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Hillers, John K., 1843-1925

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1843 - 1925

Biographical History

John K. Hillers (1843-1925) was a German American photographer in the West.

John Karl Hillers was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1843. He came to the United States in 1852. He worked as a teamster in Salt Lake City where he met John Wesley Powell. Originally hired as a boatman for the second Powell expedition down the Colorado River in 1871, he started to assist the expedition's photographers (E.O. Beamanand then James Fennemore) after a while. Hillers was Powell's chief expedition photographer on the trip down the Grand Canyon the next year. He officially retired in 1900, but continued to take photographs for the United States Geological Survey until 1919. He died in 1925.

Citation:
Wikipedia, via WWW, Jan. 14, 2011 (born in Hanover; b. 1843; came to U.S. in 1852; worked as teamster in SLC and met Powell; hired as boatman for 1871 expedition but assissted expedition's photographers Beamanand and Fennemore; chief photographer next year; retired in 1900; took photographs for United States Geological Survey until 1919; d. 1925).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John K. Hillers glass transparencies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 715
Scope and Contents

Collection includes two oversized, framed glass transparencies of photographs taken by John K. Hillers. Images are of Western landscapes. Dated approximately 1870-1919.

Dates: approximately 1870-1919
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John K. Hillers glass transparencies

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