Illuminating shadows: the calotype in nineteenth-century America

Contents

Capturing light on paper : the earliest experiments -- Images retained : the introduction of photogenic drawing -- Further development : the proposal and practice of the calotype in America -- Seeking a market : the gambit of Edward Anthony and the Langenheim brothers -- Views in North America : promoting images on paper -- Instrument of the age : studies in the modern city -- Records of exploration : souvenirs and studies -- Moving west : to California and the Pacific -- A sophisticated alternative : the triumph of paper images -- Focus on artistry : photographic societies and the amateur.