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Peter E. Palmquist (1936–2003)

Author of Carleton E. Watkins: Photographer of the American West

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Works by Peter E. Palmquist

Photography in the West (1987) 5 copies

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Canonical name
Palmquist, Peter E.
Birthdate
1936-09-23
Date of death
2003-01-13
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Oakland, California, USA
Place of death
Oakland, California, USA
Cause of death
hit by car
Places of residence
Arcata, California, USA
Education
Humboldt State University (BA|1965)
Occupations
photography historian
photographer
editor
writer
Organizations
United States Army
State of California
Humboldt State University
National Stereoscopic Association
Women in Photography International Archive
Short biography
Peter Palmquist was a collector and historian of photography, as well as a photographer. Palmquist's archive of more than 150,000 photographs and research documents is housed at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut where it forms a cornerstone of its Western Americana Collection.

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This is a model of self-supported local history with the advantages and failings that allows. The authors are
serious and qualified for the work. Their goal is to present
and thus present information that in too many other
places is lost for historians of their dedication. That
their publication is less than elegant in layout and picture
reproduction, that their text is dense with information at
the expense of readability, they acknowledge. That
on their own with little support they have accomplished
so much is commendable.
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