White, G.B.

G.B.White fonds. – 1945-1952. – 8 photographs.

Gordon White was a nature photographer. He was both a fellow of the Photographic Society of America and an associate of the Royal Photographic Society. This is designated by the abbreviations F.P.S.A. and A.R.P.S. which appear on his photographs. He lived in Port Colborne, Ontario. His photographs of birds and plants were exhibited in both the United States and Canada in various venues, including at the American Ornithologists’ Union.

The fonds consists of 8 b&w photographs, some mounted on board, and signed by White. They include an American woodock in its nest; a grasshopper sparrow on a branch, a common tern approaching its nest; eggs in the nest of a veery; a luna moth; a yellow lady’s slipper (2 copies); lily pads and flower. Exhibition cards are pasted on the verso of two of the photographs.

Title based on the creator of the fonds.
Fonds (77-2009) was acquired from Morris Norman.
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Further accruals are not expected.