Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
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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.
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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)
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