Albert J. Myer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Union Army general
Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1828
Place of Birth: Newburgh, New York, United States
Date of Death: 24-Aug-1880
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Albert J. Myer
- Albert James Myer (September 20, 1828 – August 24, 1880) was a surgeon and United States Army general.
- He is known as the father of the U.S.
- Army Signal Corps, as its first chief signal officer just prior to the American Civil War, the inventor of wig-wag signaling (or aerial telegraphy), and also as the father of the U.S.
- Weather Bureau.
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.03618. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH826- 419 <P&P>[P&P]
License: PD-Brady-Handy
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| Description | American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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| Alternative names | Levin C. Handy | ||
| Description | American photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 10 August 1855 | 26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932 | |
| Location of birth/death | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | |
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.03618. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH826- 419 <P&P>[P&P]
License: PD-Brady-Handy
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