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Sherow, James Earl.

Railroad empire across the heartland rephotographing Alexander Gardner's westward journey / [electronic resource] : James E. Sherow ; photographs by John R. Charlton. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. From Alexander Gardner to John Charlton -- 2. "The new pioneer of population and settlement" : the making of an American imperial landscape -- 3. Imperial photographic pairings -- Kansas on the edge -- The "Free State" district -- Trails to rails in Kansas -- Westward the course of empire -- 4. Stereographic pairings -- Epilogue: What kind of empire?

ISBN: 9780826355102 0826355102

Subjects--Personal Names:
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 --Travel--West (U.S.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Landscape photography--West (U.S.)
Repeat photography--West (U.S.)
Railroads--History--West (U.S.)--19th century--Pictorial works.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Pictorial works.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
West (U.S.)--Pictorial works.
United States--Territorial expansion--Pictorial works.
West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890--Pictorial works.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F594 / .S55 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 978/.02