Photography
The Great Indiana State Fair at 150: A Pictorial Celebration
Stephen H. Baker
Amid the tall buildings and busy streets of Indianapolis sits a quiet, beautifully wooded area now known as Military Park. In the 1820's it became the first city park and was the site of the little settlement’s first 4th of July celebration.
In the 1860s, it was a mustering ground where Hoosier farm boys came to join the Union Army. They marched out as soldiers and turned south towards their destinies.
During a warm two weeks in October 1852, this was the site of Indiana's first State Fair. Thousands of people came to the city to visit the fair's sights and sounds. Just like today, folks gawked at midway curiosities. They marveled their way through pens and stalls that held the very best “modern” husbandry had to offer. As they passed through the “Manufacturers Building,” “new-fangled” devices such as the “sewing machine” astonished them! They cheered winners of the “best” pie, cake, and pickle relish.
Stephen H. Baker’s new book, The Great Indiana State Fair at 150, captures the human experience of the Fair throughout its history. With each turn of the page, the reader recalls his or her own memories of going to the fair.
paper 110 pp./2006/ISBN 0-74820-08312-3/ $14.95
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"One Shot": The World War II Photography of John A. Bushemi
Ray E. Boomhower
"One Shot": The World War II Photography of John A Bushemi examines the life of this son of Sicilian immigrants who worked in Gary's steel mills for a time to earn enough money to buy his first camera. The Book feature Bushemi's work from his early days photographing soldiers training at the Field Artillery Replacement Center at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to his frontline assignments among the grizzled American forces who engaged in the bitter fighting against the Japanese.
cloth 164 pp. 2004/ISBN 0-87195-174-6/$29.95
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2nd Stories: a Hoosier photographer explores what’s upstairs, on top, and overhead
John Bower
2nd Stories is all about discovering the unexpected. Because we tend to look straight ahead most of the time, we miss seeing a lot. And there is so much to see--as 2nd Stories demonstrates. As you peruse its pages, you'll discover dozens of duo-tone images of ornate Victorian storefronts, beautiful steeples, advertisements, clock towers, and other fascinating details that all require looking up. Plus there are shots of rarely visited attics and upper-level interior spaces that are simply amazing.
paper 144 pp. 2005/ISBN 0-9745186-2-x/$22.00
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After the Harvest: Indiana's historic grain elevators and feed mills
John Bower
paper 144 pp. 2007/ISBN 978-0-9745186-3-3/$22.00
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Lingering Spirit: a photographic tribute to Indiana’s fading, forlorn, and forgotten places
John Bower
Lingering Spirit contains over 200 stunning photographs by Hoosier photographer John Bower. All the images are reproduced in beautiful duotones with a slight brown tint. All the photos in Lingering Spirit were taken in 10 southern Indiana counties. However, quite a few of the scenes are reminiscent of locals in many of Indiana's 92 counties.
paper 144 pp. 2003/ISBN 0-9745186-0-3/$22.00
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Bloomington Past and Present
Will Counts, James H. Madison, Scott Sanders
The works of world-class photographer Will County, prize-winning writer Scott Sanders, and renowned historian Jim Madison comprise this "Gift to the City", a gift not only for today's residents, but also for legions of ex-residents worldwide.
cloth 120 pp. 2002/ISBN 0-253-34056-X/$29.95
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The Photography of Ben Winans of Brookville, Indiana, 1902-1926
Donald L. Dunaway
Using a studio camera, this photographer produced approximately 3,000 glass-plate negatives of a archetypal small Indiana community. Included are 130 of his photographs.
cloth 172 pp. 2001/ISBN 0-87195-154-1/$24.95
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Indiana from the Air
Richard Fields
Aerial view photographs of ninety-seven of the state's natural areas provide a new look at the cities, landforms, towns, rural life, industry, architecture, and the impact of the seasons and of humanity.
cloth 128 pp. 1996/ISBN 0-253-33224-9/$39.95
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Gone But Not Forgotten
O. James Fox and Wilma L.Gibbs
Featured are black-and-white photos and poems of O. James Fox. This book presents a dramatic look at the history of Indianapolis's black community.
