An American odyssey : photos from the Detroit Photographic Company, 1888-1924 / Marc Walter & Sabine Arqué.

Main entry:

Walter, Marc, 1949- author.

Title & Author:

An American odyssey : photos from the Detroit Photographic Company, 1888-1924 / Marc Walter & Sabine Arqué.

Publication:

Köln, Germany : Taschen, [2014]
©2014

Description:

611 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 41 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 611) and index.
Introduction -- New York City -- The East Coast and Quebec -- The Great Lakes and the Midwest -- The Old South and the Caribbean -- The Wild West -- The Pacific Coast -- Appendix.
Text in English, German and French.

Summary:

"The rediscovered Photochrom and Photostint postcard images from the private collection of Marc Walter were produced by the Detroit Photographic Company between 1888 and 1924. Using a photolithographic process that predated the autochrome by nearly 20 years, they offered people the very first color photographs of The United States. Suddenly, the continent's colors were available for all to see. The rich ochres and browns of the Grand Canyon, the dazzle of Atlantic City, became a visual delight not only for eyewitnesses, but for Americans far and wide."--Taschen website (viewed 6/19/2014).

ISBN:

9783836542104 (paperback)
3836542102 (paperback)

Subject:

Walter, Marc, 1949- Photograph collections.
Walter, Marc Photograph collections.
Detroit Publishing Co.
Documentary photography United States History 20th century.
Photographie documentaire États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Documentary photography History United States 20th century.
Documentary photography
Photograph collections
United States History 20th century Pictorial works.
États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
United States History 20th century.
United States

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Arqué, Sabine, joint author.
Detroit Publishing Co., photographer.

Photos from the Detroit Photographic Company, 1888-1924

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 287063
Call No.: TR820.5 .A44 2014
Status: Available

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