Paul Linwood Gittings, Sr. (1900-1988) worked at the Bachrach studios in Baltimore from a very young age before founding the Gittings Studios in Texas in 1928. The Gittings laboratory was a pioneer of color dye transfer prints, and became internationally known for the quality of its portraits. Gitting himself won multiple awards of the course of his career, and was instrumental in establishing and funding the International Photography Hall of Fame.
Ralph Raymond Hutchison (1887-1967) was raised on a farm near Endicott, Washington. As a professional photographer, he opened his first studio in Endicott circa 1910, and later also operated studios in LaCrosse, Pullman, and Moscow, ID. He moved to Pullman in 1925 and purchased the Artopho Studio, which he maintained as Hutchison's Studio until his death, with his son Jack continuing the business for several years afterwards. In 1957 he was president of the Professional Photographers of America, and was past president of the American Society of Photographers.
The collection is simply one 19.5” x 15.5” photographic print, still mounted on its original 24” x 20” backing. The subject is Ralph Raymond Hutchison, a Pullman, WA photographer. The donor believes the photograph was taken while Hutchison held office in a national photographic organization, so possibly in 1957.
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Paul Gittings Sr. Photograph of Ralph Raymond Hutchison, 1950s (PC 207)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Patricia Hanson, of Oklahoma, donated this item to the Washington State University Libraries on September 26th, 2022, where it was retained as UPC.2022.04. It had belonged to her father, who had been active in national photographic organizations.
University Archivist Mark O’English processed this collection in October of 2022.
Hutchison Studio Photographs of Washington State University and Pullman, WA., 1910-1973
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