Mather, John Aked, 1829-1915
Person
Biography
Early oil region photographer. Known for his photography of early Pennsylvania oil region boom towns.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Paul Henry Giddens collection of Pennsylvania Oil Region photographs, 1847-1949
Collection
Identifier: 1976-008
Scope and Contents
Consists primarily of photographic reproductions (some with photo-negatives) plus a small number of original stereoscopes. The images feature scenes of the northwestern region of Pennsylvania--most were used to illustrate the book, Early Days of Oil, by Paul Henry Giddens. Images include: maps of the region; scenes of oil farms and drill sites, oil towns, refineries; drilling methods and equipment; transportation methods, etc; Many of the photographic images and their negatives were...
Dates:
1847 - 1949