Images of a Vanished Era, 1898�1924: The Photographs of Walter C. Schneider

'Previously unpublished images from glass-plate negatives taken by Walter Schneider capture the years of transition from agrarian to industrial society in America and beyond. Domestic scenes and festive crowds, rural tranquility and burgeoning industry, provide social commentary and nostalgia while documenting the emergence of the middle class'--Provided by publisher.