Download or read book America by the Yard written by Robert B. MacKay and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of rare panoramic photographs taken by Cirkut cameras during the early twentieth century offers an evocative portrait of America at the turn of the last century, capturing a variety of scenic vistas, group photographs, and seminal events, ranging from the construction of the Panama Canal to an early race at the Indianapolis Speedway.