Elise Stern Haas family photographs [graphic]. ca. 1855-ca. 1987.

Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965

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Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), American documentary photographer and photojournalist, was born Dorothea Margarette Nutzhorn in Hoboken, New Jersey. She worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression. From the description of Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582293 In the spring of 1942, Dorothea Lange was hired by the War Relocation Authority to document the movement of Japanese-Americans during relo...

Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973

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Edward Jean Steichen, born Eduard Jean Steichen (March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973), was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter, and curator. His were the photographs that most frequently appeared in Alfred Stieglitz's groundbreaking magazine Camera Work during its publication from 1903 to 1917. Steichen laid claim to his photos of gowns for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911, being the first modern fashion photographs ever published. Steichen used his talents in the military in ...

Weston, Edward, 1886-1958

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Edward Weston, (American, 1886-1958), was born in Highland Park, Illinois and from an early age was involved with photography. He studied at the Illinois College of Photography in 1908, afterwards moving to Los Angeles to work for a commercial portrait studio and eventually starting his own. Weston exhibited his works in many salons and exhibitions, making his works known in the photographic community. In 1929 Weston moved to Carmel, California, where he would spend the rest of his...

Stern family

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Hagemeyer, Johan, 1884-1962

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Biographical and Career Information Biography Johan Hagemeyer was born into a working class family in Amsterdam, Holland on Whitsunday, June 1, 1884. Sickly from childhood, and self-described as the "black sheep" among his 4 siblings, the introspective Johan was very well-read and excelled at writing and drawing at a young age. Under pressure from his parents to aspire toward a higher social status, Jo...

Haas, Walter A., 1889-1979

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De Meyer, Adolf, baron, 1868-1949

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American fashion photographer for "Vogue," "Vanity Fair," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the 1920s. From the description of Correspondence, 1935-1939. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82976929 ...

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Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959

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American photographer and musician. Wright considered Bacon and Ansel Adams his closest friends. From the description of Letters to Ernst Bacon, 1928-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500261 Born George Cedric Wright on 13 April 1889 in Alameda, Calif. Wright was a violinist and teacher until 1934, when he took up study of photography with Ansel Adams. From the description of Cedric Wright papers, 1900-1958. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat re...

Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942

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German-born American photographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to [Isadora Duncan], [1915 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 501196416 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to [Isadora Duncan], Tuesday [ca. 1915]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 501196335 Photographer and pioneer in dance photography. From the description of Correspondence and writings, 1928-1942. (New York Public Library). Worl...

Kanaga, Consuelo, 1894-1978

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Consuelo Kanaga (1894-1978) is considered a pioneer in social photography. She began her career as a journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle, learned photography and joined the California Camera Club, which became the renowned group f/64. After moving to New York, she worked at the New York American and as a free lance photographer. She was married to artist Wallace Putnam and lived in Yorktown Heights, Westchester, New York. From the description of Papers, 1936-1978. (Brooklyn Mus...

Dassonville, W. E. (William Edward), 1879-1957.

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In 1908 Dassonville was commissioned by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to photograph several of California's Franciscan missions (cf. Dassonville, by Palmquist). From the description of California mission views [graphic] / photographed by W. E. Dassonville. 1908. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 155731143 ...

Haas, Elise S. (Elise Stern)

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Armer, Laura Adams, 1874-1963

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Laura Adams Armer was active in San Francisco from 1899 to 1902 in her studio in the Flood Building. She continued to work in Berkeley after her marriage to Sidney Armer in 1902. From the description of Photograph album of portraits of men, women, and children [graphic] / Laura Adams Armer. [ca. 1900-1912] (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122381807 Laura May Adams was born in 1874 in Sacramento, California. Beginning 1893, she studied painting at the Cali...

Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912

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Morris Badt was born in Schwersenz, Posen, Germany in 1830. He emigrated to New York in 1847 and moved to San Francsico in 1851, where he established a mercantile business. He later established businesses in Elko and Wells, Nevada. He married Lena Posener in 1868. Badt died in San Francisco in 1899. Mirel Lipshuetz Badt was the stepmother of Morris Badt. (From genealogical information provided by donors.) From the description of Morris Badt family portraits [graphic]. ca. 1880-ca. 18...