Whether built of wood, stone, iron, steel, or concrete, bridges have captivated our imaginations more than any other man-made structures. In David Plowden's words, "there is no more overt, powerful, o
Since making his earliest documentary photographs in the 1950s, David Plowden has honored those proud structures and places that America has discarded; from brawny commercial and industrial centers t
Since the 1850s when coal-fired, reciprocating steam engines were first heralded as a reliable means of powering ships, these majestic vessels have crisscrossed the Great Lakes transporting everything
A tribute to the American barn reflects the photographer's visual documentation of numerous structures that nostalgically represent simpler and historical periods in U.S. history. 10,000 first printin
This volume is both a tribute to and celebration of the photographer who, more than anyone else, has given us a visual record of our mark on the land over the last half century. David Plowden's beaut