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Original photographs of Abraham Lincoln Original photographs of Abraham Lincoln George B. Ayres Adevrtisement of prints from two negatives "taken at Springfield, Ill., in June, 1860." OL15356157W
Jumping the green Jumping the green Leslie Schwartz While grieving for her murdered sister, artist Louise Goldblum of San Francisco lets herself be picked up in a bar by photographer Zeke Heirholm. The man takes her home, they have sex, he beats her, … OL15843617W
Bone Island mambo Bone Island mambo Tom Corcoran A pleasant Sunday morning turns awry when a series of murders yank forensic photographer Alex Rutledge back to work. If that isn't bad enough, Rutledge begins to suspect that the murders are linked t… OL16101487W
Short nights of the Shadow Catcher Short nights of the Shadow Catcher Timothy Egan How a lone man's epic obsession led to one of America's greatest cultural treasures: Prizewinning writer Timothy Egan tells the riveting, cinematic story behind the most famous photographs in Native … OL16681748W
You've Been Warned You've Been Warned Howard Roughan,James Patterson Kristin Burns has lived her life by the philosophy, ‘don’t think, just shoot’ – pictures that is. Struggling to make ends meet, she works full time as nanny to the fabulously wealthy Turnbull family,… OL167156W
Capturing the Light Capturing the Light Roger Watson,Helen Rappaport An intimate look at the journeys of two men -- a gentleman scientist and a visionary artist -- as they struggled to capture the world around them, and in the process invented modern photography. Duri… OL16811574W
The first move The first move Jennifer Lohmann "An unlikely encounter ... but he'll take it! It seems like fate ... or something! When Miles Brislenn spies the girl he had a crush on in high school--at his ex-wife's wedding, no less--he can't let… OL17800652W
William Henry Fox Talbot William Henry Fox Talbot J. Paul Getty Museum. "In 1839 the almost simultaneous announcement of the discovery of photography was made by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (French, 1787-1851) in Paris and William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800-1877) i… OL1802860W
All around town All around town Dinah Johnson Chronicles the rich lives of the African American citizens of Columbia, South Carolina, as well as other towns and cities during the 1920s and 1930s. OL19461263W
Man Ray, American artist Man Ray, American artist Neil Baldwin xii, 449 p. : 24 cm OL1950614W
The Tastemaker The Tastemaker Edward White "A revealing biography of the influential and controversial cultural titan who embodied an era"-- OL19706536W
Shadow Catcher Shadow Catcher Michael Burgan "Chronicles the life of Edward S. Curtis and his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian"--Provided by publisher. OL20009041W
Defending hearts Defending hearts Shannon Stacey Renting a room at Gretchen Walker's family farm, international photographer Alex Murphy, returning home to Stewart Mills for a football fundraiser, must decide if he is ready to stay in one place whe… OL20016110W
Out of Focus Out of Focus Nancy Naigle "When an accident claims the life of her husband, photographer Kasey Phillips is caught in a web of deception as she desperately searches for her three-year-old son who was with him. A community and … OL20265776W
Moonbeams in a jar Moonbeams in a jar Christine Stovell When Chloe Potter wishes on a star that she'll find a man who'll accept her and her noisy dachshund, Wilma, almost immediately she meets Ryan Green and his boisterous basset hound, Fred. But Ryan's j… OL20869197W
Shades of gray Shades of gray Pamela Carrington Reid Years ago a young woman introduced a man to the gospel, and he introduced her to the beauty of photography and the wonder of the world. Now the older man's kindness and strength may save her family f… OL21192696W
A photograph A photograph Ntozake Shange It is about a young Black man who is trying to make it as a professional photographer and is surrounded by caricatures of Black people gone wrong. The exception is a girl friend who is a free and sov… OL2180762W
Photographing the frontier Photographing the frontier Dorothy Hoobler Discusses early photographic images of the West and the photographers responsible for these photographic records. OL22601605W
Happy campers Happy campers David E. Shaolian Secluded at camp in the wilderness, surrounded by others solely concerned with satisfying hedonistic desires, at a locale where anything can happen at any moment, which will ultimately prevail: sanit… OL24160900W
Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange Marlene Pérez Presents the story of Dorothea Lange, a photographer who took pictures in the time of the Great Depression. OL24261624W
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