Memories of Life on the Farm: Through the Lens of Pioneer Photographer J. C. Allen By Frederick Whitford and Neal Harmeyer

Abstract

Frederick Whitford and Neal Harmeyer have created an extraordinary book from the life’s work of pioneer photographer John C. Allen. The book is ambitious in scope and succeeds magnificently on several fronts. It is primarily a tribute to Allen and his ability to capture rural life and agricultural history in early and mid-twentieth-century middle America with black-and-white photographs. And while it would find its place on many a coffee table, it is far more than a collection of charming and superbly composed photographs.