David Ottenstein Photographs of Iowa
Scope and Contents
Ink jet print photographs that document the transformation of the Iowa countryside from traditional family farms to industrial farmsteads, as well as the growth of agricultural industries in the American Midwest, 2004-2010. The images document traditional farmhouses, barns, silos, corn cribs, sheds and other farm buildings. They detail the physical changes of the natural and built landscape that accompany the social and economic trends at the turn of the of twenty-first century in the American Midwest. The collection includes some images of Illinois.
Dates
- 2004-2010
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The David Ottenstein Photographs of Iowa collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from David Ottenstein Photography on Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana and Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2007-2010.
Arrangement
Organized into one series: I. Photographs.
Extent
2.66 Linear Feet (32 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Ink jet print photographs that document the transformation of the Iowa countryside from traditional family farms to industrial farmsteads, as well as the growth of agricultural industries in the American Midwest, 2004-2010. The images document traditional farmhouses, barns, silos, corn cribs, sheds and other farm buildings. They detail the physical changes of the natural and built landscape that accompany the social and economic trends at the turn of the of twenty-first century in the American Midwest. The collection includes some images of Illinois.
David Ottenstein (born 1960)
David Ottenstein graduated from Yale College in 1982 with a degree in American Studies and a concentration in Photography. Ottenstein has worked as a free-lance photographer based in New Haven, Connecticut.
General note
Title devised by cataloger.
Processing Information
This guide derives from lists of print titles and dates provided by David Ottenstein.
- Title
- Guide to the David Ottenstein Photographs of Iowa
- Author
- by Matthew Daniel Mason
- Date
- May 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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