Edward Thayer Monroe was born in Jamestown, New York, in 1890, into a family of photographers. His grandfather, Myron C. Monroe, pioneered wet-plate photography, recording Civil War scenes and shooting the first American images of Jenny Lind for P.T. Barnum. E.T. Monroe turned down the opportunity to attend Yale University, choosing a technical education instead. He received extensive practical training at a photographic processing plant in Syracuse and opened a home studio. In October 1914, the Dinturff Company of Syracuse hired him as “artistic portrait photographer” and his prints began circulating among magazine editors in the Northeast.
Louise Brooks by Edward Thayer Monroe via
Dorothy Stone by Edward Thayer Monroe via
Helen Lee Worthing by Edward Thayer Monroe, 1922 via
Anastasia Reilly (Ziegfeld Follies) by Edward Thayer Monroe via
Nita Naldi by Edward Thayer Monroe, 1925 via
Mary Nolan by Edward Thayer Monroe via
Ann Pennington by Edward Thayer Monroe via
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