Andrew D. Lytle's Baton Rouge: Photographs, 1863-1910 Contributor(s): Martin, Mark E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807132969 ISBN-13: 9780807132968 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2008 Annotation: Andrew David Lytle produced thousands of photographic images during the sixty years he lived in Baton Rouge and operated Lytle Studio. Although his heirs reportedly shattered most of his glass-plate negatives, ANDREW D. LYTLES BATON ROUGE preserves 120 photographs of those remaining, giving entre into life in Louisiana's capital city from the 1860s through the early 1900s. They comprise the largest extant collection of photos created in a professional studio in nineteenth-century Baton Rouge. In a superb introductory overview of the collection, Mark E. Martin recounts Lytle's life and career within the context of Baton Rouge history and culture, and then discusses the photographs thematically, beginning with Baton Rouge's occupation by Federal forces during the Civil War. Over the years, Lytle Studio produced commercial images of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, the forestry industry, railways and waterways; LSU sports teams, outdoor landscapes, and individuals. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General |
Dewey: 779.997 |
LCCN: 2007019763 |
Series: Hill Collection: Holdings of the Lsu Libraries |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 10.74" W x 10.26" (2.31 lbs) 144 pages |
Themes: - Locality - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - South |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Andrew David Lytle produced thousands of photographic images in the sixty years during which he lived in Baton Rouge and operated Lytle Studio. His heirs, alas, reportedly shattered his glass-plate negatives by dropping them down a dry well soon after his death, not realizing their value. Andrew D. Lytle's Baton Rouge preserves some of the only images that remain, a vintage treasure for contemporary viewers. |