Colby College
20,99 €
inkl. MwSt.

Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
  • Broschiertes Buch

Collected in this intriguing visual history are more than 200 photographs that bring to life the history of Colby College from 1813 to 1963. Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. Collected in this intriguing visual history are more than 200 photographs that bring to life the history of Colby College from 1813 to the sesquicentennial in 1963. From…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
Collected in this intriguing visual history are more than 200 photographs that bring to life the history of Colby College from 1813 to 1963. Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. Collected in this intriguing visual history are more than 200 photographs that bring to life the history of Colby College from 1813 to the sesquicentennial in 1963. From President Chaplin's voyage up the Kennebec River to the relocation of Colby to Mayflower Hill, it focuses on the events, and more importantly on the people that have defined Colby's history. Using material from the Colby College Archives, Anestes Fotiades leads us on a unique journey into the past, where the faculty, staff, and students of Colby are remembered with reverence and pride; people like President J. Seelye Bixler, Webster Bugsy Chester, Julian Taylor, and many others. The photographs have been chosen to provide an accurate history as well as a delightful voyage of nostalgia into the heritage of one of Maine's most progressive institutions of higher education.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.