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LL/60612
O.W. Horton
1855 (ca)
O.W. Horton emptying his scrap bag of photographs

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Collection Jim Linderman - Dull Tool Dim Bulb
Text courtesy of Jim Linderman (9 August 2015)
 
Photographer O. W. Horton of Monroe Street in Grand Rapids Cleans his Studio. Circa 1855.
 
Orsamus W. Horton was one of the first daguerreotype photographers in Grand Rapids, MI. Later he created Stereo photographs. In 1916, on his passing, he was referred to as "Grand Rapids First Photographer" and was also the first to install a skylight. He was also known as "Practical Photographer" and listed his location at "Foot of Monroe St."
 
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