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Sallie Leland Anderson


Name
  
Rufus Holsinger

Rufus W. Holsinger

Born
  
1866
Bedford, Pennsylvania, US

Died
  
1930, age about 64 years Charlottesville, Virginia, US

Website
  
Holsinger Studio Collection

Books
  
Holsinger's Charlottesville, 1890-1925: Selected Photographs from the Collection of Rufus W. Holsinger

Rufus W. Holsinger (1866–1930) was an American photographer based in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. His 9000 remaining black-and-white photographic plates and 500 celluloid negatives are maintained in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.

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Birth

Holsinger was born in 1866 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, to parents Thomas and Elizabeth Holsinger.

Career

In the late 1880s, Holsinger settled in Charlottesville and opened the Holsinger University Studio on West Main Street. He was active in local politics and served as treasurer of the Photographers Association of America.

References

Rufus W. Holsinger Wikipedia