Canada in the frame copyright, collections and the image of Canada, 1895-1924
Canada in the Frame explores a photographic collection held at the British Library that offers a unique view of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Canada. The collection, which contains in excess of 4,500 images, taken between 1895 and 1923, covers a dynamic period in Canada's...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
UCL Press
2018, 2018
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| Series: | Modern Americas
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Canada in the Frame explores a photographic collection held at the British Library that offers a unique view of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Canada. The collection, which contains in excess of 4,500 images, taken between 1895 and 1923, covers a dynamic period in Canada's national history and provides a variety of views of its landscapes, developing urban areas and peoples. Colonial Copyright Law was the driver by which these photographs were acquired; unmediated by curators, but rather by the eye of the photographer who created the image, they showcase a grass-roots view of Canada during its early history as a Confederation |
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| Physical Description: | xl, 219 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 1787353001 9781787353015 1787353036 9781787353008 178735301X 1787353044 1787353028 |