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Jacob Clow Sr. and staff in front of his photography tent at the Potsdam Fair, held at the fairgrounds near the Potsdam High School field and track. The Clow family moved to Potsdam in 1893, setting …
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Jacob Clow Sr. and staff in front of his photography tent at the Potsdam Fair, held at the fairgrounds near the Potsdam High School field and track. The Clow family moved to Potsdam in 1893, setting up a photography business in 1897. Between 1910 and 1918 the studio employed over 25 men doing portraits and photographic enlargements. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.
POTSDAM – The Potsdam Public Museum is compiling a Portrait Exhibit to open Dec. 5 and ready for viewing during the annual holiday open house at the museum Sunday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.
A Potsdam photographer, Jacob Clow Sr., was making a living and employing several other photographers making portraits in town 100 years ago.
Some of his work will be part of the museum’s exhibit.
