Gallagher Studio construction photograph

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: U6230

Staff Only

Content Description

Contains one back-and-white photograph mounted on board. Group of men posing in front of several houses under construction. Possibly Smithville. Stamp on back for Gallagher Studio.

Dates

Creation: 1913-1920

Creator

Gallagher Studio, 1913-1977 (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

The Gallagher family provided photography business services in Duluth for two generations. Louis P. Gallagher is first listed in the R. L. Polk Duluth city directory for 1894 in association with Herman Brown. His name is linked with Zenith View Company between 1895-1899. He was a newspaper photographer for the Duluth News Tribune from 1907-1912. His Gallagher Studio was advertised from 1913 to 1936. Louis P. Gallagher's son, Perry, continued the Studio, with listings in the City Directory through 1977.

Louis P. Gallagher, was the first person in this part of the country to take an x-ray. X-rays had been discovered in 1895 by Professor Wilhelm K. Roentgen of Germany. July 1, 1896 Mr. Gallagher, a former telegraph operator, wound his own induction coil and set up his x-ray apparatus. It was a picture of a needle embedded in a hand, requested by late Dr. W. H. Magie.

Extent

1 Item

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains one back-and-white photograph mounted on board. Group of men posing in front of several houses under construction. Possibly Smithville. Stamp on back for Gallagher Studio.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.