Brooks, Alden Finney, 1840-1932
Variant namesArtist, overland traveller, and Civil War veteran.
Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, in 1840, Brooks moved with his family to Platteville, Wisc., in 1856. He taught school briefly in Elk Grove before joining a neighbor's prairie schooner for the trip to California. Brooks left his party at the Truckee River and travelled by stage to California, where he prospected and painted in Eureka, Orleans Flat, Nevada, and Grass Valley. Returning to Ohio to enlist in the 105th Ohio Volunteers, Brooks spent much of the Civil War as a lieutenant and topographical engineer on the staffs of Gens. J.J. Reynolds and G.H. Thomas. Studying art in New York, Brooks set up his studio in Chicago and remained there until his death in 1923.
From the description of Grand trip across the plains : diary, 1859 May 19-Aug. 23. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36491309
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| creatorOf | Brooks, Alden Finney, 1840-1932. Grand trip across the plains : diary, 1859 May 19-Aug. 23. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Jenkins, William Franklin, 1876-1961. William Franklin Jenkins family papers, 1868-1967. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Forsyth, Gloria B. Alden Finney Brooks diary fragment : typed transcript, [1959]. | California historical society |
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| correspondedWith | Ayer, Edward Everett, 1841-1927 | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Forsyth, Gloria B. | person |
| associatedWith | Jenkins, William Franklin, 1876-1961. | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1840-04-03
Death 1932
Male
Americans
