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Charles F. Lummis

Born: Charles Fletcher Lummis
Other: Charles Lummis
Other: Chas F. Lummis

Born: 1859 - US, MA, Lynn
Died: 1928
Gender: Male
Active: US

Attended Harvard University. He walked from Ohio to California (1884-1885) and an account of this was published in his book A Tramp Across the Continent (1892). He was an editor at the Los Angeles Times and learnt photography 1885-1888. He was active in Bolivia (La Paz and Tiawanaku) in 1893. With the ability to write and photograph he became active in both California and New Mexico and was heavily involved in the establishment of the Southwest Museum in Pasadena (1913). He was active in seeking social justice for Native Americans and minorities.

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Unidentified photographer, 1897, [Charles Fletcher Lummis, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing wide-brimmed hat], Photograph, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LL/130220

Image: LL/130220

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