Research Catalog
Jacob A. Riis : photographer & citizen
- Title
- Jacob A. Riis : photographer & citizen / by Alexander Alland, Sr. ; with pref. by Ansel Adams.
- Author
- Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.
- Publication
- Millerton, N.Y. : Aperture, [1974]
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Text | Request in advance | HV4045 .R5 1974 | Off-site | |
Text | Use in library | NH32 R45 R44 | Off-site | |
Text | Use in library | NH32 R45 R44 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 220 pages : illustrations; 24 x 28 cm
- Summary
- Photographs from the Riis family\u0027s private collection (later given to the Museum of the City of New York) on the immigrant slums of New York City. Captions come from Riis\u0027 own writings. Alland can be credited somewhat for reviving historical interest in Riis\u0027 photographs.
- Subjects
- Note
- Avery Classics (Offsite) copy: Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
- Avery Classics (Offsite) copy: Has Seymour B. Durst\u0027s bookplate.
- Avery Classics (Offsite) copy: Contains a print of Riis\u0027 "The potter\u0027s field: the common trench," (Accession no. Riis 82) from the Photo Library Department of the Museum of the City of New York. The photograph appears on page 123 of the book.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 215) and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also issued online.
- ISBN
- 0912334665
- 9780912334660
- LCCN
- 74021617
- OCLC
- ocm01217445
- 1217445
- SCSB-3022076
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries