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As well as its stated aim, this is a book that should be brought to the attention of many others working in the cultural heritage fields. For that reason alone, this book is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of anyone who cares for historical photograph collections, large or small, in libraries, museums, schools, city halls, historical societies, clubs, and other cultural heritage institutions.

There are chapters of interest in it for everyone connected with photography, whether they are working in archives, libraries or historical societies; indeed anyone who works with images both old and new. Product Details Learn more about this product and add it to your cart. Your Price:. Other Formats: ePub. Photographs: Archival Care and Management. The result is a collection of more than 20, photographs.

Panoramic: Photographs from the National Archives A small sample of the panoramic photographs held in the Still Pictures collection of the National Archives. The photographs date from and contain size description, place of origin, photographer name, and original captions. It also provides links to digital photo collections. The photographs in this online exhibit represent seminal events and everyday life in America throughout the 20th century.

Portrait of Black Chicago John H. This photo collection focuses specifically on the triumphs and tribulations of African-Americans at that time.

Presented by the National Archives. It includes 14 photographs. Truman Presidential Library. What Do You Want to Preserve? This NARA page includes photograph preservation information, including how to store photos, digitize photos, handle negatives, and more.

Chronological List of Presidents, First Ladies, and Vice Presidents of the United States This Library of Congress site contains links to at least one likeness of each of the presidents and vice presidents, and most of the first ladies.

Researchers can search the database, or browse by time or subject. The photographs are presented in original archival order: two series, 'published' and 'unpublished' photographs, exist for each of the fifteen volumes published in the volume series The Pageant of America: A Pictorial History of the United States commemorating the nation's sesquicentennial in From to he produced over 9, images which depict Native American life in the Columbia Basin, and particularly Umatilla County, Oregon.

This site offers about two hundred and fifty pictures of the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla tribes. Some offerings include digital images.

Subjects include recreation and entertainment, businesses, stores and restaurants, residential street scenes, and transportation. Maintained by the University of Washington Libraries. Geological Survey Photographic Library This site contains over 30, digitized photographs from the USGS collection of over , photographs taken from to the present.

The database can be searched or browsed in a number of categories such as Earthquakes and Pioneer Photographers. Park Service parks, historic sites, monuments, preserves, etc. Some sites include multimedia presentations, virtual tours, and webcams. West: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints "A sample of the photographs, images, albums, and more, relating to the U. Cartoons of suffrage issues are also included.

The materials depict the origin and impact of the Civil War. Cowboy Photographer: Erwin E. Smith Fearing the true lifestyle of the cowboy would be lost, Erwin Smith resolved to honor this tradition by presenting as realistic a portrayal as possible. His photographs, showing both the romance and hardship of cowboy life, are some of the best-known images of the southwestern range early in the last century. Detroit Publishing Company: Photographer to the World The Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world between and There are over prints, photographs, postcards and documents relating to Detroit Publishing Company in this online exhibit.

Images of the Antislavery Movement in Massachusetts This web site, created by the Massachusetts Historical Society, offers digital images of visual materials that illustrate the role of Massachusetts in the national debate over slavery. Included are photographs, paintings, sculptures, engravings, artifacts, banners, and broadsides that were central to the debate and the formation of the antislavery movement.

The database is browsable and searchable. Researchers can also gain access to materials in other media formats, such as maps, posters, and paintings. Stereoscopic views are the earliest version of 3-D imagery.