Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1914, May 19 | Born, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1934 | B.A., St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1936-1937 | Assistant messenger, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D.C. |
| 1937-1940 | Junior file clerk and unofficial photographer, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D.C. |
| circa 1938 | Married Millicent (“Penny”) Leeper (died 1960) |
| 1940-1942 | Junior photographer, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D.C. |
| 1942-1943 | Photographer, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. |
| 1943-1944 | Photographer, Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey |
| 1945 | Served in United States Army |
| 1945-1947 | Photographer in New Jersey and Venezuela for Jersey Standard |
| 1946 | Photographic assignment, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Poland |
| 1947-1949 | Staff photographer, Life magazine, New York, N.Y. |
| 1947-1971 | Staff photographer, Look magazine, New York, N.Y. |
| 1961 | Married Françoise Fourestier |
| 1971-1975 | Freelance photographer, New York, N.Y. |
| 1975 | Visiting lecturer in photography, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1975, Apr. 20 | Died, New York, N.Y. |