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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- You are invited to visit The American Museum of Photography (tm), located at www.photographymuseum.com . This site replaces =22Photography's Beginnings: A Visual History,=22 incorporating all of the features of its predecessor. Though on-line for less than a month, the Museum is logging an average of = 1,000 user sessions a day and has already been chosen as a =22Web Pick of the = Week=22 by Yahoo=21. Our newest on-line exhibition is =22An Eye for the World,=22 rediscovered pictorialist and modernist images by Shotaro Shimomura, taken in 1934 and 1935. Previous exhibits have been improved with sharper and clearer scans. They include: -- =22Small Worlds,=22 a series of historic scenes and groups in the carte = de visite format=3B -- =22At Ease,=22 American daguerreotype portraits with relaxed, informal poses=3Band -- =22Of Bricks =26 Light,=22 an extended exhibition of architectural = photographs from 1845--1915. The changing exhibit =22Selections,=22 sponsored by Light Impressions, = features new discoveries and long-time favorites from our affiliated collection. This month it begins with three images of seasonal interest, starting with a wonderful =22haunted=22 cabinet card. We've added several new features, including: -- A Museum Book Store that offers staff-written reviews and discount on-line ordering=3B -- A Buyer's Guide to products designed for preserving and protecting photographs=3B and -- A =22Registrar's Office=22 providing a contact point for matters = concerning exhibition loans and rights-and-permissions The American Museum of Photography (tm) is =22A Museum Without Walls...for = an Art Without Boundaries.=22 Please stop by for a visit at www.photographymuseum.com .