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This book is a wonderful collection of images and stories that tell of the early years of Glacier National Park, from the park's creation in 1910 to the post-war boom in automobile travel. The striking black and white photographs show many of the people and places that helped made Glacier the Crown of the Continent. The rare images and informative text were compiled by Michael J Ober, a Montana historian and longtime seasonal ranger at Glacier. ... Read more

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A solidly recommended pick for any lover of nature and historical photography
The cold does not counter the innate beauty. "Glacier Album: Historic Photographs of Glacier National Park" is a collection of back and white photograph of this wonderful national park in Montana, focusing on its early days in the post war-boom where automobile travel came into major prominence. Displaying the sights of the area, and offering historical context, "Glacier Album" is an intriguing take and a solidly recommended pick for any lover of nature and historical photography.

Spectacular
This book was wonderful.Enjoyed it thoroughly and would recommend it to glacier lovers and historians alike.

Glacier Album
We've seen and read many books on Glacier Park but this is one of the best and most interesting.Would absolutely recommend it to others.

Still Glacier
Michael J. Ober combines a narrative history with unique images in black and white photos letting you see historical figures and the natural beauty of the setting. The ambitous capitalist Louis Hill, son of railroad magnate and Empire Builder James J. Hill, was determined to succeed financially in Glacier, but along the way building magnificent structures worthy of their surroundings. In the photos, Ober captures the monumental task of building roads, bridges, lodges in a wilderness with unforgiving terrain and unrelenting weather. As our country changes, so does the type of visitor, from the wealthy with the means of access by way of trains, horses, huge passenger lake boats to all socio-economic classes by way of automobiles. Ober gives the reader insight intoall that has evolved and changed, and also shows us the remote and unique beauty that is Glacier remains.

timely
this book shares photos not seen unless one is willing to dig. the wonder of the book is the narrative that accompanies each photo. when viewing these unfamiliar images of everyday things the descriptive words orient one to the time, place and event allowing the pondering to become a short story with authentic characters. what were they thinking? did they like where they were? what were they smelling? what was for dinner that eve? did any of them have a futuristic idea of what they were participating in? the layout is easy and accommodating: very pleasing to page. great for a rainy day, traveling, and especially when vacationing in or near glacier park. ... Read more

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A photo journal activity book meant to encourage children to participate in creating their own personal scrapbook of imagery from a family vacation to any one of America's national parks or monuments. ... Read more

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Printed silk cloth over stiff boards, oblong measuring 10.5"x7.125". 32 photos (most 6"x4.5") laid on both sides of album's pages, extra blanks in rear. Inscribed by Mr & Mrs. Shin Kanaya, president of the Hotel, on Aug. 12, 1938. Laid in are a multitude of other photos of varying sizes mostly depicting sites or group shots of the visiting delegation. Two nice photos of Shin Kanaya included. ... Read more

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Wraps with 24 black & white photos with captions beneath. No date but estimated cir. 1915. Fred Harvey, El Tovar Studio, Grand Canyon, Arizona. ... Read more

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A pictorial encyclopedia of natural history. Volumne 13: PLANTS ... Read more

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A pictorial encyclopedia of natural history. Volumne 12 contains Ocean Life continued and pets ... Read more

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A quarter of the photos are landscapes, the rest are plants and animals.
ALONG THE TRAIL by Danny On is a 113 page photography book featuring Glacier National Park, but there are also images from nearby Canadian national parks to the north.There are about 100 color photos.About half of these are large, taking up an entire page (or most of an entire page).Many of the photos that I count as a "single photograph" are actually four smaller photographs of plants (or animals), arranged together in a big square with four quadrants.

Only 26 of the photographs are landscapes, the rest are plants and animals.The most interesting landscape photographs include an amazing picture of a goat perched on a ledge, with a dramatic snowy mountain in the background (see cover).Two forested mountains, one bearing a rainbow, are shown on page 26.A row of snowy mountains with a lake and meadow in the foreground appears on page 31.A dramatic image of three sheep on a ledge, with dramatic mountains (resembling castles) in the background is found on page 93. Aside from the cover photo of the mountain goat on the ledge, the best photo is an awesome image of Moraine Lake in Banff, Alberta (page 43).

In my opinion, only two or three of the photos could reasonably be construed as having artistic merit.Therefore, if you are a photographer in need of inspiration, then you should look elsewhere. In view of the many amazing viewpoints found along the Going-To-The-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, there really is no excuse to publish a book about Glacier National Park that is so lacking in artistic images.A number of excellent photographers have produced a body of artistic images from Glacier National Park, for example, Andy Cook, Steve Kossack, and Jason Savage.

The reproductions in this book are not very good.Even though the book is copyrighted 1979, I think that the technology at that time could have done a better job.Generally, the reproductions are like those in National Geographic magazines from the early 1960s.This book is not a good guide for casual vacationers intending to visit Glacier National Park, since most of the photos are close-ups of plants.Moreover, the book fails to identify the location of some of the landscape photographs.The book is actually a memorial to the photographer, who perished in a skiing accident.But people wanting an attractive coffee table book, or wanting inspiration for planning a vacation trip to Glacier National Park, are better off buying a different book.

A photographic wonder
If you're curious about northwestern Montana and Glacier National Park, this beautifully photographed and superbly written text provides wondrous insights to this wilderness area. ... Read more