"The ninety-six images reproduced here from the photography collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art span the evolution of photography. From Fox Talbot's "Buildings and carriages, Paris" to NASA's "Apollo 12 Astronaut on the moon", these photographs chronicle trends that have occured in this art form since its inception. Included are images recorded in the nineteenth century, when photography was used almost purely as a representative medium, as well as images made in twentieth century, when photography became recognized as a unique form of expression capable of interpreting society, environment, and visual information."--Page 4 of Cover.