Name: Jim Shaughnessy: Essential Witness: Sixty Years of Railroad Photography
Author: Jim Shaughnessy
ISBN: 9780500544860

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Jim Shaughnessy: Essential Witness: Sixty Years of Railroad Photography

Photographer
Jim Shaughnessy
Publisher

Thames & Hudson
ISBN

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Publication Year

2017
Edition

First Edition

Hardcover (with Dust Jacket) hardcover English 272 pages 25.1 x 29.5 x 2.8 cm 1680g

Description

Railroad photography is explored through a six-decade span, revealing the evolving relationship between industry, landscape, and technology. The images focus on operational details, shifting contexts, and the enduring presence of trains as both functional machines and cultural icons.

Essential Witness: Sixty Years of Railroad Photography by Jim Shaughnessy presents 272 pages of carefully curated photographs that document changes in railroading from mid-20th century to the early 21st century. The selection captures both the gritty industrial environments and moments of quiet reflection within the framework of railroad life.

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