About Elizabeth Compton Hegemann
Lived 1897 – 1962 (aged 65). Elizabeth Compton Hegemann was an American photographer.
Elizabeth Compton Hegemann (March 20, 1897 – April 8, 1962) was an early 20th-century American photographer, trader, and author best known for her photographs of Southwest Native American peoples taken during the 1920s and 1930s, especially the Navajo.
Early life and education Elizabeth Compton was born in 1897 in Indian Hill, Ohio, to William Clay Compton and Minnie Gove.
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Who was Elizabeth Compton Hegemann?
American photographer (1897-1962)
When was Elizabeth Compton Hegemann born?
Elizabeth Compton Hegemann was born on 20 March 1897 in Indian Hill.
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Elizabeth Compton Hegemann died on 8 April 1962.
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Elizabeth Compton Hegemann was a photographer.
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Elizabeth Compton Hegemann was American.
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