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by Christopher Payne (Author)
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  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (1 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1568983557
  • ISBN-13: 978-1568983554
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 21.3 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,115,932 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A useful and attractive record, for the aesthete and the industrial archaeologist. Highly detailed b&w photos cover the elaborate system of stations that converted AC electricity to DC (to power the subways); most of these anachronisms are gone. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Power book, 28 Sep 2007
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Who would have thought that a collection of buildings containing basically the same thing would have produced such a fascinating book and who but Princeton would take a chance and publish it. It seems to fit right into their quirky line of Americana, which includes, for instance, a history of paint-by-numbers (ISBN 1568982828) a photo tour of the brothels of Nevada (ISBN 1568984189) or a collection of amateur QSL cards (156898281X).

Christopher Payne has done his best to record the contents of these buildings before they are gone forever. His efforts are perfect examples of what industrial archaeology photography should look like, well lit, straightforward and content rich images with fortunately no angled shots, no out-of-focus areas merging into darkness or meaningless close-ups. These photos really tell a story and being well printed (200dpi) on quality paper helps, too.

As well as the fifty-four main photos there are others taken by him and several historical ones in the essay describing the workings of the subway electrical supply (some of the technical drawings included in the essay could have been larger though) and like his photos Payne makes the world of rotary converters, transformers, bus boards and potheads come alive.

All in all a super little book and a good example of how a tiny part of industrial America can become fascinating with well-written words and elegant photography.

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