In less than one hundred years, Fort Lauderdale grew from a wilderness stagecoach stop and trading post to become one of America's favorite tourist destinations and the seat of government for Florida's second-most-populous county.
From the Brown Palace Hotel to the Buckhorn Exchange, City Park to the Four Mile House, Historic Photos of Denver is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives.
From the Daytona 500 to driving on the beaches, Bike Week to Spring Break, Historic Photos of Daytona Beach is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives.
From the Short North to the German Village, the Ohio Statehouse to the Buckeyes, Historic Photos of Columbus is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives.
In Chicago, as wherever Christmas is celebrated, holiday traditions reflect both universal themes and local color, both the spirit of giving and snow-covered State Street.
The campaign from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Chickamauga, Georgia, followed by the siege of Chattanooga, is one of the most dramatic stories of the entire Civil War.
Historic Photos of Chicago captures the remarkable journey of the city of broad shoulders"e;"e; and its people through the historic photographs of the Chicago History Museum.
HISTORIC PHOTOS OF CHATTANOOGA captures the remarkable journey of this city and her people with still photography from the finest archives of city, state and private collections.
HISTORIC PHOTOS OF BIRMINGHAM captures the remarkable journey of this cultural city of the South, with still photography from the finest archives of city, state and private collections.
With a history tied to the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge has grown from its colonial past as a military outpost favored by the French, English, and Spanish, in turn, into an American city of modern industry and rich diversity.
From the Great Fire to the Preakness, blue crabs to row houses, Historic Photos of Baltimore is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives.
Historic Photos of Austin captures the remarkable journey of this city and her people, in still photography from the finest archives of city, state, and private collections.
From Anaheim Hills to The Canyon, the Platinum Triangle to Disneyland, Historic Photos of Anaheim is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives.
"e;For those who've never had the opportunity to party like a rock star and felt like they were missing out, Please Take Me Off the Guest List' may very well smooth over those regrets.
The historic swearing-in of Barack Obama lives on in this 160-page commemorative photo book that documents the official ceremony, the parade, the crowds, the public and private moments, and the inaugural balls with all their finery.
Richly illustrated with rare period photographs, Houston's Hermann Park: A Century of Community provides a vivid history of Houston's oldest and most important urban park.
Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artistsIn Hollywood's heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department.
Violet Oakley: An Artists Life is the first full-length biography of Violet Oakley (18741961), the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States, as well as an illustrator, stained glass artist, portraitist and author.
Many thousands of books have been written about the Civil War, but only a handful cover the story of the Southern soldiers and sailors who wore the gray uniform and fought for the Confederacy.
Carolina Christmas collects for the first time holiday stories of Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973), one of the most prolific outdoor and nature writers of the twentieth century and the first poet laureate of South Carolina.
Winner, 2024 Arkansiana Book Award, Arkansas Library Association With their cameras and notebooks in hand, photographers Sabine Schmidt and Don House embarked on an ambitious project to document the libraries committed to serving Arkansas's smallest communities.
From the late 1800s to the early 1950s, painted wall signs were a major mode of advertisement for both national companies and local businesses across America.
Pete Wright teaches you how to re-create mysterious, dark, and glamorous cinematic portraits reminiscent of those taken of 1920s and 1930s stars and starlets.
In this book, veteran photographer Stan Trampe shows you how to produce outstanding black & white nude portraits using basic equipment and a simple lighting approach—both in the studio and on location.
Effective commercial portraiture is heavily reliant on clean, crisp lighting looks that emphasize color, contrast, contours, and texture to allow viewers of magazines, newspapers, television, and movies to view a product or model/celebrity in a precise and predetermined way that suits the overall marketing campaign and leaves viewers with a specific, conscripted feeling about the product /person being shown.