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Doctored : the medicine of photography in nineteenth-century America

"Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabil...

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VerfasserIn: Sheehan, Tanya (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: University Park ; Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press , 2011
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USA
Verantwortlich:Tanya Sheehan
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Zusammenfassung:"Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabilitative powers of studio portraiture"--Provided by publisher
"Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabilitative powers of studio portraiture"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references ([182]-195) and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 202 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:027103792X
9780271037929