portrait -- Postscript: "I hear America singing."
British Library not licensed to copy 0.

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ISBN:

9780871699725 (pbk.)
0871699729 (pbk.)

Subject:

Tintype United States History 19th century.
Photography United States History 19th century.
21.42 history of photographic art.
Photography.
Tintype.
Ferrotypie
Fotografi historia Förenta staterna 1856-1880.
Ferrotypi.
United States.
USA
1856-1880

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 97, pt. 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 257387
Call No.: BIB 187870
Status: Available

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