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The Glory of Our West: Part 4: The Photographers

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This is the fourth in the series of photos from the 1952 booklet The Glory of Our West published by Standard Oil company. Here I talk about the photographers and how the film of the era probably influenced the style of color photographs they took. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge  MIKE ROBERTS, Berkeley. 5 x 7 Graflex camera ; 6-1/2" lens; Kodachrome film, daylight type; 8 seconds, f:8; sunset, November 10.  The Glory of Our West had a stellar list of photographers from that era. Probably most recognized from the list is Ansel Adams but I also recognize Ray Atkeson and Josef Muench. The complete list is below. The most prolific in this collection are Ansel Adams, Esther Henderson, Ray Atkeson, Mike Roberts, and Fred Bond. ANSEL ADAMS, San Francisco FRED BOND, Los Angeles CARI. JUNGHANS, Hollywood Ross A. Ross, San Francisco JOSEF MUENCH, Santa Barbara STAN KERSHAW, Cody, Wyoming RAY ATKESON, Portland GEORGE E. STONE, San Jose FERENZ FEDOR, Albuquerque WINTER