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A thirty year retrospective
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Retrospective two
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"How can a sustained thirty-year career be an aberration? This is a time of turbulence and edge, but should we dismiss someone who knows that and yet consciously chooses to make pictures that offer order, harmony, and respite? The energy that critics may wish to be in his work is expended in the doing, in the creation of over a dozen separate, coherent projects and thousands of single images. With the same discipline that he applies to long distance running, Kenna distills and refines. He is not turning off his critical faculties, but rather employs them to pay homage. The rebel in Kenna responds, 'I derive so much satisfaction from photography precisely because I've had the luxury of not caring what the art world thinks of my work. I have been able to use the medium as a way to help choose my personal journey or pilgrimage through this life. Most of the places I've photographed I chose because I wanted to acknowledge them and indeed pay homage to them...I haven't tried to be different or break any rules. I couldn't care less what the rules are anyway.'"--From introduction.
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Thirty years with the Barstow Women's Club, 1922-1952
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This manuscript deals with the thirty-year history of the Barstow Women's Club and includes details about their activities, members, awards won, and fundraising. The manuscript includes several photographs. Included with the item is a two-page history of the women's club of Needles, California, written by Mrs. George G. Curry.
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Harold Feinstein : a retrospective
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"Feinstein is often quoted as having said, 'When your mouth drops open, click the shutter.' If only it were so easy. Photographing with honesty and directness, Feinstein has searched over the course of decades for those images that leave him and his fans slack-jawed. But it is not just a question of being in the right place at the right time, of technical mastery, of even of craft. It is that rare ability to recognize something special that no one else has seen--either in the street or in the darkroom--that makes his art so effective. And in Feinstein's case, this means empathy and compassion for the people he photographs. These are qualities that spring from the vibrant personality of the artist himself. It is true that Feinstein wrote, 'When your mouth drops open, click the shutter.' But there is another half of the quote that is not so often repeated. The full version ends: 'And then make others, for the fun of it.'"--From introduction.
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Women of the Year
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Two programs from the Woman of the Year 1962 awards presentation on December 10, 1962. Four biographical pamphlets from the Woman of the Year 1962 awards presentation. An invitation to the Woman of the Year 1962 awards. Included are a RSVP card and a parking directions note card. A two page memo entitled "Assignment and Scheduling" for the Woman of the Year 1962 awards. A letter to Jack Adamson from Donna Swayze, dated November 29, 1962. A two page guest list for the 1962 Women of the Year reception. Two two-page document entitled "Woman of the Year in Retrospect." A document entitled "Hostesses for Woman of the Year Program." A two page Western Union Telegram dated November 12, 1962, intended to go to all the 1962 Women of the Year winners, from Otis Chandler. The second page has the names and addresses of the 1962 Women of the Year winners. A seven page speech given by Otis Chandler regarding an award being presented to his mother, Mrs. Norman Chandler. Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1962 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Agnes Blomquist, Mary Brazier, Lily Bess Campbell, Artie Mason Carter, Bette Davis, Mrs. Freeman Gates, Princess Conchita Pignatelli, Mary Sheridan, Mary Mairs, Maria Goeppert, and Justice Kathleen Parker.
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Skywatchers, shamans & kings : astronomy and the archaeology of power
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The author presents "essential sacred places--as well as celestial shrines far off the beaten path," "a fascinating journey to all corners of the world to visit the shrines and temples, tombs and caves where ancient priests and rulers communed with the gods of the sky."--Jacket.
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Women of the Year
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Three programs from the Woman of the Year 1963 awards presentation on December 9, 1963. Two invitations to the Woman of the Year 1963 awards. One includes a RSVP card and a parking directions note card. A Los Angeles Times and Times Mirror Company Staff Members guest list for the 1963 Women of the Year presentations. Two handwritten pages about duty assignments and suggestion for next year's presentations. Two memos from Ed Reap regarding the previous day's rehearsal. Three copies of a seating chart which includes the name of the person introducing and escorting the guest. A three page document outlining the Woman of the Year 1963 program. A two page letter to Walter M. Briggs from William S. Ruby dated November 19, 1963, regarding guest parking for the Woman of the Year 1963 awards. A Western Union Telegram dated November 12, 1963 to Mrs. Albert Wohlstetter from Otis Chandler. A document entitled "Suggestion by Mrs. NC." A letter to Mrs. Norman Chandler from Donna Swayze dated November 25, 1963 regarding the menu for the Woman of the Year 1963 reception. A letter, with an attached note, to Edward J. Reap from Donna Swayze dated November 20, 1963 regarding the program for the Woman of the Year 1963 presentation. The note is dated December 10, 1963 and is addressed to Donna from Mildred Griffith. It points out problems and makes suggestions for the following year's event. A three page list of former Women of the Year winners that have sent in acceptances for the Woman of the Year 1963 presentation. Two newspaper pages regarding the 1963 Women of the Year awards and winners. The women are Marilyn Neeley, Roberta Morgan Wohlstetter, Dr. Joanne Malkus, Mrs. Guy W. Wadsworth Jr., Mrs. Frank Roger Seaver, Mrs. Lupe Negrete, Mrs. Henry Dreyfuss, Katherine Carr, and Dr. Olga Taussky Todd.
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