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Wright, James 1861-1893

Photographer; born in England; was a photographer for the British war office in the Crimean War; came to the United States in 1861, and during the Civil War was employed by the United States War Department in connection with the Army of the Potomac in the same capacity as he had formerly served in the British army. After the war he invented a method of photographing on wood which became of benefit to wood-engravers. For many years he was employed in his special work by the principal publishing firms of New York City. He died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1893.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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