paper 53 pp. 2000/ISBN 0-87195146-0/$10.95
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Otto Ping, 1900-1940
W. Douglas Hartley
Amateur photographer's record of Indiana life in the early part of this century in rural Brown County. 79 black and white photographs.
paper 94 pp. 1994/ISBN 0-87195-105-3/$10.95
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Invisible Presence: Walk through Indiana in Photographs and Poems
Darryl D. Jones and Norbert Krapf
In this surprising collection of photographs, acclaimed photographer Darryl D. Jones departs from his usual crisp, highly detailed, panoramic Indiana scenes. Here, Jones has masterfully crafter a series of photographs using processes called “Polaroid emulsion manipulation” and Polaroid transfer” to create scenes more reminiscent of impressionistic paintings. Invisible Presence includes more then 140 images from a wide range of locations, subjects, and seasons in Indiana. Each image is appropriately accompanied by Norbert Krapf’s descriptive poems.
cloth 288 pp. ISBN 0-253-34753-x/$39.95
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The Spirit of the Place
Darryl Jones
Two men who live and work in the Southern Indiana hill country, provide an insightful meditation and fifty beautiful color photographs of the area.
cloth 128 pp. 1995/ISBN 0-253-32987-6/$39.95
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Of Wood and Water
Ron Leonetti and Christopher Jordan
Celebrated photographers Ron Leonetti and Christopher Jordan explore the diversity of Michigan landscapes in their latest collection of photographs. Forests, prairies, savannas, wetlands, the shorelines of four Great Lakes, and the variety of terrain that crosses the Upper Peninsula are featured in more than 140 color images. Of Woods and Water conveys the natural allure and hidden treasures that exist in Michigan—scattered, isolated, and generally small in size, their protection and preservation are paramount. At present, these beautiful landscapes thrive, untouched by the urban sprawl that sweeps our country's land, but a greater awareness for and involvement in the preservation of our threatened natural communities are greatly needed. This shared love of nature and the unexpected gifts the state has to offer guided Leonetti and Jordan in producing a splendid body of work that captures the spirit of Michigan's untamed beauty.
cloth, 160 pp. 2008 / ISBN 978-0-253-35276-7 / $34.95
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Unexpected Indiana: A Portfolio of Natural Landscapes
Ron Leonetti and Christopher Jordan
Unexpected Indiana represents a unique collaboration between two photographers. Jordan and Leonetti share a deep love of nature and a fascination with the hidden gems that can be found within the state. Working in traditional medium and large film formats, the photographers have produced a spectacular body of work that captures the essence of Indiana’s natural beauty.
cloth 166 pp. ISBN 0-253-34485-9/$35.00
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Saving the Big Cats; The Exotic Feline Rescue Center
Stephen D. McCloud
Nestled in the woods near Center Point, Indiana, The Exotic Feline Rescue Center houses more than 160 big cats—ranging from lions, tigers, leopards, and pumas, to bobcats and more obscure breeds like the caracal, serval, ocelot, and lynx. But all of the cats at EFRC have one thing in common: they are predators that have suffered abuse and escaped extermination because of EFRC's efforts.
cloth 112 pp. 2006/ISBN 0-253-34609-6/$39.95
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Lewis & Clark: A Photographic Journey
Bill and Jan Moeller
Travel the route of the Corps of Discovery with photographs and quotes from the journals of Lewis and Clark.
paper 115 pp. reprinted 2000/ISBN 0-87842-405-9/ $18.00
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Indianapolis Then and Now
Nelson Price
In 1820, Indiana statesmen gathered to plan a new state capital, to be built on centrally located undeveloped lowland. Historic photographs, placed side-by-side with current-day views of the same locations, provide a visual tour of the beautiful city that began to flourish in the late 18th century. Included are perspectives on historic landmarks as well as modern sites such as Monon Trail and Circle Centre.
cloth 144 pp. 2004 / ISBN 1-59223-208-6 / $17.95
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Middletown Jews: The Tenuous Survival of an American Jewish Community
Dan Rottenberg and Dwight W. Hoover, eds.
