Peters, Thomas Kimmwood, 1879-1973

Motion picture producer, cameraman and inventor.

From the description of Papers of Thomas Kimmwood Peters, 1896-1973 (bulk 1915-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78686467

Peters was born in 1884; he became a pioneer newsreel cameraman who filmed the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the construction of the Panama Canal, and other events; was also a motion picture producer, cameraman, and inventor; he died on Dec. 1, 1973.

From the description of Papers, 1935-1964. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40720377

Biographical Note

• 1879, June 27: Born, Norfolk, Va.
• 1896 - 1898 : Attended Peace College, Mexico City, Mexico
• 1898: Artist, International Botanical Expedition to the Yucatan, Mexico
• 1899: Cameraman, Pathé Frères, Vincennes, France
• 1900: Toured Europe and North Africa making motion pictures for Kinetoscope
• 1902: Freelance cameraman, Paris, France
• 1905: President, Peters Photographic Expeditions; made five expeditions to Asia, Australia, and the South Seas
• 1906: Said to only newsreel photographer to film San Francisco, Calif., earthquake
• 1909: Filmed construction of the Panama Canal
• 1915: Invented a microfilm camera using 35 mm film to photograph documents
• 1920: Inaugurated first regular teaching films in New York schools
• 1924: Made first commercial rare gas tubes
• 1926: Married Grace Margaret Price
• 1937 - 1940 : Archivist of Crypt of Civilization project to store and preserve film, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Ga.
• 1939: Ph.D., Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Ga.
• 1945 - 1946 : Professor of audiovisual education and director of China Air Force School, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Ga.
• 1973, Dec. 1: Died, California

From the guide to the Thomas Kimmwood Peters Papers, 1896-1973, (bulk 1915-1968), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Biography

Peters was born in 1884; he became a pioneer newsreel cameraman who filmed the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the construction of the Panama Canal, and other events; was also a motion picture producer, cameraman, and inventor; he died on December 1, 1973.

From the guide to the Thomas Kimmwood Peters Papers, 1935-1964, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)