Arthur Batut- Arthur Batut was borne in Castres, France, on February 9, 1846. It is not easy to describe the character of this man in few words.
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Auguste Gomes- During early 1900 kite aerial photography was very popular. A Frenchman, Auguste Gomes, owner of the
" Auguste C. Gomes Aeronautic and Automobile Agency ", realized that a system for aerial photography could easily have been marketed.
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Dr. Simon Baker on George Lawrence- A series of articles written over a several year period about George Lawrence, early 20th Cent. Aerial Photographer. Lawrence took the dramatic photos of San Francisco after the earthquake in 1906.
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Emile Wenz- Wenz started his first trials of aero photography during the month of August of 1890.
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First Looks- In 1895, Lt. Hugh D. Wise of the 9th Infantry Division experimented with photo kites at Madison Barracks, New York.
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Gaspard Felix Tournachon- The first precursor of the "aerial photographers" is certainly Gaspard Félix Tournachon (1820-1910), more known under the pseudonym of Nadar.
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George Lawrence- The American George Lawrence became very famous in early 1900 thanks to an aerial picture taken by a train of kites.
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George R. Lawrence (1869-1938)- Lawrence designed his own large format cameras and specialized in aerial views.
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