"PICTURING THE CENTURY. One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives" par Bruce I. BUSTARD. Editions National Archives and Records Administration, Washington. 1999. in-8 dos droit, couverture souple cartonnée illustrée. 136 pages. Texte en anglais illustré de reproductions photographiques noir & blanc et couleurs. Cf quelques unes des photos dans l'album PHOTOBOOK. "Marking the end of the 20th century, Picturing the Century selects 157 photographs from one of the largest photographic archives - the vast collections of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, regional records facilities, and Presidential libraries. the photographs depict momentous events, illustrate changes in American society, capture the hopes and fears of the American people. At the same time, they demonstrate the role of Government photography in the United States. Interspersed through the book are portfolios of the work of eight distinguished photographers especially well-represented in NARA's holdings : Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Walter Lubken, Lewis Hine, George Akerman, Charles Fenno Jacobs, Yoichi Okamoto and Danny Lyon." Ref LPB0021