Capturing the City
Author | : Joseph Heathcott |
Publisher | : Missouri Historical Society Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 1883982839 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781883982836 |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Download or read book Capturing the City written by Joseph Heathcott and published by Missouri Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The St. Louis Street Department in 1900-1930 took thousands of photos to document municipal challenges and improvements, inadvertently capturing detailed scenes of everyday life. The images reveal the national trend among cities to use the camera as a documentary tool, and they showcase the city of St. Louis at the turn of the century"--