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OUR KIND OF PEOPLE: AMERICAN GROUPS AND RITUALS BY BILL OWENS - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(OWENS, BILL). Owens, Bill. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1975. First Edition. Square 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. This witty book is the follow-up to Bill Owens' much sought-after cult classic, "Suburbia". Also published by Rolling Stone Magazine's Straight Arrow Books, this captures the social activities of such Northern California groups of the late sixties and early seventies as the Freemasons, Odd Fellows, Jaycees, John Birch Society, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Foresters, Job's Daughters, Toastmasters, De Molay, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, League of Women Voters, American Bowling Congress, Parents Without Partners, the Avon Bottle Club, and scores more within the photographer's typically good natured gaze. A most handsome example of this beloved paean to a bygone era of togetherness additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Bill Owens" in blue ink on the front pastedown. 0-87932-084-2 Inventory Number: 021825