Butcher, Solomon D. (Solomon Devore), 1856-1927.

Solomon D. Butcher : photographing the American dream / [edited by] John Carter.

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1985.

139 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 26 x 28 cm

"For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record of the generation that settled the Great Plains. Their faces are imprinted on our minds: jaunty bachelors and earnest husbands (Civil War veterans of both armies), spinster sodbusters, determined mothers, cowhands, farmhands, and former slaves--all in search of land of their own. This first book devoted to Butcher and his photos presents a unique visual chronicle of that epoch, firmly establishing Butcher's place in frontier photography. In a substantial introduction, John E. Carter traces the variegated career of this Virginia-born photographer who was himself an immigrant to the Nebraska plains. Combining critical analysis with biography, Carter situates Butcher in western history as well as in the history of photography and assesses his achievements in both. Exploring the nature of Butcher's works and their scope, content, and significance, Carter offers a perspective for evaluating the historical evidence found in his work and new insights into the evolution of Butcher's style and subject matter."--Jacket.

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Butcher, Solomon D. (Solomon Devore), 1856-1927.
Butcher, Solomon D., 1856-1927.
Landscape photography Nebraska.
Portrait photography Nebraska.
Frontier and pioneer life Nebraska 19th century Sources.
Photographers United States Biography.
Photographie de paysages Nebraska.
Portraits (Photographie) Nebraska.
Photographes États-Unis Biographies.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Landscape photography.
Photographers.
Portrait photography.
Photography, Artistic
Nebraska Biography Pictorial works.
Nebraska History 19th century.
Nebraska Biographies Ouvrages illustrés.
Nebraska.
United States.
West (U.S.) Pictorial works

Photography, Artistic.
Stephen Rose Photography Collection (IMA Library)
Biographies.
Pictorial works.
History.
Sources.
Illustrated works.

Carter, John E., 1950-2015.
Butcher, Solomon D., 1856-1927.

Photographing the American dream

Location: Library main 132895
Call No.: ID:86-B787
Status: Available