Dinius, Marcy J.

The camera and the press American visual and print culture in the age of the daguerreotype / [electronic resource] : Marcy J. Dinius. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2012. - 308 p. : ill. - Material texts .

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Northwestern University) under title: The camera and the pen: daguerreotypy and literature in antebellum America.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-294) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780812206340 (electronic bk.)




Photography in literature--History--United States--19th century.
Literature and photography--History--United States--19th century.
American fiction--Illustrations--Public opinion.--19th century
Daguerreotype--History--United States--19th century.
Documentary photography--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Visual communication--History--United States--19th century.
Public opinion--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic books.

PS374.P43 / D56 2012

810.9/357