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About Louis J. Stellman
- Louis J.
- Stellman or Stellmann (January 6, 1877 – 1961) was a photographer, newspaper columnist, biographer, painter and poet. He was born Baltimore, Maryland and went to California in July, 1896.
- By 1926 he was living in Menlo Park, California.
- Connected with the San Francisco Examiner by 1897, he also wrote "Observer" sketches for the Los Angeles Herald.
- These sketches were published in book form as Said the Observer in 1903.
- His books include: Mate o'dreams and Other Poems Mother Lode; The Story of California's Gold Rush Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Said the Observer Sam Brannan, Builder of San Francisco; A Biography That Was a Dream Worth Building; the Spirit of San Francisco's Great Fair Portrayed in Pictures and Words The Vanished Ruin Eta; San Francisco's Classic Artistry of Ruin Depicted in Picture and SongStellmann was a protegé of Arnold Genthe and produced a significant portfolio of photographs in San Francisco's Chinatown between 1906 and the beginning of World War II.
- His photographs appear in Chinatown photographer, Louis J.
- Stellmann: a catalog of his photograph collection, edited by Gary E.
- Strong.
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