About Alton Hall Blackington
Lived 1898 – 1963 (aged 64–65). Alton Hall Blackington was an American photographer and writer.
Alton H. Blackington photo of the United States Navy patrol vessel USS Satilla (SP-687) frozen in the ice at the Rockland Section Base at Rockland, Maine from late 1917 Alton H. Blackington (1898–1963) was a photographer, writer, radio personality, and television show host known for his features on life in New England. He was known as Blackie. Described as a "dyed-in-the-wool Yankee", he was a chronicler of New England lore and legend.
He wrote his two "Yankee Yarns" books, Yankee Yarns (1954) and More Yankee Yarns (1956), and took his Yankee Yarns storytelling to television at NBC.
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Who was Alton Hall Blackington?
American photographer
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Alton Hall Blackington was born in 1898.
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Alton Hall Blackington died in 1963.
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Alton Hall Blackington was a photographer and writer.
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Alton Hall Blackington was American.
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