George L. Waite (1869 - April 16, 1945 age 76) was a photographer. He worked for the Milwaukee Journal.[1][2] Editor & Publisher described him as a pioneer in color photography.[1]

He took botanical photographs.[3] He photographed orchids.[4][5][6]

He was the photographer for an expedition to Algeria.[7]

He lived in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He took photographs at the Lac du Flambeau Reservation.[8] His photographs in the reservation include images of canoe making.[9]

He photographed orchids on excursions with Albert Fuller, curator of the Milwaukee Public Museum. In 1931 he gave a presentation with colored slide photographs of "Wisconsin Native Orchids".[10]

He worked with Carol McMillan Reid on the book Toys at Play with photographs.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Editor & Publisher". Editor & Publisher Company. July 20, 1945 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Waite, George, L | Obituary". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Museum, Milwaukee Public (1927). Yearbook of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee. Board of Trustees.
  4. ^ "The Canoe: Maiden Trip | Painting". Wisconsin Historical Society. December 1, 2003.
  5. ^ Portrait of the Past: A Photographic Journey Through Wisconsin. Wisconsin Tales and Trails. July 20, 1971. ISBN 978-0-915024-61-2 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee". The Museum. July 20, 1933 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Pond, Alonzo William; Chapuis, Louis; Romer, Alfred Sherwood; Baker, Frank Collins (July 20, 1938). "Prehistoric Habitation Sites in the Sahara and North Africa". Logan Museum, Beloit College – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Quaife, Milo Milton; Schafer, Joseph; Alexander, Edward Porter (July 20, 1972). "Wisconsin Magazine of History". State Historical Society of Wisconsin. – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Quaife, Milo Milton; Schafer, Joseph; Alexander, Edward Porter (July 20, 1972). "Wisconsin Magazine of History". State Historical Society of Wisconsin. – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Wisconsin Horticulture". July 20, 1931 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (July 20, 1938). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series" – via Google Books.