Herbert Gottfried Libri

Focusing on the intersection of American printed souvenirs with the evolution of tourism and immigration, this study explores how scenic thinking is expressed through prints and photographs. It highlights the social and cultural messages conveyed in these images, offering insights into American life and the landscape's role in shaping experiences and identities.

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... číst celé