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The Medicine of Photography in Nineteenth-Century America

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Author: Sheehan, Tanya
ISBN:978-0-271-03792-9
Publication Date:Mar 2011
Publisher:Pennsylvania State University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $103.95
Book Description:

Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabilitative powers of studio ......

Book Details
Pages:216
Detailed Subjects: Medical / Diagnostic Imaging / General
Photography / History
History / Modern / 19Th Century
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7 x 10 x 0.85 Inches
Book Weight:1.46 Pounds



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