Wallace W. Abbey : A Life in Railroad Photography / Kevin P. Keefe and Scott Lothes ; photographs by Wallace W. Abbey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keefe, Kevin P., author.

Lothes, Scott, author.

Contributor:

Abbey, Wallace W., 1927-2014, photographer.

Series:

Railroads past and present.

Railroads past & present

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abbey, Wallace W., 1927-2014.

Abbey, Wallace W.

Photography of railroads--United States.

Photography of railroads.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF (209 pages) :) illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]

Summary:

From the late 1940s on, Wallace W. Abbey masterfully combined journalistic and artistic vision to transform everyday moments in transportation into magical photographs. Abbey, a photographer, journalist, historian, and railroad industry executive, helped people from many different backgrounds understand and appreciate what was often taken for granted: a world of locomotives, passenger trains, big-city terminals, small-town depots, and railroaders. During his lifetime he witnessed and photographed sweeping changes in the railroading industry from the steam era to the era of diesel locomotives and electronic communication. Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography profiles the life and work of this legendary photographer and showcases the transformation of transportation and photography after World War II. Featuring more than 175 exquisite photographs in an oversized format, Wallace W. Abbey is an outstanding tribute to a gifted artist and the railroads he loved.

Contents:

1. Along the Santa Fe

2. The Trains magazine years

3. Soo Line storyteller

4. Chicago at its zenith

5. Class by itself

6. Fighting for the Milwaukee Road.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253032256

0253032253

OCLC:

1013826889