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Walls Paper
Printed and staple bound. Sheets of black and white reproductions, overlaid with three color separations of walls cut at random to create different combinations.
Wanted
This poster points toward the disciplinary use of photography described by art historian John Tagg in his book The Burden of Representation. Tagg observes that photographic technologies led to a "democracy of the image" in the latter half of the…
Waterways Train Depot
Buildings on rough-cleared land at the depot of Waterways. This community, situated south of Fort McMurray, was the terminus of the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway at the northernmost end of the railroad.
We Are Seven
Photograph of seven co-eds who enrolled at the University of Alberta in 1908. According to Miss. Anderson they called themselves "S.I.S." or the Society of Independent Spinsters.
Well-Preserved Boards
A primary purpose of dust jackets has been to preserve and protect the bindings they cover. The jacket has certainly served this purpose, as both the boards and gilding of this copy are bright and clean.
