| Grand Rapids in Stereographs: 1860-1900 Contributor(s): Dilley, Thomas R. (Author), Foreword by John H. Logie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738551228 ISBN-13: 9780738551227 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2007 Annotation: Beginning around 1865, as the fledgling art and science of photography began to appear in cities and towns across the United States, a small group of photographers, using new methods and equipment developed a few years before in Europe, began producing and offering for sale stereographic views of the people, places, and events that made up daily life in the then nearly 40-year-old city of Grand Rapids. These photographic views were unlike others that had preceded them and when viewed using a special device, they presented a detailed, three-dimensional portrait of the young city. Once introduced, stereographic views of the city, alongside those of more distant lands, became wildly popular and soon graced the homes of many in this city and elsewhere. The stereographic cards themselves today offer a rare and detailed glimpse of the city, its residents, and some of the special and unusual events that occurred nearly 150 years ago. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 977 |
| LCCN: 2006939088 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.62" W x 9.2" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Locality - Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning around 1865, as the fledgling art and science of photography began to appear in cities and towns across the United States, a small group of photographers, using new methods and equipment developed a few years before in Europe, began producing and offering for sale stereographic views of the people, places, and events that made up daily life in the then nearly 40-year-old city of Grand Rapids. These photographic views were unlike others that had preceded them and when viewed using a special device, they presented a detailed, three-dimensional portrait of the young city. Once introduced, stereographic views of the city, alongside those of more distant lands, became wildly popular and soon graced the homes of many in this city and elsewhere. The stereographic cards themselves today offer a rare and detailed glimpse of the city, its residents, and some of the special and unusual events that occurred nearly 150 years ago. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dilley, Thomas R.: - Thomas R. Dilley is a lifelong resident of the city of Grand Rapids, where he practices law and lives with his wife, daughter, and basset hound. He has researched and collected the artifacts of the history of his hometown for more than 40 years and has previously published two related books: Grand Rapids in Vintage Postcards: 1890 1940 and Grand Rapids: Community and Industry. |