Unidentified Man, Louise DeMotte Letherman Album - Chicago, Illinois : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Unidentified Man, Louise DeMotte Letherman Album - Chicago, Illinois / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | Date: Circa 1879-1881Source Type: Photograph, Carte de VisitePublisher, Printer, Photographer: Henry RocherPostmark: Not ApplicableCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:H. ROCHER,PHOTOGRAPHER77, 79, 81 State St.CHICAGO.The photograph was taken by Henry Rocher. Rocher was a renowned portrait photographer in Chicago and competed directly with New York photographers due to the quality and innovations he applied to his work. One biographical source concerning photographers in America states:"Rocher was widely viewed as the most artistic portrait photographer on the 1870s, only rivaled by Sarony, whose strength was posing. His abilities earned him exhibition gold medals in Vienna, Amsterdam, London, New York, and Philadelphia in the 1870s. His eminence was such that his work became a kind of benchmark against which subsequent photographers measured the development of the art of portraiture. He enjoyed the unique distinction of having his early images reprinted accompanying a piece entitled American Portraiture Twenty-Five Years Ago, and analyzed by leading portraitists of the early 20th century. The response proved interesting because it brought to consciousness the change of style from an ideal "that the figure should be surrounded by more or less familiar accessories" to the ideal of "the figure itself."Over time, Henry operated his studio at several locations in Chicago. Fortunately, the date of this photograph can be narrowed to the time span of 1879-1881 when his studio was located on Chicago's State Street. Rocher was a founder of the Photographers Association of America in 1880.Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.Source:Website - Broadway Photographs: Photography & the American Stage, the Visual Culture of American Theatre 1865-1965. [Accessed December 13, 2020]Copyright 2020. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
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| 撮影者 | Shook Photos , Moscow, Idaho, USA |
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