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Photographers: A Sourcebook for Historical Research
Completely revised edition, featuring Richard Rudisill's Directories of Photographers, an annotated international bibliography, and six new essays on photography research. Included are David Haynes' "how to" essay expanded to include new resources provided by the advent of the computer and the World Wide Web); Linda Ries' sequel to her fascinating story of photographer Charles Lochman (the original essay is included in the appendix); Jeremy Rowe's report on legal issues pertaining to reproducing photographs; Drew Johnson's case study on utilizing a regional collection of photographs at the Oakland museum; Steve Knoblock's history of his innovative photo history web site; and Peter Palmquist's essay on his research agency, "Women in Photography International Archive." Foreword by Martha A Sandweiss, Professor, Amherst College.
154 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2000
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August 18, 2021
I've found this work so useful for my own research that I decided to purchase a copy after borrowing one on interlibrary loan from the library. My husband's gg grandfather was a photographer, but I've "lost" him and hit a brick wall on what happened to him. Some of the essays here specifically deal with genealogical research to discover more about photographers and I found that I wanted to copy too many pages from those essays AND some of the bibliography; it was worth it to just buy my own copy.
Despite what the description says, there are actually eight essays here. Two are included in the appendix: one was the precursor to a new essay and the other gives background for several types of research paths and gives examples about early adopters of technology, etc. The annotated bibliography has soooo many interesting looking titles (and I'm not really in to photography) that might be helpful for researchers into photography, local history, or genealogy. It also includes information on collections of interest, plus some works in progress (as of about 2000). I will definitely be following up with some of these titles for my own research!
Despite what the description says, there are actually eight essays here. Two are included in the appendix: one was the precursor to a new essay and the other gives background for several types of research paths and gives examples about early adopters of technology, etc. The annotated bibliography has soooo many interesting looking titles (and I'm not really in to photography) that might be helpful for researchers into photography, local history, or genealogy. It also includes information on collections of interest, plus some works in progress (as of about 2000). I will definitely be following up with some of these titles for my own research!
January 19, 2017
This book made me realize what a tragedy Peter Palmquist's early death was. A lot of useful information, and although the essays about research are somewhat dated in the age of the internet, the basic principles are still good. An excellent reference for anyone researching photographers and photographs.
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