Background
MacKay, Robert Battin was born on January 24, 1945 in Brooklyn. Son of John French and Helen Mack.
( An astonishing collection of early panoramic photograph...)
An astonishing collection of early panoramic photographs, many up to 5 feet wide. This book is both a history of an unusual camera and a splendid display of its product. "Yard longs," as the Cirkut camera's huge panoramic photographs were called, caused a sensation after the camera's introduction in the early twentieth century. Cirkut cameras were used to record scenic vistas, epic events, and group photographs of conventioneers, workers, soldiers, and students. Here, with many foldouts that show the prints in their full glory, are such historic moments as the building of the Panama Canal, the sunken battleship Maine in Havana Harbor, the crash of the dirigible Shenandoah, the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the 1908 Wellesley graduating class, and a very early race at the Indianapolis Speedway. More mundane subjects―a bathing beauty contest, locomotive factory workers―are equally fascinating in this format. Collectively these panoramas form a remarkable portrait of America at the turn of the last century.
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MacKay, Robert Battin was born on January 24, 1945 in Brooklyn. Son of John French and Helen Mack.
Bachelor of Science, Boston University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies, Boston University, 1980. Master of Education, Harvard University, 1972.
With Architectural Heritage, Incorporated., Boston, 1967-1971. Director Southern Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, Setauket, New York, 1974. Chairman New York State Board History Preservation.
Active New York State Council Parks, New York State Heritage Areas.
Member of advisory committee New York State Historic Maritime Areas.
( An astonishing collection of early panoramic photograph...)
(Book by Mackay, Robert B., Rossano, Geoffrey L.)
Treasurer St. Giles Foundation. Vice president Homeland Foundation. Advisory Gerry Charitable Trust.
Trustee Seatuck Enrivon. Association; Member New York Yacht Club (chairman fine arts committee).
Married Anna V.; 1 child, Hale V. Bachelor of Science, Boston University, 1968, Doctor of Philosophy in American.