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Photography and the American Scene

by Robert Taft

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Account of the development of the art of photography in the United States from the first introduction of daguerreotypy to the appearance of the film camera and modern processes for book, magazine and newspaper illustration--Cover.

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This classic is one of the most useful and basic texts for an overview of the history of photography.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 770.973 — Arts & recreation Photography Photography & Computer / Digital Art Biography And History North America United States
LCC: TR23 .T3 — Technology Photography Photography
BISAC: PHO PHOTOGRAPHY General

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Languages: English
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Published: 1964
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 770.973
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