Elmo Scott Watson collection of photographs, 1875-1936.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Photograph Collection (Newberry Library)

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Underwood & Underwood

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Underwood & Underwood was established in Kansas in 1880, and later moved to New York. The firm was one of the largest producers and distributors of stereoscopic cards, and later news photographs. From the description of Underwood & Underwood stereographs of South Africa, circa 1899-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367947675 Underwood & Underwood, located in Ottawa, Kansas, produced stereoscopes and stereoscopic images, starting in the early 1880’...

Barry, D. F. (David Francis), 1854-1934

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Photographer. Superior Wisconsin. From the description of Papers, 1932. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17661634 David F. Barry was born near Rochester, N.Y. in 1854. In 1861 he moved with his family to Wisconsin where as a teenager he began working for the itinerant photographer, O.S. Goff. In 1878, Goff hired Barry to work with him in his photographic gallery in Bismark, Dakota Territory and the two men eventually became busin...

International Newsreel Corporation

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Huffman, L. A. (Laton Alton), 1854-1931

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L. A. Huffman spent most of his life photographing the area around his Montana home. He worked at Fort Keogh before starting his own studio selling prints of his glass plate negatives. His photos capture frontier and Indian life. From the description of Colored photographs of the frontier, 1877-1886. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 62320522 From the description of The Huffman pictures, 1870-1910. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64064233 ...

Watson, Elmo Scott, 1892-1951

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American journalist, educator, and author. Writer on Western history and Indian subjects. B. Apr. 2, 1892 Colfax, Ill.; d. May 5, 1951 Denver, Colo. From the description of Letters, 1922 Mar. 15 & 1923 July 6. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 14075322 Professor of journalism (University of Illinois, Northwestern University, University of Denver) and western frontier historian. From the description of Elmo Scott Watson collection of photographs, 18...

Cross, W. R. (William R.)

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Mr. Cross talks about his life and family: tells of attending the Nelson County Training High School (African-American) in Bardstown: the effect of Prohibition, most people stayed in the county, thinks Prohibition was bad for the country and why: recalls the Early Times Distillery had the community post office over the bottling room, remembers them bottling medicinal whiskey during Prohibition: comments on working at the Early Times and J. T. S. Brown Distilleries, describes duties: speaks of bo...

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Epithet: president of the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00001d Calvin Coolidge's son John married John Trumbull's daughter Florence. From the description of Letter, 1931 March 16, Northampton, Mass., to John H. Trumbull, Plainville, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25622017 For information on Pres. Coolidge, see an encyclopedia. No information is...