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Titles appearing in Reference — Research Book News — August 2008
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Suburban world; the Norling photos.

Zellar, Brad.
Borealis Books, ©2008    134 p.    $27.95    TR820
978-0-87351-609-9

This unusual volume presents a selection of the photo archives of the Norlings, a family of camera buffs in Bloomington, Minnesota. Using police scanners, they would go to fresh crime scenes to photograph fatal crashes and murders. Most of the photos are less sensational, and include portraits from a Lions Club rodeo, ribbon-cutting at a Chinese restaurant, a used-car lot, parades, and weddings. Together, they form a rather eerie summary of the fifties in the suburban Midwest. Oversized: 10.25x10.25 inches. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)