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A Reference Guide to Photographers Working in the Frontier American and Canadian West by CARL MAUTZ ALASKA • ARIZONA • ARKANSAS • BRITISH COLUMBIA • CALIFORNIA • COLORADO • DAKOTA • HAWAII • IDAHO • INDIAN TERRITORY • IOWA • KANSAS • MINNESOTA • MISSOURI • MONTANA • NEBRASKA • NEVADA • NEW MEXICO • OKLAHOMA • OREGON • TEXAS • TRAVELING PHOTOGRAPHERS UTAH • WASHINGTON • WESTERN CANADA • WISCONSIN • WYOMING PLUS: Essays - “James Presley Ball” by John W. Ravage “Early Utah Photographer: Charles W. Carter” by Jennifer L. Lund “Norman A. Forsyth” by Del Phillips “Frank Hardesty” by Jim Crain “Martin Mason Hazeltine” by Paul Hickman, Glenn Mason and Peter Palmquist “Arizona Pioneer Photographer: George H. Rothrock” by Jeremy Rowe “The Sutterly Brothers” by Dorothy King De Mare CLOTH EDITION — 772 pages with over 20,000 Thumbnail Biographies – 11 x 8.5 – Illustrated in Color – Bibliography – Index – Photographers’ Imprints and Information on Antique Photographs – Dating Early Photographs by Format and Mount Information – Glossary
