William M. van der Weyde (1871 – 10 July 1929), sometime spelled William M. Vander Weyde, was an American

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based in New York City. "His crisp portraits captured the day's leading writers, poets, and athletes for publications such as ''

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'' magazines." Van der Weyde started his career during the

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. William van der Weyde was married to Katherine MacNamee who was also a photographer.

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Photographs on Flickr

Photographs at The Eastman Museum
1871 births 1929 deaths American photojournalists 19th-century American photographers 20th-century American photographers {{US-photographer-stub