Genre Studies from Life
date: label: date made
content: 1890's
notes: label: Description
content: The publication by D. R. (Rad) Coover is 13 pages within tattered paper covers and bound in three places by a burgundy string. The cover appears to include images of two medals and 6 coins. Four of the coins are from the Photographers Association of America (PAA) while the fifth is from the World's Colombian Exposition. The significance of the sixth coins is unknown. One of the medals shows a camera with cover but is not identified. The second medal is from the PAA, dated 1890, and includes pendant for the "Cramer Special Prize" awarded by Mr. Gustov "Papa" Cramer for the best use of his Cramer Dry Plate.
label: Description
content: D. R. Coover appears to be a Chicago photographer who is listed as the Secretary with the Photographers Association of America (1880-1958), precursor to the Professional Photographers Association (1958 to present). He is listed as a partner with Harrison in 1891-1892, an independent photographer from 1893-1895, and a partner with Place in 1896. In 1893 he published photographs of the World's Columbian Exposition.
label: Description
content: Previously he had been the operator of the Elite Studio in Iowa City, Iowa and photographed for the Iowa Historical Society the 1882 reunion of Civil War veterans.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
topic: label: Subject
content: Books
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.4476.04
label: catalog number
content: 4476.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book
label: Object Name
content: Book
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 24.5 cm x 28 cm x .5 cm; 9 21/32 in x 11 1/32 in x 3/16 in