Pioneer Photographers From The Mississippi To The Continental Divide ─ A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865

Some 3,000 photographers plus photographic printers, retouchers, colorists, equipment manufacturers, and sellers are cataloged in a biographical dictionary that includes about 240 b&w illustrations, many not previously published. Following a lengthy introductory essay, the alphabetical narratives cover the professional and personal lives of the subjects, covering a territory from central Canada through Mexico and including the US from the Mississippi River west to the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountain states. The reference is of interest to historians, librarians, museums, and collectors of early American photography. Weighty and oversize: 8.75x11.25". Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)