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Light in the West: Photographers of the American Frontier 1860-1880

1980 · 59 min

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When photography was in its infancy, the American West was still a frontier; and, for a period of about fifty years, the two interacted in a complex and fascinating way. Dramatic subject matter in the West became accessible to photographers just when the newly-discovered wet-plate process enabled them to work outdoors.

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  • Director Ray Witlin

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