Picturing the century
Subtitle: one hundred years of photography from the National Archives
By: by Bruce I. Bustard.
Contributors: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.
Publisher: National Archives and Records Adminstration in association with the University of Washington Press, Seattle; National Archives and Records Administration in association with the University of Washington Press, Seattle
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: United States. National Archives and Records Administration -- Photograph collections -- Exhibitions; Photograph collections -- Washington (D.C.) -- Exhibitions; Photography -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions
Description: Marking the end of the 20th century, Picturing the Century selects 157 photographs from one of the world's largest photographic archives - the vast collections of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, regional records facilities, and Presidential libraries. The photographs depict momentous events, illustrate changes in American society, capture the hopes and fears of the America people.

At the same time, they demonstrate the role of Government photography in the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 136).
Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC from March 1999 to Jan. 2001.