Del Norte Public Library

PhotoSpeak is the first reference to provide satisfying, easily accessible information not only about the diverse techniques that have been explored since photography was invented more than 150 years ago but also about the ideas and the influences that have been central to those making and interpreting photographs. The complexities of photographic techniques from the calotype to the photogram to digital imaging are explained in clear, straightforward...

"A photo-essay featuring patterns that appear in nature, from animal colorings to physical phenomena."

""No Dog Should Die Alone" was the attention-grabbing - and heart-stirring - headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey's TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro's work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, joyful photographs and sweet, funny, true tales of "old dogs learning new tricks," Coffey and Fusaro show...

A photographic tribute to the newest generation of cowboys groing up in New Mexico. Boys and girls from fifty ranching families representing diverse cultural backgrounds are photographed as they work cattle from horseback, perform routine ranch chores, and compete in rodeos.

A photo essay examining the design, construction, and uses of hand weapons and armor from a Stone Age axe to the revolvers and rifles of the Wild West.

Presents Muench's beautiful photos of the petroglyphs and pictographs chipped, chiseled, and painted in prehistoric and historic times onto boulders and rock walls in the Southwest and in California, Baja California, and the Columbia River gorge. Anthropologist Polly Schaafsma provides an introductory essay and commentary on the background of the people who created the rock art and the world they inhabited.

Star Trek: "Where no one has gone before" covers the entire, incredible Star Trek story, from the original show's genesis to the aborted second television series in the late 1970s to Star Trek's resurgence in the movies and two hit television shows, and on into the future with a special preview of STAR TREK's latest incarnation: Star Trek: Voyager. This ultimate, deluxe collector's edition features personal accounts, anecdotes, and full-color photographs...

"The life of Georgetown, Colorado, after the turn of the twentieth century as mining in Clear Creek County steadily declined and ultimately collapsed. Tourism, skiing, and historic preservation replaced mineral extraction and contributed to Georgetown's survival, and ultimate flourishing, after the loss of its principal industry"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of news photographs taken between 1906 and 1996 that capture some of the world's most significant historic events, each with a caption and a brief explanatory essay.

"More than any other artist, Walker Evans invented the images of an essential America that we have long accepted as fact, American Photographs, first published by The Museum of Modern Art in 1938, is the purest and most complete expression of his cool, unblinking vision. the eighty-seven photographs reproduced on its pages are as relevant and essential as ever, with Lincoln Kirstein's essay as their eloquent foil. American Photographs has been a key...