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Clifton C. Edom
Clifton Cedric Edom (February 12, 1907 – January 30, 1991), often credited with the title "Father of Photojournalism", was prolific in the development of photojournalism education. Biography Edom was born in Baylis, Illinois. After receiving a teaching certificate from the Western Illinois State Teachers College, now Western Illinois University, in 1925, he attended a Linotype school and worked for several newspapers. He married Vilia Clarissa "Vi" Patefield (1908–2004) on June 30, 1928, and the couple bought the weekly ''Edgar News'' in Edgar, Wisconsin, working with it until 1930 when Edom began work with the ''Wausau Record-Herald'' in Wausau, Wisconsin. Five years later, the Edoms with their daughter Verna Mae "Vme", moved to Aurora, Missouri, for Cliff to study under renowned photographer Charles S. Martz at Tasopé and he went on to serve as educational director of TASOPE, the Aurora School of Photo-Engraving, as well as editor of its magazine ''The Tasope News'', l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baylis, Illinois
Baylis is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 200 at the 2010 census. Geography Baylis is located at (39.728579, -90.908144). According to the 2010 census, Baylis has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 265 people, 91 households, and 70 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 106 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.11% White, 0.38% Asian, and 1.51% from two or more races. There were 91 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ... living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most-populous and fastest growing city, with an estimated 126,254 residents in 2020. As a Midwestern college town, Columbia has a reputation for progressive politics, persuasive journalism, and public art. The tripartite establishment of Stephens College (1833), the University of Missouri (1839), and Columbia College (1851), which surround the city's Downtown to the east, south, and north, has made the city a center of learning. At its center is 8th Street (also known as the Avenue of the Columns), which connects Francis Quadrangle and Jesse Hall to the Boone County Courthouse and the City Hall. Originally an agricultural town, education is now Columbia's primary economic concern, with secondary interests in the healthcare, insuranc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Photojournalists
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1991 Deaths
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1907 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neosho, Missouri
Neosho (; originally or ) is the most populous city in Newton County, Missouri, United States, which it serves as the county seat. With a population of 12,590 as of the 2020 census, the city is a part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region with an estimated 176,849 (2011) residents. Neosho lies on the western edge of the Ozarks, in the far southwest of the state. The name "Neosho" is generally accepted to be of Native American (most likely Osage) derivation, meaning "clear, cold water", referring to local freshwater springs. The springs attracted varying cultures of Native American inhabitants for thousands of years. The Osage Nation had long occupied the territory at the time of European contact. Like the Osage, European-American settlers were also attracted to the springs, and founded the community of Neosho in 1833. It was incorporated as a municipal government in 1878. Nicknamed "City of Springs", Neosho has long served as an agricultural center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowder College
Crowder College is a public community college in Neosho, Missouri. It serves the Community College District of Newton and McDonald counties in southwestern Missouri and other outlying areas. The school enrolled 4,398 in 2019. Established in 1963 on the grounds of the former Fort Crowder, the college grants certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. Its name honors General Enoch Crowder, a prominent Missourian, soldier, and statesman, as well as the veterans of World War I, who received their training at Fort Crowder. Accreditation and affiliation Crowder College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Specific programs are approved or accredited by the Missouri State Board of Nursing, Teacher Education Certification, through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the National Institute for Automotive Excellence (ASE). Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forsyth, Missouri
Forsyth is a city in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,730 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Taney County. The town is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area. Forsyth is located on Lake Taneycomo on U.S. Route 160. History A post office called Forsyth has been in operation since 1837. The community has the name of John Forsyth, 13th United States Secretary of State. Geography Forsyth is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,255 people, 967 households, and 590 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,164 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus McDougall
Angus William McDougall (2 April 1913 – 3 May 1983) was a New Zealand cricketer. A tall medium-pace bowler with a military bearing, and a useful lower-order batsman, McDougall played eight first-class matches for Otago between 1944 and 1947. In Otago's match against the visiting Australian team in 1946 he took three wickets, and against the English team in 1947 he took seven wickets, including those of Wally Hammond and Denis Compton. He took his best bowling figures in the Plunket Shield match against Auckland in 1946-47, when he took 3 for 68 and 4 for 44 (match figures of 53–13–112–7). McDougall attended Timaru Boys' High School before moving to Dunedin in the 1930s. He joined the police force in Dunedin in 1934, and in 1937 was transferred from the uniform branch to the detective branch. In 1946 he was promoted to detective-sergeant.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 84. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Lee (photographer)
Russell Werner Lee (July 21, 1903 – August 28, 1986) was an American photographer and photojournalist, best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression. His images documented the ethnography of various American classes and cultures. Life (Personal) The son of Burton Lee and his wife Adeline Werner, Lee grew up in Ottawa, Illinois. He attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana, for high school. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Lee started working as a chemist, but gave up the position to become a painter. Originally he used photography as a precursor to his painting, but soon became interested in photography for its own sake. He recorded the people and places around him. Among his earliest subjects were Pennsylvanian bootleg mining and the Father Divine cult. Life (Photography Work) In the fall of 1936, during the Great Depression, Lee was hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Stryker
Roy Emerson Stryker (November 5, 1893 – September 27, 1975) was an American economist, government official, and photographer. He headed the Information Division of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression, and launched the documentary photography program of the FSA. It hired photographers to travel across the United States and document people in different areas and settings as part of showing the state of people in rural areas in those years. Specific projects were conceived to help assess effects of government programs. He later worked several years on a documentary project for Standard Oil, established the Pittsburgh Photographic Library (PPL), consulted with other companies, and taught photo-journalism at University of Missouri. In his later years he returned to the West, living at last in Colorado. Life After serving in the infantry in World War I, Stryker went to Columbia University, where he studied economics. He used photography to illustr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Photo Workshop
The Missouri Photo Workshop is an annual week-long photojournalism school based in Lee Hills Hall at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri. Founded in 1949 by the "Father of Photojournalism" Cliff Edom along with American economist, federal government official, and photographer Roy Stryker and photographer Russell Lee, the workshop originally sought to instruct others in photojournalism based on the "gritty, content-rich photographs" produced by the pre-World War II (pre-1939) Farm Security Administration, a United States government effort during the Great Depression to combat American rural poverty. Following Edom's credo - "Show truth with a camera. Ideally truth is a matter of personal integrity. In no circumstances will a posed or faked photograph be tolerated." - each workshop originates in a different small town in Missouri, which is used as a backdrop for attendees from the United States and other countries to work on photograph storytelling methods su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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