William McKenzie Morrison

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William McKenzie Morrison (March 23, 1857 – March 24, 1921)[1] was an American photographer best known for photographs of theater performers in Chicago, Illinois.

Biography[]

Morrison was born in 1857 in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Chicago at the beginning of the American Civil War. He began working in a photography studio at the age of ten. He attended the Metropolitan Business College in Chicago, graduating in 1879, and he used his education to manage a series of photography studios until 1889, when he opened his own studio, located in the . In 1899, he moved his studio out of the theater building to its own location.[2]

In addition to photography, Morrison had numerous business interests, including real estate and ranching.[2] He retired from photography in 1911, selling his business to his employees.[3] Photographer Clara Louise Hagins worked for Morrison.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ William M . Morrison in the Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916–1947. Birth Place: Detroit, MI. Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Occupation: Photographer – Retired
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Shields, David S. "William McKenzie Morrison". Broadway Photographers. University of South Carolina. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Our Illustrations". Studio Light. Rochester, New York: Eastman Kodak. 9 (8): 23. September 1917. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  4. ^ Pearl Grace Loehr, "The Relation of the Women's Federation to the Photographic Profession" Wilson's Photographic Magazine (January 1914): 10.

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