At the time, a hot, dry climate was thought to be an effective cure. The move was precipitated by the fact his first wife Bessie Wilson had contracted tuberculosis. In 1903, he set up his own studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He studied the trade for six years in Ohio and West Virginia. After serving two years in the Ohio National Guard, he became a photographer's apprentice. He has been called "the imitator of Edward Curtis" and "the last of the great early photographers to go west." Early career Ĭarl Everton Moon (or Karl, as he spelled his name prior to anti-German sentiment during World War I) was born in Wilmington, Ohio, on October 5, 1878. Photographer, painter, illustrator, writerĬarl Moon (Octo– June 24, 1948) was an American photographer, book and magazine illustrator, painter and writer focused on Native American subjects.
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