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Iron Muse: Photographing the Transcontinental Railroad
Glenn Willumson
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Description for Iron Muse: Photographing the Transcontinental Railroad
Hardback. The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. This book provides a look at the production, distribution, and publication of images of the transcontinental railroad. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 color photos, 88 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBJK; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. But it was through the power of images - and especially the photograph - that the railroad attained its iconic status. "Iron Muse" provides a unique look at the production, distribution, and publication of images of the transcontinental railroad: from their use as an official record by the railroad corporations, to their reproduction in the illustrated press and travel guides, and finally to their adaptation to direct ... Read more
The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. But it was through the power of images - and especially the photograph - that the railroad attained its iconic status. "Iron Muse" provides a unique look at the production, distribution, and publication of images of the transcontinental railroad: from their use as an official record by the railroad corporations, to their reproduction in the illustrated press and travel guides, and finally to their adaptation to direct ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520270947
SKU
V9780520270947
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About Glenn Willumson
Glenn Willumson is Director of the Graduate Program in Museum Studies and Professor of Art History at the University of Florida.
Reviews for Iron Muse: Photographing the Transcontinental Railroad
"This meticulous investigation will appeal to historians of photography, of the American West, and of railroads... Recommended."
M. Nilsen CHOICE "Glenn Willumson's book Iron Muse is a wonderfully written account of efforts to photograph the constuction of the transcontinental railroad and promote its successes... Wonderfully illustrated, this book relies on the larger visual culture of the era and reproduces ... Read more
M. Nilsen CHOICE "Glenn Willumson's book Iron Muse is a wonderfully written account of efforts to photograph the constuction of the transcontinental railroad and promote its successes... Wonderfully illustrated, this book relies on the larger visual culture of the era and reproduces ... Read more