Romans william p (2 resultados)

Condición: Good. 9.5 x 24 cm b&w panoramic view of the city of Seattle with Mt. Ranier in the background. Glued to 11 x 24.5 cm grey card. Small chip from bottom edge and left corners slightly chipped. Coming unglued from card. Some kind of residue on rear suggesting card was pasted to something else. William P. Romans was an American photographer active in the early 20th-century in the state of Washington.…

Condición: Fine. Silver prints (10) -- Most 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, a few smaller -- Each with "Roman's Photographic Co." copyright recto or verso and seven with Curtis's credit stamp verso. Some with printed captions affixed verso ||| Beautiful suite of photographs showing the area around Lake Chelan in North-Central Washington. ||| Born in Minnesota in 1874; Asahel Curtis moved to the Puget Sound area of Washington State in 1888. His older brother, Edward S. Curtis opened a photo studio in Seattle in 1892, and Asahel worked there beginning in 1895. On behalf of the studio, Asahel went to the Klondike in 1897 but differences over credit for this work later led to a schism between the brothers. ||| By 1901 Asahel Curtis had joined with scenic photographer William P. Romans to form the Curtis & Romans studio. Asahel left the firm, which then became Romans Photographic Studio, only to return a few years later, employed as a photographer. He worked his way up to become president and manager of Romans, left to form a partnership with Curtis and Miller,only to return a second time to Romans. In 1920, this became the Asahel Curtis Photo Co., under which name it operated until his death in 1941. ||| Seven of the present images bear Curtisâs stamp, along with the Romans Photo Co. credit.…