Louis J. Stellman

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Louis J. Stellmann (January 6, 1877 – 1961) was a photographer, newspaper columnist, biographer, painter ^[1] and poet.

A photographer is a person who makes photographs.

Columnist someone who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions

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He was born Baltimore, Maryland and went to California in July, 1896. By 1926 he was living in Menlo Park, California. Connected with the San Francisco Examiner by 1897, he also wrote "Observer" sketches for the Los Angeles Herald. These sketches were published in book form as Said the Observer in 1903.

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His books include:

Mate o'dreams and Other Poems
Mother Lode; The Story of California's Gold Rush
Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
Said the Observer
Sam Brannan, Builder of San Francisco; A Biography
That Was a Dream Worth Building; the Spirit of San Francisco's Great Fair Portrayed in Pictures and Words
The Vanished Ruin Eta; San Francisco's Classic Artistry of Ruin Depicted in Picture and Song

Stellmann was a protegé of Arnold Genthe and produced a significant portfolio of photographs in San Francisco's Chinatown between 1906 and the beginning of World War II. His photographs appear in Chinatown photographer, Louis J. Stellmann: a catalog of his photograph collection, edited by Gary E. Strong.

Arnold Genthe was a German-born American photographer, best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and his portraits of noted people, from politicians and socialites to literary figures and entertainment celebrities.

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