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Photography and the American scene: a social history, 1839-1889
Robert Taft
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Frontmatter
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INTRODUCTION (page vii)
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I "THEIR EXQUISITE PERFECTION ALMOST TRANSCENDS THE BOUNDS OF SOBER BELIEF" (page 3)
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II FIRST PORTRAITS AND FIRST GALLERIES (page 22)
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III THE ERA OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE (page 46)
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IV DAGUERREOTYPES AND THE PUBLIC (page 63)
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V DAGUERREOTYPY AT ITS ZENITH (page 76)
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VI PHOTOGRAPHY (page 102)
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VII THE AMBROTYPE (page 123)
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VIII THE FAMILY ALBUM (page 138)
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IX THE TINTYPE (page 153)
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X THE STEREOSCOPE (page 167)
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XI "BOSTON AS THE EAGLE AND THE WILD GOOSE SEE IT" (page 186)
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XII REAL AMATEURS (page 204)
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XIII CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHERS (page 223)
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XIV PHOTOGRAPHING THE FRONTIER: FIRST PHASE (page 248)
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XV PHOTOGRAPHING THE FRONTIER: SECOND PHASE (page 277)
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XVI THE CABINET PHOTOGRAPH (page 311)
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XVII KURTZ, SARONY, AND MORA (page 336)
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XVIII A NEW AGE (page 361)
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XIX THE FLEXIBLE FILM (page 384)
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XX ZOOPRAXISCOPES AND LESS WORDY INNOVATIONS (page 405)
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XXI PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE PICTORIAL PRESS (page 419)
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APPENDIX (page 451)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NOTES (page 453)
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INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS (page 517)
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TO TEXT AND NOTES (page 525)