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Roger Puta | |
|---|---|
.jpg?lang=en) Puta at the controls of a train in Canada, 1981 | |
| Born | 1944 |
| Died | (aged 46) |
Roger Erwin Puta (1944–1990) was an American photographer, known for his comprehensive collection of railroad photographs. Puta served in the United States Navy and worked for multiple railroads, photographing railroad-related topics during his travels for work. Puta's photographs have been dedicated to the public domain by his heirs, serving as a valuable resource for researchers of 20th-century American railroad history.
Biography
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Roger Erwin Puta was born in 1944 in Berwyn, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and completed a master's degree in transportation at Northwestern University. The topic of his master's thesis was the public image of American railroads.[3]
Puta later served in the United States Navy, and worked for multiple railroads. He
Legacy
[edit]Puta's photographs were inherited by his friends Mel Finzer and Marty Bernard, who have released them into the public domain.[4]
Selected photographs
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Obituaries: Roger Puta". San Francisco Chronicle. May 16, 1990. p. B7 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Deaths: Roger Puta". Bay Area Reporter. Vol. 20, no. 22. May 31, 1990. p. 26 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Puta, Roger Erwin (1968). The public image of American railroads: a challenge to railroad management : some selected case examples. OCLC 24133790.
- ^ Bernard, Marty (June 6, 2016). "Who Was Roger Puta?".
External links
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- Photographs by Roger Puta on Flickr