1829-1912  Related Paintings of william r clark :. | tva officerare fran orlogsfartyget beagle tvingas att dansa for att radda sina liv vid en land stigning pa australiens nordkust 1837-43. | fuchs karavan av snovesslor startar mot sydpolen fran shackletonlagret vid weddellhavet | for manga manniskor kan bergsklattring tyckas vara en egendomlig sysselsattning men drigten att ga dar ingen manniska gatt forut,att ansran ga sina fy | hedins expedition under en sandstorm langt inne i takla makanoknen i april 1894 | cooks fartyg endeavour uar battre utrstat for vetenskapliga andamal an nagot fortyg dessforin nan |
Related Artists:
Henry Clarence Whaite,RWS
1828-1912
camille bombois

Riis Jacob August
Danish-American journalist and social reformer. b.1849 d.1914 American photographer of Danish birth. The son of a school-teacher and editor, he was well-educated when he came to the USA in 1870. He was a self-taught photographer and worked at a variety of jobs before becoming a journalist, and he understood the power of the written and illustrated word. Riis's work in journalism began in 1873 when he was employed by the New York News Association. By 1874 he was editor and then owner of the South Brooklyn News.