Benjamin Arthur Gifford

Photographer: Gifford
Chetopa, KS

Benjamin Arthur Gifford
(11 Aug 1859 - 05 Mar 1936)

B. A. Gifford’s life is well documented in several places. He spent much of his photographic career in Portland, OR, and Vancouver, WA. He gained fame photographing Native Americans and the landscape in the Pacific North West. He lived and worked in Fort Scott and Chetopa, KS, for only a short time, 1883 and 1884.

Extensive coverage of Gifford's life at
Archives West
and
Historic Photo Archive
and
The Oregon Explorer
and
Old Oregon
and
Buckingham Books

photographer: Tesslar and Gifford
Fort Scott,KS
example from McClard Segota Antques

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Photographer: Gifford
The Dalles, Oregon
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Photographer: Gifford
The Dalles, Oregon
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Photographer: Gifford
The Dalles, Oregon
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photographer: Gifford
Dunkirk, NY
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(No connection has been made to Gifford of Kansas and Oregon)

Photographer: Gifford
Chetopa, KS
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