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Description: Fred L. Breckon was born on August 27, 1883 in Altamont, South Dakota Territory, but lived most of his young life in Salt Lake City, Utah where he attended the public schools. In 1902, he served with the National Guard and the Utah Light Artillery. While living in Salt Lake City, he married Edith Christy in 1912. Fred was a land surveyor and civil engineer beginning his career with the Utah Copper Company. He later moved to Idaho taking a variety of engineering and surveying positions. The family moved to Ellensburg, Washington in 1924 where he was employed by the Bureau of Reclamation conducting surveys for the High Line Irrigation Canal. In 1931, Fred became the City of Ellensburg city engineer from which he retired in 1946. He was a member of the First Christian Church and a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge. He became interested in photography in 1906, and he continued throughout the rest of his life photographing people and places. Fred died in Ellensburg on March 2, 1971 at the age of 87 years. The Breckon Family donated thirteen albums of Fred Breckon's unique Ellensburg and Kittitas Valley photographs to the Ellensburg Public Library in 1979.

Creator: Breckon, Fred L., 1883-1971

WRH resource ID: BPC-5-064.

Contributing institution: Ellensburg Public Library.

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Description: Possibly a self portrait of Bert Kendrick with his car and camera.

Creator: Kendrick, Albert M., 1896-1982

WRH resource ID: waRitz3090.

Contributing institution: Ritzville Library District #2.

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Description: Possibly a self portrait Albert "Bert" Kendrick. Bert is wearing a diamond patterned tie, wide lapel suit-sitting on round piano stool; Flashbulb attachment on Zeiss -Ikon 4x5 camera.

Creator: Kendrick, Albert M., 1896-1982

WRH resource ID: waRitz00418.

Contributing institution: Ritzville Library District #2

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Description: C.M. Brownie appearing twice in the same photographic print. At left, bald (normal); at right, wearing wig. Album caption: "From C.M. Brownie to Gertrude Baker, Aug. 8, 1910". Possibly a result of stacking/overlaying or "compositing" two negatives. Also possibly done by performing two half exposures. Self-portrait?

Creator: Brownie, C.M.

WRH resource ID: MCLB031.

Contributing institution: Metalines Community Library

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Description: Joshua Elmer holds his young son aloft, balancing him high overhead on a single hand. This may be Elmer's youngest son, Rudolph, born 1901. Note: This is almost certainly a self-portrait

Creator: Elmer, Joshua, 1867-1943

WRH resource ID: OHM0016.

Contributing institution: Odessa Historisches Museum

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