Fay, Herbert Wells.

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Photograph collector and custodian of Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Illinois.

Herbert Wells Fay, born in 1859, became a newspaperman and county surveyor in DeKalb County, Illinois. He began collecting photos in 1869 and, eventually, owned 50,000 prints and negatives of notable politicians, royalty, entertainers, and scientists.

From the description of Portraits, 1864-1945. (Northern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 14775991

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