Evidence: NYPD Crime Scene Photographs: 1914-1918

by Luc Sante and Lucy Sante

Book Overview

A collection of evidence photographs taken by the New York City Police between 1914 and 1918 is minutely annotated to express the social fabric of the times, the texture of the lives depicted, and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760784132
• ISBN13: 9780760784136
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Evidence

I used this book for my 'Writing, Research and Technology" class. These are bonafide crime scene photographs taken by the NYPD at the turn of the century. Although they are graphically disturbing it's also a fascinating study of life halted abruptly.

Heavy Weather

Wow. Santé's book is one of those that you are afraid to look at, but you can't help yourself. The photos, sparsely captioned, are haunting in their silence, capturing the aftermath of the ultimate rage. If you are strong enough, I recommend this one with all 5 stars.

Excellent

Plenty of photos accompanied by only the necessary amount of writing. The photos themselves were haunting, beautiful, alarming, mysterious. All of the photos have notation on them in the back of the book, so that information does not disrupt the viewer's intake of the image itself and the weight of death, yet it's available when ready. Beware - if you want in-depth and closure on each case, this isn't really the book for you.