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Erwin E. Smith

American photographer (1886-1947)

PersonDied aged 61humanQ30633712

Also known as Erwin Evans Smith

Born: August 22, 1886
Died: September 4, 1947
Birthplace: Honey Grove
Place of death: Bonham
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: photographer
Education: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Erwin Evans Smith was an American photographer who used the medium to document the waning years of open-range cowboy life in the American West. During his lifetime, he was recognized as having "brought together with the camera the most complete account of the passing west that has ever been made."

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Manner of death: natural causes
Commons Creator page: Erwin E. Smith
Work location: United States
Given name: Erwin
Cause of death: pancreatic cancer
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Family name: Smith
Website: cartermuseum.org/collections/smith
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: countries with 70 years pma or shorter
Has works in the collection: J. Paul Getty Museum
Photography Collection location: New York Public Library Main Branch
Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
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1.Stated in Find a Grave
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