Otto Perry

Rock Island EMC TA locomotive #604, photographed by Otto Perry in 1940.

Otto Perry (1894 – 1970) was an American photographer and railfan specializing in railroad photos. Perry worked as a mailman in Denver, Colorado, where he met and became friends with Louis McClure, another noted photographer.^[1]

By the time Perry died, his collection contained more than 20,000 photos, from all parts of North America. They were donated to the Western History Department of the Denver Public Library and have been made available for viewing on the internet.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Otto Perry Catalog". photoswest.org. http://photoswest.org/perrycat.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-16. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Otto C. Perry Images". www.drgw.org. http://www.drgw.org/features/ocperry/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-16. 

See also

• Category:Otto Perry images

Further reading

• Otto Perry: Master Railroad Photographer (Otto Perry) Colorado Railroad Museum (1982) ISBN: 0918654327
• Catalogue of the Otto C. Perry Memorial Collection of Railroad Photographs (in two volumes), Western History Dept., Denver Public Library, 1977-80.

External links

• Otto C. Perry memorial collection of railroad photographs at the Denver Public Library
• Otto Perry's Santa Fe at YouTube
• Around the Narrow Gauge Circle by Otto Perry, at YouTube
• Works by or about Otto Perry in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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Name	Perry, Otto
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Date of birth	1894
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Date of death	1970
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