Emme Gerhard

When the Gerhard sisters opened their own photographic studio in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1903, newspapers and magazines rarely hired women as staff photographers to capture late breaking news. But photographs by Emme and Mayme Gerhard appeared frequently in local and national media.

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Mayme Gerhard

When the Gerhard sisters opened their own photographic studio in St. Louis, Missouri in 1903, newspapers and magazines rarely hired women as staff photographers to capture late breaking news. But photographs by Emme and Mayme Gerhard appeared frequently in local and national media.

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Alice Rigby

Clara (1873-1953) and Alice Rigby (1871-1915) owned and operated an Everett photographic studio from 1905 to 1915, successfully competing with a dozen other local firms.

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Clara Rigby

Clara (1873-1953) and Alice Rigby (1871-1915) owned and operated an Everett photographic studio from 1905 to 1915, successfully competing with a dozen other local firms. Calling their business the Rigby Photo Shop, the sisters specialized in portraiture, particularly of children. As their work grew, they established branch locations in Arlington, Snohomish and Marysville. The Rigby’s photographic success ended when Alice was

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Sallie R Wagner

Sallie R. Wagner was a photographer, author, weaver, and a benefactor and patron of dancer-choreographer Erick Hawkins and his dance company.

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Masumi Hayashi

Fine art photographer Masumi Hayashi (1945–2006) was best known for her series of panoramic photo-collages taken at ten of the former sites of World War II American concentration camps.

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