How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York"43 illustrations with 17 halftones from photographs both full and half page; the remaining are from art copied mainly from photographs. The striking use of photography in the hands of a journalist using hand cameras and flash to light up difficult subjects. Very likely the earliest use of halftone photographs in social commentary. The halftone engravings are of poor quality (approx. 120 LPI) and heavily retouched, no engraving company is credited."--David Hanson documentation. |
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