Oral narratives of the Jewish experience in Muncie, Indiana, accompanied by 23 black and white photographs.
paper 142 pp. 1997/ISBN 0-253-33243-5/$12.95
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Indiana Landscapes
Randall R. Shedd
A self-taught landscape photographer explored the trails of Indiana's state parks, nature preserves, and forests to capture the unaltered, natural, wild and scenic beauty of Indiana.
cloth 98 pp. 1992 /ISBN 0-253-35206-1/$29.95
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paper 98 pp. 1992/ISBN 0-253-20750-9/$19.95
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New Faces at the Crossroads
John Sherman, text
Jeffrey A. Wolin, photographs & interviews
Until recently, central Indiana has not truly reflected the sheer diversity of races, religions, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds of the rest of the world. In recent decades and especially in the first years of the 21st century, however, cities, towns, and rural areas of the central portion of the Hoosier state have welcomed an increasing number of new residents who constitute a surprisingly broad and diverse cross section of world citizens.
To capture and celebrate these changes, New Faces at the Crossroads features portraits of 30 recent newcomers from around the world by award-winning photographer Jeffrey A. Wolin, accompanied by stories of why they came to the area and their perspectives on living there. Together with John Sherman's text describing changes and additions to the region's population, these striking photographs show that central Indiana is no longer just the Crossroads of America: It is the crossroads of the world.
cloth 96 pp. 2007/ISBN 978-0-253-35068-8/$29.95
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Indianapolis; Bass Photo Company Collection
Susan Sutton
This book contains 183 photos selected from the vast Bass Photo Company Collection. The assorted images depict Indianapolis in good times and bad and provide a visual link to the city's past. Many of the images are so vivid that one can almost hear the clang of the trolley, the click of horse hooves, the roar of engines, and the din in the streets filled with bustling pedestrians. Included in the volume are nostalgic images of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, leisure activities, individual portraits, street scenes, Monument Circle, a parade of returning WWI soldiers, the Indianapolis Home Show, transportation and architecture.
paper 205 pp 2008 / ISBN 978-0-87195-261-5 / $29.95
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McClellan Street
David and Peter Turnley
More than 100 black-and-white images of a working-class neighborhood in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 1970s grace the pages of this photo-essay produced by acclaimed photographers David and Peter Turnley. These hauntingly beautiful, raw and real photographs documenting life on McClellan Street were taken by the Turnley twins with a single camera as a high-school project. Although the brothers did not grow up on McClellan Street, their photographs represent a very personal, sincere, direct, and loving interaction with life on a street in the heartland of America. Many of the McClellan Street residents had migrated from Appalachia and some were of Hispanic origin. In a neighborhood that many might have ignored, the young Turnleys saw beauty, diversity, and wonderment. With a maturity beyond their years, they captured the life of this community for future generations.
cloth 107 pp. 2007/ISBN 978-0-253-34967-5/$29.95
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Driving to Stony Lonesome: Jack Welpott's Indiana Photographs, 1936-1959
Jack Welpott; Foreword by Jo Ann B. Fineman
Internationally acclaimed photographer Jack Welpott grew up in southern Indiana, served in World War II, and returned to the Hoosier state to attend Indiana University. Unsure of his direction, he enrolled in a photography class and met the legendary photography instructor Henry Holmes Smith. Under his tutelage, Welpott thrived. He became enthralled with black-and-white photography as a fine art form, and never looked back.
Driving to Stony Lonesome chronicles Welpott's years in Bloomington, Indiana. The 100+ photographs that make up the core of the gorgeous book are intense and personal, and include many fine examples of environmental portraiture of which he is a master. Along with the photographs, Welpott provides commentary. His anecdotes shift this book from a fine arts photography book to one that achieves a more personal level.
Jack Welpott didn't just take "art photographs"—he captured the heart of his subjects. By getting to know the people he photographed and winning their confidence, he gained an understanding of his subjects that his camera reveals. This strategy has served him well, and the photographs in this book richly depict life in rural southern Indiana.
paper 168 pp. / 2006 / ISBN 0-253-21866-7 / $27.95
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