... scientific curiosity and not art. The controversy over the art value of photography became widespread. Stieglitz began to fight for the recognition of his chosen medium. This battle would last his whole life. One of the most famous photographs that Stieglitz took during his lifetime is "The Steerage". In 1907 Stieglitz sailed to Europe on the luxury liner Kaiser Wilhelm II. Below the first-class upper deck, ... he saw passengers crowded into the less costly steerage level below. The steerage is divided into an upper and lower deck ... of tracks beside it snake off toward the horizon and ...

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