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Gottfried, Herbert, 1940-

Erie Railway tourist, 1854-1886 : transporting visual culture / Herbert Gottfried. - 1 online resource - Studies in text and print culture . - Studies in text and print culture. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of the Erie Railway -- The historical basis of Erie Railway guide imagery -- The cottage and suburban development -- Landscape commentary.

This book explores the Erie Railway's contributions to nineteenth-century visual culture by promoting scenic thinking in which closely viewed scenes and deep prospects became the basis for engaging landscapes and their representations. Erie guides became commentary on landscape, with images and texts as annotations on the production of culture.

ISBN: 9781611462715 (epub) 1611462711

Source: 5504169 Proquest Ebook Central

LCCN: 2018033320

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Erie railway tourist.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1800-1899

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Landscapes--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Art and society--History--United States--19th century.
Paysages--Aspect social--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Art et société--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
ART--General.
Art and society.
Landscapes--Social aspects.
Literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New York (State)--In art.
New York (State)--In literature.
New York (État)--Dans la littérature.
New York (State)
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Art.
History.

LC Class. No.: N8214.5.U6

Dewey Class. No.: 701/.03