Fred Gildersleeve, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFred Gildersleeve
American photographer
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Boulder, Colorado, United States
Date of Death: 26-Feb-1958
Profession: photographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Fred Gildersleeve
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- "Gildy" Gildersleeve (June 1881 – February 26, 1958) was an American photographer.
- His work helped pioneer aerial photography, panoramas, and light manipulation techniques.
- After settling in Waco, Texas, in 1905, Gildersleeve captured thousands of photographs depicting the city as it experienced an unprecedented period of growth.
- He first received recognition for his images of a biplane circling the Amicable building in 1911 and the Cotton Palace.
- In May 1916, he was on the scene when Jesse Washington, a black teenage farmhand, was lynched in front of a large crowd of onlookers.
- Gildersleeve's pictures of the event offer rare imagery of a lynching in progress.
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