Ellen Strong Bartlett was an evocative and prolific writer. Historical Sketches of New Haven offers a wonderful portrait of New Haven, Connecticut. Bartlett offers centuries of history, photographs, architectural analysis, folklore and more.
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Resistance: Reflections on Survival, Hope and Love
Resistance is a book of poems with photographs or a book of photographs with poems depending on your perspective.
War Scenes I Shall Never Forget
by Carita Spencer Purchase In this work, Carita Spencer offers some sketches of her experiences during World War I, along with photos, and even a menu. Spencer offered the work as an American going overseas to document the war, and to report her findings back to the United States. The scenes can be quite graphic,… Continue reading War Scenes I Shall Never Forget
Some African Highways: A Journey of Two American Women to Uganda and the Transvaal
by Caroline Kirkland, Introduction by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell Purchase through Amazon Much of this work originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Caroline Kirkland’s goal was to encourage other Americans, particularly women, to make the voyage into Uganda and parts of East Africa. Kirkland described her journey as “made with entire safety and great comfort…where else can… Continue reading Some African Highways: A Journey of Two American Women to Uganda and the Transvaal
Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley: and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast
by John R. Spears Purchase through Amazon John R. Spears was born in 1850 in Van Wert, Ohio. Though an inveterate traveler, particularly out west, he ended up residing in Little Falls, New York. He wrote a great deal, particularly for the New York Sun, and his books include The Port of Missing Ships and… Continue reading Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley: and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast
The Old Spanish Missions of California: A Historical and Descriptive Sketch
by Paul Elder Purchase through Amazon There were twenty one Spanish missions in California, established between 1769 and 1833 by Catholic priests to spread Christianity. Paul Elder collected various snippets of California history and compiled it in this work with quotes from various primary sources and photographs of numerous missions across the state, which presents… Continue reading The Old Spanish Missions of California: A Historical and Descriptive Sketch
Old Chinatown: Turn of the Century Photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown
by Arnold Genthe and Will Irwin Purchase through Amazon This volume is one of a number of Westphalia titles significant in the story of the not always happy and often controversial Chinese contact with Western society. In the American case, despite appreciation by scholars for Chinese civilization, cries against Chinese immigration began in response to… Continue reading Old Chinatown: Turn of the Century Photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown
The History of Photography
Purchase through Amazon Edited and Introduced by Daniel Gutierrez-Sandoval The life of George Eastman is very much a part of the history of contemporary photography. Founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, Eastman was an enthusiastic photographer himself who became instrumental in bringing photography to the mainstream. He invented the first commercial film, as well as… Continue reading The History of Photography
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