"Everybody come over here and get in the picture" took on new meaning with Colorama, a system that created 18-by-60-foot photographs--big enough to display in one image, for example, the entire Irish Guard Pipe and Drum Corps, a gaggle of tourists, and, by the way, Windsor Castle. This image and 564 others in succession graced New York's Grand Central Terminal from 1950 to 1990, giving even the most grizzled urban commuter an eyeful of Machu Pichu or the Taj Mahal, with each shot prominently featuring a camera-toting enthusiast and at least one pretty girl. Most of the subjects were closer to home and touted the American way of life and so, in this much more ironic age, they are often inadvertently hilarious (e.g. a bouquet of football players' hindquarters framed by scenes of fans in the throes of demonic possession). Alison Nordstrom and Peggy Roalf provide thoughtful essays for the 50 images shown here in a much more portable format than that afforded by the originals. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less