Exposing the Wilderness : Early-Twentieth-Century Adirondack Postcard Photographers

by BOGDAN ROBERT

• ISBN13: 9780815606086
• ISBN10: 0815606087
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

Summary

Explores New York State's Adirondack Mountains through the lives and images of six early-20th-century postcard photographers who left a visual legacy of the region and its culture. Combines descriptive text with nearly 250 b&w postcards and photographic illustrations depicting Adirondack life. Provides insight into popular culture of the times, and takes an indepth look at the families and lives of these photographer-artisans.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	ix	(6)
Preface: In Search of the Photographers	xv	(4)
Abbreviations	xix
1. Introduction: Adirondack Photo Postcards and the Automobile Age	3	(17)
2. William Garrett Mandeville, Jr.: Lowville Village Photographer	20	(32)
3. Henry M. Beach: Remsen's Roaming Photographer	52	(40)
4. William Kollecker: Saranac Lake's Kodak Man	92	(42)
5. Ernest Johnson Ameden: North River Hamlet Photographer	134	(32)
6. Jesse Sumner Wooley: Official Silver Bay Photographer	166	(33)
7. Rudolph Herman Cassens: The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company	199	(29)
8. Conclusion: A Closer Look at Postcards	228	(9)
References	237	(4)
Index	241