The 2017 New England Journal of Photographic History, #175. Contents include: “Myself and Her Grand Tour Travel Album,” a unique 1889 album of captioned early Kodak snapshots and commercial travel photographs. The album documents the 80-day, an 11,900-mile journey of four unmarried women: Cora, Harriet, June, and ‘Myself,’ the album’s curator and photographer. Written by Ron Polito. “The Wondrous and Eclectic Brandeis Castle,” featuring newly-discovered historic photographs of this iconic structure, authored by Brandeis University Archivist Maggie McNeely; “Taking a Stand on Architectural Photography,” an essay by noted architectural photographer Peter Vanderwarker; plus “Boston Cityscapes and the Black Albums,” and a brief introduction to “T.E. Marr (& Son): Mrs. Gardner’s Photographers,” both by Ron Polito.

Published by: PHSNE – The Photographic Historical Society of New England, Inc. 

Specs: Standard 8.25″ x 10.75″ 48 pages  Perfect-bound © 2017

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2017 PHSNE Journal — Supplementary Materials

2017 Grand Tour Travel Album: PHSNE has included the first six pages of the Grand Tour Travel Album shared here in PDF. The entire Travel Album is available on Magcloud in print and in downloadable PDF. The latter costs just $10.00. Go to https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1629302.

Boston’s Cityscapes and the ‘Black Albums’, by Ron Polito: Five black albums, each slightly different, but offering a look at the many changes in Boston during the mid-1800s. Researched and written by Ron Polito. Download the PDF here.