By
Frederic J. Athearn
including
On the Road
by Jeff Dean
1979
REVISED, 1987, 1996, 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. A Brief History of Photography and the Photographic Process

Photographic Films
Photographic Prints

II. Cameras and Lenses

Thirty-Five-Millimeter Cameras and Lenses
Medium-Format Cameras and Lenses
Large-Format Cameras
Basic Tips on Using Lenses and Filters to Improve Photographs

III. Documenting Historic Places on Film

National Register Guidelines for Photographic Coverage
Historic Buildings, Structures, Sites, and Objects
Interiors
Historic Engineering Properties
Bridge, Trestles, and Aqueducts
Railroads
Roads and Trails
Historic Districts
Landscapes, Streetscapes, and Battlefields
Archeological Properties
Aerial and Oblique Photography
ON THE ROAD by Jeff Dean

IV. Preparing Photographs for Submission to the National Register

Basic Requirements
Papers
Labeling Photographs
Photo Policy Expansion

V. Storage of Film and Prints

Appendix I: Photography for the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record

Bibliography

Glossary

Appendix II: List of National Register Bulletins