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Name
  
George Ackerman

Died
  
1962

Role
  
Photographer

George W. Ackerman

George W. Ackerman (1884 – 1962) was an American government photographer. During a nearly 40-year career with the United States Department of Agriculture, it is estimated that he took over 50,000 photographs.

Biography

Ackerman began working as a photographer for the Bureau of Plant Industry in 1910 at a salary of $900 a year. In 1917 he moved to the Federal Extension Service, and in that position, he traveled around the country photographing rural life.

References

George W. Ackerman Wikipedia


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