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San Francisco, California
On January 30, 1847, the small harbor village of Yerba Buena was rechristened "San Francisco." As the Gold Rush quickly propelled the population to over 50,000, fortunes made in the silver Comstock lode and the railroad transformed the area into the financial and cultural center of the West. Captured here in over 200 vintage images are the life and times of the city's earliest residents and the…
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Pittsburgh Sports Firsts
Countless groundbreaking moments in the nation's sports history were made on the gridirons, courts, fields, ice rinks and ballparks of Pittsburgh. Duquesne's Chuck Cooper was the first African American player drafted by the NBA. Beloved local radio station KDKA produced the first-ever broadcast of a Major League Baseball game. The Pittsburgh Stars were the first NFL champions in 1902. The first…
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Skiing Sun ValleyA History from Union Pacific to the Holdings
Union Pacific Railroad's Averell Harriman had a bold vision to restore rail passenger traffic decimated by the Great Depression: create ski tourism in Idaho's remote Wood River Valley. A {dollar}1.5 million investment opened Sun Valley in December 1936 with a lavish lodge, luxury shopping, Austrian ski instructors and extensive backcountry skiing. Prestigious tournaments featured the world's be…
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Baseball in AlabamaTales of Hardball in the Heart of Dixie
Although football may first spring to mind when talking about sports in Alabama, the state has certainly made its mark with the national pastime. Thirteen players with Alabama roots are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including all-time greats like Hank Aaron, Ozzie Smith and Satchel Paige. Bob Veale of Birmingham led the National League in strikeouts in 1964. Superstars and fo…
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Het opzetten van fotobelichting voor een thuisstudio
Dit boek beschrijft in detail onderwerpen die gerelateerd zijn aan een basisopstelling voor een fotostudio in het comfort van je eigen huis. Het is gericht op beginnende gebruikers die meer willen leren. Het bevat zowel informatie over het gebruik van continue studiobelichting, het gebruik van stroboscoopbelichting voor fotografie, als over technieken waarmee je de belichting kunt controleren z…
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Der vollständige Leitfaden zur Fotografie für Anfänder
Dieser Leitfaden hilft allen Einsteigern der Fotografie sich zurecht zu finden. Von der Kamerawahl, über die Funktionen der Kamera, bis hin zu Fehlerkorrekturen im Nachgang. Gerade älteren Personen, die sich ganz neu mit dieser Thematik beschäftigen, ist dieses Buch sehr zu empfehlen.
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Scott Kelbys BildgestaltungSo gelingen Ihnen packende Fotos auch jenseits der…
ERLERNEN SIE BESSERE BILDGESTALTUNG (FAST) OHNE REGELN! * Vermittelt leicht verständlich, was wirklich gute Bilder ausmacht * Fördert fotografische Kompetenz und Kreativität * vom weltweit meistgelesenen Fotobuchautor Scott Kelby Auch das schönste Motiv führt nicht zu einem guten Foto, wenn Sie es nicht zu gestalten wissen. Regeln helfen Ihnen nur bedingt – viel wichtiger ist, d…
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Fortresses of FaithA Pictorial History of the Fortified Saxon Churches of Rom…
For nearly a thousand years, the Saxon settlers from the Rhine valley played a vital role in the history of Transylvania until their diaspora in the second half of the twentieth century. Fortresses of Faith focuses on their magnificent architectural legacy — the fortress-churches or kirchenburgen of the Seibenburgen. After a comprehensive introduction covering history, architecture, and decor…
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Rebels, Rogues, and OutlawsA Pictorial History of WarRoom
As an artist, Dan Fleuette has always identified with the marginal, the rebels, those at the margins of society. Traditionally, these characters have been artists, musicians, filmmakers, and writers. Since the dawn of woke culture, where many of today's artists march in lockstep with the dominant, politically correct corporate news and political space, these marginal characters have taken a dif…
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Bat IslandA Rare Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats
Featuring incredible photography and insight from an international team with long-term ties to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bat Island spotlights the unique beauty and environmental importance of the seventy-six species of bats on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island. For decades, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute have studied the remarkable biodiversity…
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