{"product_id":"wallace-w-abbey-a-life-in-railroad-photography-hardcover","title":"Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Lothes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin P. Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWallace W. Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the late 1940s onward, Wallace W. Abbey masterfully combined journalistic and artistic vision to transform everyday transportation moments into magical photographs. Abbey, a photographer, journalist, historian, and railroad industry executive, helped people from many different backgrounds understand and appreciate what was taken for granted: a world of locomotives, passenger trains, big-city terminals, small-town depots, and railroaders. During his lifetime he witnessed and photographed sweeping changes in the railroading industry from the steam era to the era of diesel locomotives and electronic communication. \u003ci\u003eWallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography\u003c\/i\u003e profiles the life and work of this legendary photographer and showcases the transformation of transportation and photography after World War II. Featuring more than 175 exquisite photographs in an oversized format, \u003ci\u003eWallace W. Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding tribute to a gifted artist and the railroads he loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWallace W. Abbey (1927-2014) spent his career as a railroad journalist and public relations executive, primarily in the Upper Midwest, from the 1940s through the 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin P. Keefe is a Milwaukee-based journalist and a member of the board of directors of the Center for Railroad Photography \u0026amp; Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Lothes is President and Executive Director of the Center for Railroad Photography \u0026amp; Art and a freelance author and photographer whose work appears frequently in \u003ci\u003eTrains\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Center for Railroad Photography \u0026amp; Art, www.railphoto-art.org, is a nonprofit arts and education organization whose mission is to preserve and present significant images of railroading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.1 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45853993992389,"sku":"9780253032249","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/XaQrnLH2qa9780253032249.webp?v=1771469729","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/wallace-w-abbey-a-life-in-railroad-photography-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}