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Capturing the city : photographs from the streets of St. Louis, 1900-1930 /

The St. Louis Street Department in 1900-1930 took thousands of photos to document municipal challenges and improvements, inadvertently capturing detailed scenes of everyday life. The images reveal the national trend among cities to use the camera as a documentary tool, and they showcase the city of...

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Main Authors:	Heathcott, Joseph, 1968- (Author), Dietz, Angela, 1975- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	St. Louis : Missouri History Museum Press : Distributed by University of Chicago Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Saint Louis (Mo.) > History > 20th century > Pictorial works. Saint Louis (Mo.) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Pictorial works.

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