The Burns Archive: Finds from the Washington D.C. Antique Photo Show

3/14/12

Finds from the Washington D.C. Antique Photo Show

Dr. Burns recently attended the Washington D.C. Antique Photo & Postcard Show to promote his Gem Series Books. Dr. Burns photographed the show as part of his decades long documentation of historical photography events. The Burns Archive and Collection will also have a booth at the upcoming New York Photo Show, where Dr. Burns will be signing his Civil War and Sleeping Beauty III books. He will also be presenting his new work Mirror, Mirror: The Burns Collection Daguerreotypes, which will be released in June. Pre-orders are now being accepted.

Views from the D.C. Antique Photo Show:

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From the birth of photography through the atomic age, The Burns Archive with over one million historic photographs is best known for providing photographic evidence of forgotten, unseen and disquieting aspects of history. The cornerstone of The Burns Archive is its unparalleled collection of early medical photography, but it is also renowned for its iconic images depicting the darker side of life: Death, Disease, Disaster, Mayhem, Crime, Racism, Revolution and War. The Burns Archive has published dozens of books and curated and contributed to frequent national and international museum and gallery exhibitions. Over the past forty years, thousands of publishers, exhibitors, authors, researchers, artists and filmmakers have utilized The Archive and its unique source of visual documentation. The Archive proves that with the right photographic evidence, history has infinite stories to tell.

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3/14/12

Finds from the Washington D.C. Antique Photo Show