Research Guides: ENGL 262: American Moderns (HC) Fall 2015: Photographs: Special Collections

Photography in Special Collections

Haverford has an excellent collection of fine art photography, all of which can be seen in Special Collections. Much of it can also be viewed online (see below). Searching Tripod can lead you to further photographs.

Triarte
The digital art catalog of the TriColleges, Triarte includes digital copies of many of the photographs held in Haverford's Special Collections (all of which can also be seen in person in Special Collections).
Haverford College master list of fine art photographs
The listing of prints in the collection is available in the Reference Room at Magill Library. Note that the supplement is arranged in four sections by the year the print was acquired.
Alfred Steiglitz
Founder of Camera Work, Steiglitz was an influential photographer who helped to establish photography as an art form.

This search shows photos from all three schools; photos with IDs beginning with HC are at Haverford.
Edward Weston
Weston was best-known as a photographer of the American West.

This search shows photos from all three schools; photos with IDs beginning with HC are at Haverford.
Paul Strand
A photographer and filmmaker, Strand helped to establish photography as an art form

This search shows photos from all three schools; photos with IDs beginning with HC are at Haverford.
Edward Steichen
Steichen was the photographer most frequently featured in Camera Work.

This search shows photos from all three schools; photos with IDs beginning with HC are at Haverford.