Les Premiers Reporters Photographes 1848-1914 (Trésors de la Photographie)

Large-size reproductions of over 200 historical examples of photo-documentary. Chapters on social conditions, war, foreign lands, natural catastrophes, technology, and man-made accidents. Some of the photographers are well-known (Fenton, Atget, Riis), but there are many not so well known. Subjects include the American Civil War, the Boer War, Boxer Rebellion, Russo-Japanese War (in color), Yukon gold rush, trans-continental railroad, tiger hunts in India, San Francisco Chinatown, American Indians, the funeral of Victor Hugo, the eruption of Krakatoa, and more.