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Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

 Person

Biographical History

Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) was a photographer.

Edward Sheriff Curtis was born February 16, 1868, in Whitewater, Wisconsin to Asahel Curtis and Ellen Sheriff. He was a photographer who focused mainly on Native Americans. In 1891, he moved to Seattle, Washington, and opened a photography studio with Rasmus Rothi. He was invited by Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 to be the White House photographer. Cecil B. DeMille hired Curtis in 1936 to be a second unit cameraman and photographer for his motion picture plains films. Edward S. Curtis died October 18, 1952 in Whittier, California.

Citation:
Find a Grave, via WWW (b. 1868 in Wisconsin, d. 1952 in California; photographer focusing on Native Americans;

Find a Grave, via WWW, October 4, 2017 (Moved to Seattle in 1891 and opened a studio with Rasmus Rothi; invited to be White House Photographer in 1904; hired by Cecil B. DeMille in 1936)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Peter Brosnan research on the 1956 Ten Commandments film, approximately 1956-2022

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5905 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains papers and audiovisual materials collected by Peter Brosnan for his research on Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 Ten Commandments film, which was filmed on location in Egypt and Mount Sinai. Includes audiotapes, videocassettes, 16mm film reels, biographies either typed or printed from the internet, press articles and clippings about the 1956 film, an original lobby card for the film, and research notes. Materials dated 1956 to 2022.

Dates: approximately 1956-2022
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 5905, Peter Brosnan papers / Peter Brosnan research on the Ten Commandments films

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  • Subject: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge (Calif.) X

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