Isaac Augustus Wetherby papers, 1847-1948.

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Isaac Augustus Wetherby papers, 1847-1948.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70968504

This collection includes correspondence received by Isaac Wetherby; letters written by Isaac and his daughter, Carrie, to Ruth Preston who studied art with Wetherby; biographical sketches; and bills and receipts.

66 items in 5 folders

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8058319

Iowa State Historical Society

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Irish, Ruth Elizabeth, 1849-1938.

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Wetherby, Isaac Augustus, 1819-1904

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Wetherby was born in Rhode Island. He began painting portraits at the age of 15 and worked as a medical illustrator and a farmer before moving to Iowa City in 1854. He opened a photography studio in 1862, becoming the city's first professional photographer. Wetherby's career was given a boost by the Civil War when soldiers visited his studio to be photographed in their uniforms. In 1874 illness forced him to retire and turn his studio over to his son, although he continued painting. Wetherby's p...