| The Photography of Henry K. Landis: Pennsylvania and New York, 1886-1955 Contributor(s): Beisert, Oscar (Author), Richman, Irwin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811705692 ISBN-13: 9780811705691 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Dewey: 974.815 |
| LCCN: 2012029751 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (1.10 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of photographs documenting a diverse array of lifestyles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Pennsylvania and New York by amateur photographer Henry K. Landis (1865-1955)Rich views of turn-of-the-century street life of immigrant communities in New York City, comfortable middle-class lifestyles in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and boating and leisure on Long IslandShots of natural areas in Central Pennsylvania, the agricultural living of the Pennsylvania Dutch in Lancaster, and the beginnings of the photographer (TM)s Landis Valley Museum, housing his vast collections of artifacts |