Historic Photos of Washington
Historic Photos of Washington DC is the latest of a series of popular books documenting Washington's history through vintage photographs and captions. Its hard cover and large size is a refreshing break from other vintage photograph books [that have been] made popular, it provides a stable archival environment for its collection of [hundreds] of one of a kind photographs. The InTownerThis is an absolutely gorgeous coffee-table book on DC's history! It makes for a great holiday gift! The volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black & white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life over two centuries of this unique city's history and growth. --Candida's World of BooksThis is not a book about photographs or photographers, it is a book about a city. The authors, Matthew Gilmore and Andrew Brodie Smith are historians whose paths appear to have crossed when they worked in different sections of the District of Columbia Public Library. The photographs, selected from collections at the Library of Congress and the Washingtonian Division of the D.C. Public Library, are not the typical well known depictions of Washington, D.C. and its environs. Gilmore and Smith dig deep into the archives to find pictures that bring new insights into the growth and development of Washington, D.C. It does not matter who the particular photographer is or how a picture was printed and preserved, but rather that the picture increases our understanding of the origins of the city as we know it today. To this end, one of the gems of this book is the attention to detail in the captions. This is book well worth including in your library, not just for the photography but for the sense of place of how Washington, D.C. has grown up. --Karen Akerson, Svenska Studios