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4) Kitty Hawk and beyond: the Wright Brothers and the early years of aviation : a photographic history
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Publisher
Wright State University Press
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Publisher
Rizzoli Electa
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Auto America offers a compelling look at three decades (the 1950s, '60s, and '70s) of America's fascination with the automobile. At a time when self-driving vehicles and climate change are transforming driving around the world, John G. Zimmerman's pictures capture the optimism and even utopianism of a beloved period in American car culture.
Publisher
National Baseball Hall of Fame Books, a division of Mango Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Baseball and photography have grown up together. Picturing America's Pastime celebrates baseball through a unique selection of images from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's unmatched archive of baseball photographs. Go beyond the standard highlights of baseball history in this collection of rarely seen photos that reveals the full landscape of our national pastime as no other collection can, covering 150 years of baseball history. Selected...
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The official illustrated history of Blue Note, the most influential and important brand in jazz. Tracing the evolution of jazz from the boogie-woogie and swing of the 1930s, through bebop, funk, and fusion, to the eclectic mix Blue Note releases today, this landmark publication tells the story of an influential jazz institution and commemorates Blue Note's momentous contribution to modern music and style. Practically all of the jazz greats passed...
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"A ragtag group of women protesting behind a police line in the rain. A face in a crowd holding a sign that says, 'Hi Mom, Guess What!' at a gay rights rally. Two lovers kissing under a tree. These indelible images are among the thousands housed in the New York Public Library's archive of photographs of 1960s and '70s LGBTQ history from photojournalists Kay Tobin Lahusen and Diana Davies. Lahusen is a pioneering photojournalist who captured pivotal...
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Language
English
Description
Get the background on the Battle of Yorktown and discover what started the American Revolution. Learn the legends of the Wild West. Re-live the atmosphere of the "Roaring Twenties." Covering everything from the cultures of the first Native Americans right up to the events of the present day, American History: A Visual Encyclopedia is the ultimate reference tool for exploring the history of one of the most remarkable nations in the world. Created in...
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Publisher
Kane Press, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Comic-format stories explore the origins and histories of popular American foods from pizza to apple pie, with activities guiding readers in creating their own food history stories and art"--
Author
Publisher
The University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Born to Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald rose to lead Sears, Roebuck & Company and turn it into the world's largest retailer. Born into slavery, Booker T. Washington became the founding principal of Tuskegee Institute. In 1912 the two men launched an ambitious program to partner with black communities across the segregated South to build public schools for African American children. This watershed moment in the history of philanthropy-one of the...
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Photography, essays, and research on rare game-worn uniforms that bear witness to baseball history"--
"Game Worn: Treasures of Baseball's Greatest Heroes and Moments is a richly illustrated exploration and first-of-its-kind compendium study of the world's most coveted and precious baseball uniforms worn by Major League ballplayers during the twentieth century. This coffee-table book features many of the most historically significant uniforms, jackets,...
Author
Publisher
Aperture
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
To celebrate the centennial of America's National Park Service, "Picturing America's National Parks" brings together some of the finest landscape photography in the history of the medium, from America's most magnificent and sacred environments. Photography has played an integral role in both the formation of the National Parks and in the depiction of America itself, through this natural resource. From Yosemite to the most recent 2013 addition of Pinnacles...
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Series
Publisher
Arcadia Pub
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The 200-year-old National Road (also known as The National Pike, Cumberland Road, US 40, and Baltimore-Cumberland Turnpike) is often referred to as "The Main Street of America." It was the nation's first federally funded highway and eventually passed through more than 25 cities and towns in Maryland. The 33-mile Maryland portion of the original road was linked with privately constructed turnpikes to extend it to 170 miles in the state. In its early...
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