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Abandoned in Place: Preserving America´s Space History
Roland Miller
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Description for Abandoned in Place: Preserving America´s Space History
Hardback. Roland Miller's colour photographs document the NASA, air force, and army facilities across the US that once played a crucial role in the space race. The haunting images collected here impart artistic insight while preserving an important period in history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 113 colour photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AJC; HBJK; TBX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 340 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1652.
Stenciled on many of the deactivated facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the evocative phrase abandoned in place indicates the structures that have been deserted. Some structures, too solid for any known method of demolition, stand empty and unused in the wake of the early period of US space exploration. Now Roland Miller's color photographs document the NASA, Air Force, and Army facilities across the nation that once played a crucial role in the space race. Rapidly succumbing to the elements and demolition, most of the blockhouses, launch towers, tunnels, test stands, and control ... Read more
Stenciled on many of the deactivated facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the evocative phrase abandoned in place indicates the structures that have been deserted. Some structures, too solid for any known method of demolition, stand empty and unused in the wake of the early period of US space exploration. Now Roland Miller's color photographs document the NASA, Air Force, and Army facilities across the nation that once played a crucial role in the space race. Rapidly succumbing to the elements and demolition, most of the blockhouses, launch towers, tunnels, test stands, and control ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1651g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826356253
SKU
V9780826356253
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About Roland Miller
Roland Miller is the dean of the Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts Division at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, USA. Roger D. Launius is the associate director for collections and curatorial affairs, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Bob Thall is a professor of photography at Columbia College, Chicago, ... Read more
Reviews for Abandoned in Place: Preserving America´s Space History
Looking back through the lens of elapsed time at perhaps the most significant chapter of American space-flight history, Roland Miller captures the stark beauty of the abandoned relics of the sites that paved the way to the moon. Abandoned in Place breathes new life into old concrete, providing a fresh look even for those who lived or intimately know the ... Read more