| An Iowa Album a Photographic History, 1860-1920 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bennett, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0877457530 ISBN-13: 9780877457534 Publisher: University of Iowa Press OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2001 Annotation: An Iowa Album invites readers to travel through sixty years of Iowa history -- between 1860 and 1920 -- and view the state in all its turn-of-the-century glory. This rich sampling of historical images includes views of harvest time, main streets, children playing, and leisure activities -- reminders of a time gone by. The warm, sometimes funny, and often poignant images in this delightful volume portray six chapters of Iowa life: "Indians and the Land", "The Countryside", "Building Main Street", "Town and Community Life", "Home and Family Life", and "Coming of Age". With each chapter, Bennett describes the historical and cultural themes the photographs depict and provides further insights into Iowa life with fascinating quotations from private diaries, journals, and reminiscences of the period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries |
| Dewey: 977.702 |
| Series: Bur Oak Original |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 8.5" W x 11" (2.50 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Iowa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work invites the reader to travel through 60 years of Iowa history, between 1860 and 1920, and to view the state in turn-of-the-century glory. Lavish illustrations show harvest times, main streets, children playing, and leisure activities of the time - warmly redolent of a time gone by. |