Otto Perry (1894–1970) was an

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and

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specializing in

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photos. Perry worked as a

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, where he met and became friends with Louis McClure, another noted photographer. By the time Perry died, his collection contained more than 20,000 photos, from all parts of

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. They were donated to the Western History Department of the

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and have been made available for viewing on the internet.

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Otto C. Perry memorial collection of railroad photographs
at the

* * by Otto Perry 1894 births 1970 deaths 20th-century American photographers Rail transport photographers {{US-photographer-stub

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