Collectors book of photographs from the period during and just after the Civil War when tax stamps were required on photographic images Hundreds of these photographs from the author s collection are reproduced here along with a brief history of the photographic processes information on the stamps and a list of verified photographers working during the period Exposing America Photographs from August 1 1864 through July 31 1866Useful reference for tax stamped photographs and photographers and for those interested in the look of the period 9780976876069