Gathers portraits of small town clerks, children, waitresses, mechanics, grocery owners, barbers, truck drivers, movie ushers, and grain elevator workers

Stopping By: Portraits from Small Towns (Visions of Illinois)

Arts & Photography

Bial, Raymond

Photography & Video

University of Illinois Press

First edition, issued as a volume in the series Visions of Illinois. Photographs by Raymond Bial. Foreword by George S. Bobinski. A nostalgic, yet informative visit to the eighty-three Carnegie libraries in Illinois-- ranking third among the states-- that still serve as libraries, and in most cases, as community cultural centers. xiv , unpaginated. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo..

The Carnegie Library in Illinois

History

Bial, Linda LaPuma

Americas

This clear and simple text traces the development of corn through the seasons, as it is planted, cultivated, and harvested.

Corn Belt Harvest

Children's Books

Geography & Cultures

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

A full-color photoessay celebrates the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of an American county fair, capturing the rides, competitions, concession stands, and other exciting activities of the fair.

County Fair

Literature & Fiction

Amish Home

Beautiful color photographs of Amish homes, traditions, and handiworks create a unique portrait of the hardworking and gentle Amish people.

HMH Books for Young Readers

With full-color photographs, the author of Amish Home presents a survival story of family life in the early American wilderness, a challenge often met only with few supplies and simple tools.

Frontier Home

In a Shaker community in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, displays and descriptions of authentic Shaker homes, furnishings, and handicrafts bring to life Shaker traditions and lifestyle. By the author of County Fair.

Shaker Home

Tells the story of Dennis and Jane Steidinger and their eight children, portraying the difficult but rewarding way of life for a farm family. By the author of Amish Home and Frontier Home.

Portrait of a Farm Family

An illustrated portrait of the activities of the Underground Railroad in the years prior to the Civil War documents the routes, lives, hardships, and accomplishments of the "conductors" and their "passengers," escaped slaves.

The Underground Railroad

Houghton/Mifflin

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Stopping By: Portraits from Small Towns (Visions of Illinois)

The Carnegie Library in Illinois

Corn Belt Harvest

County Fair

Amish Home

Frontier Home

Shaker Home

Portrait of a Farm Family

The Underground Railroad

Amish Home