Photography and the American Scene: A Social History, 1839-1889
- ISBN-10
- 1597405868
- ISBN-13
- 9781597405867
- Category
- Photography
- Pages
- 568
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-11
- Publisher
- ACLS History E-Book Project
- Author
- Robert Taft
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- 1964
- 546 pages
- Paperback
- Dover Publications
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