1. Josephine Ursula Herrick was an American photographer, humanitarian, entrepreneur and teacher.
17 Facts About Josephine Herrick
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Professionally, Josephine Herrick was a successful commercial photographer, studio owner and photography instructor.
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Josephine Herrick's father, Frank Herrick, was a graduate of Yale, a prominent attorney in Cleveland and a law professor.
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Josephine Herrick's mother, Josephine Pomeroy Herrick, was an inventor and the holder of patents for several mechanical devices.
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Josephine Herrick's great-great-grandfather, Frances Herrick, commanded a regiment during the War of 1812 and was a large landowner and leading citizen of Lorain County, Ohio.
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Josephine Herrick won several prizes including First Prize in 1927 for her photograph of an infant entitled "Yes".
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In 1928, Josephine Herrick joined with Princess Miguel de Braganza to open a photography studio in New York City, specializing in portraits, landscapes and interiors.
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At the start of World War II, Josephine Herrick was a commercial and fine art photographer in New York City and her nephews were Cleveland schoolboys.
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Josephine Herrick herself had worked on the Manhattan Project that built the world's first atomic bomb and had started an innovative project that taught photography to thousands of wounded veterans and to many others in need, as a form of rehabilitation and artistic affirmation.
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Josephine Herrick's plane was shot down with five of the men on board killed and the other four, including Theodore Herrick, taken prisoner.
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Josephine Herrick's efforts led to the creation in early 1944 of the US Army Air Force Convalescent Training Center in Pawling, New York.
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Josephine Herrick made some rough sketches and a volunteer architect drew up plans and blueprints.
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Later in the decade, Josephine Herrick authored a book entitled Outline for Training Course in Hospital Rehabilitation Photography.
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Josephine Herrick joined with Margaret Bourke-White to help publicize the good work of VSP through several appearances on popular radio shows of the day including WNBC, WCBS, WMCA and WRCA.
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Josephine Herrick taught courses and photographed for many summers at the Chautauqua Institute in upstate New York.
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Josephine Herrick lived for many years on East 73rd Street in New York City.
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Josephine Herrick never married and her obituary said she left no immediate survivors.