Otto Perry

Summary

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]

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

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]

See also edit

  • Category:Otto Perry images

References edit

  1. ^ "Otto Perry Catalog". Denver Public Library. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  2. ^ "Otto C. Perry Images". www.drgw.org. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

Further reading edit

  • Otto Perry: Master Railroad Photographer (Otto Perry) Colorado Railroad Museum (1982) ISBN 0-918654-32-7
  • Catalogue of the Otto C. Perry Memorial Collection of Railroad Photographs (in two volumes), Western History Dept., Denver Public Library, 1977–80.

External links edit

  • Otto C. Perry memorial collection of railroad photographs at the Denver Public Library
  • Otto Perry's Santa Fe on YouTube
  • Around the Narrow Gauge Circle on YouTube by Otto Perry