The Railroad Photography of Jack Delano (Railroads Past and Present)

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Review ------ "Both scholarly and beautiful, author Reevy's work presents information on Delano the man, background on the agencies that employed him, and more than 170 photos... A marvelous study of a craftsman and his important work." (Classic Trains) "The word 'respect' comes up often in the discussion of Delano and his work and it shows in the photographs he was able to produce of railroaders who as a group tended to be camera-shy." (The Lexington Quarterly) "Tony Reevy and Pablo Delano have assembled a wonderful tribute to one of America's great photographers of the 1930s and 40s, highlighting not only his images, but also his life." (Michigan Railfan) "By bringing together in a single, informative volume an excellent selection of Delano's black-and-white and color photographs, Reevy has performed an unquestionably valuable service." (Railroad History) "Jack Delano captured the face of American railroading in a series of stunning photographs. His images, especially his photographs of railroad workers, are a vibrant and telling portrait of industrial life during one of the most important periods in American history." (Gaugan) Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) Review ------ "Kudos to Tony Reevy for skillfully capturing photographer Jack Delano's love affair with America's railroads during the mid-20th century. I am especially taken by Delano's evocative portraits of the men and women of the Santa Fe, who together with countless other railroaders, contributed mightily to America's efforts during World War II." (Rob Krebs retired Chairman & CEO, ATST and BNSF) "Tony Reevy has given us an , well-researched masterwork about Jack Delano's rail-related photography created during his early 1940s tenure with the FSA/OWI. Delano's photography is foregrounded and given the fulsome aesthetic and historical consideration it deserves. Coupled with Reevy's thoughtful essays, a deeper contextual appreciation of Delano's imagery―and its heretofore underrated position within the pantheon of American photography―emerges." (Jeff Brouws author, photo-historian, and Director for Center for Railroad Photography and Art) "Jack Delano had a successful career as a photographer and was widely recognized for his evocative scenes of railway workers and their equipment. In this book, Reevy has presented a topical summary for a comprehensive and well-designed coverage of this worthy subject." (J. Parker Lamb,, author of Railroads of Meridian) Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) Book Description ---------------- 2016 AAUP Public and Secondary School Library Selection Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Tony Reevy is Senior Associate Director of the Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of O. Winston Link: Life Along the Line: A Photographic Portrait of America's Last Great Steam Railroad. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )