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Author:

Bustard, Bruce I., 1954-

Title:

Picturing the century : one hundred years of photography from the National Archives / by Bruce I. Bustard.

Publisher:

National Archives and Records Administration in association with the University of Washington PressSeattle,

Copyright Date:

c1999

Description:

vii, 136 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Subject:

United States.--National Archives and Records Administration--Photograph collections--Exhibitions.
Photograph collections--Washington (D.C.)--Exhibitions.
Photography--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
National Archives and Records Administration (États-Unis)--Collections de photographies--Expositions.
Photographies--Collectionneurs et collections--Washington (D.C.)--Expositions.
Photographie--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle--Expositions.

Other Authors:

United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC from March 1999 to Jan. 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. 136).

Contents:

Picturing the century -- A new century -- The Great War & the New Era -- The Great Depression & the New Deal -- A world in flames -- Postwar America -- Century's end.

Summary:

To mark the end of the 20th century, Picturing the Century selects 200 photographs from one of the world's largest photographic archives, the vast collections of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, regional records facilities, and Presidential libraries. The photographs depict momentous events, illustrate changes in American society, capture the hopes and fears of the American people. At the same time, they demonstrate the role of government photography in the United States. Photographs from the vast collections of the National Archives and Records Administration, including the Presidential libraries, depict momentous events & capture the hopes and fears of the American people throughout the 20th century. Includes work by Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lane, Walter Lubken, Lewis Hine, George Ackerman, Charles Fenno Jacobs, Yoichi Okamoto, & Dany Lyon.

ISBN:

9780295977720 (sc : alk. paper)
0295977728 (sc : alk. paper)

LCCN:

98044102

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)