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Adams, Ansel

(Encyclopedia) Adams, Ansel, 1902–84, American photographer, b. San Francisco. He began taking photographs in the High Sierra and Yosemite Valley, with which his name is permanently associated,…

Ansel STERLING, Congress, CT (1782-1853)

STERLING, Ansel, (brother of Micah Sterling), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., February 3, 1782; attended the common schools; studied law; was…

Ansel Tracy WALLING, Congress, OH (1824-1896)

WALLING, Ansel Tracy, a Representative from Ohio; born in Otsego County, N.Y., January 10, 1824; moved to Erie County, Pa., where he attended a local academy; studied medicine and practiced a…

Micah STERLING, Congress, NY (1784-1844)

STERLING, Micah, (brother of Ansel Sterling), a Representative from New York; born in Lyme, Conn., November 5, 1784; was graduated from Yale College in 1804; studied law at the Litchfield (…

Callahan, Harry Morey

(Encyclopedia) Callahan, Harry Morey, 1912–99, American photographer, b. Detroit. Self-taught, he began taking pictures (1938) as a hobby and, inspired by the work of Ansel Adams, began to produce…

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A mosaic is a picture or design made by gluing together small stones, pieces of glass or other hard materials. In the ancient world, grand homes sometimes had mosaic floors. From ancient cave…

Weston, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Weston, Edward, 1886–1958, American photographer, b. Highland Park, Ill. Weston began to make photographs in Chicago parks in 1902, and his works were first exhibited in 1903 at the…