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Snow, Milton

 Person

Biographical History

Milton Snow was an early 20th century photographer from Alabama.

Milton Snow (1905-1986) was born on April 9, 1905 to Maud and Joseph Snow. He began his photography career as an archaeological photographer, working in Arizona, California, and Utah. In his later career, he was employed to create a Navajo Service photograph department. He built his own dark room. It was in the basement of the Navajo Service Employee's Club in Window Rock Arizona. He worked there for 20 years. Snow retired in 1957. He passed away in 1986 in New Mexico.

Citation:
Arizona Archives Online via WWW, retrieved August 6, 2018 (all information)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Milton Snow photographs of Window Rock, Arizona

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239248245]
Identifier: MSS 9196
Content Description

Contains 11 black and white photographs of Window Rock, Arizona taken by Milton Snow. They were taken between 1937 and 1957, when Snow was hired by the Navajo Service to create a photographic department, and to document U.S.—Navajo relations.

Dates: approximately 1937-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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