Whittemore, Arthur G., collection, 1940-1944

Authors

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Files

Description

A collection of photographs taken by Arthur G. Whittemore.

Arthur Glenn Whittemore (1907-1980) grew up in Warsaw, Ohio. Prior to World War II, he worked for the Ohio Highway System, as a truck driver, and as a photographer. He entered the Enlisted Reserve Corps in July of 1942 as a Liaison Flying, receiving training in Pittsburg, Kansas. He was called to active duty at Fort Leavenworth in May 1944. Arthur was reclassified to the Patrol Squadron 152 and was assigned to the 4504^th at the Pratt Army Air Base, in Kansas. Arthur and Betty Lou Reese, of Pittsburg, Kansas, were married by 1944. After the war, Arthur Whittemore worked as a professional photographer, mainly in Columbus, Ohio, taking aerial and commercial shots, focusing on many subjects like his wife, people, railroads, and nature. In the mid-1950s, Arthur and Betty divorced. Afterwards, Arthur Whittemore married Ferol Funk.

Publication Date

11-5-2020

Keywords

Nature and Geography, Social Life and Customs, Military and War, Transportation

Size of Collection

.4 linear feet

Dates of Collection

1940-1944

Manuscript Number

SpC MS 0239

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library, "Whittemore, Arthur G., collection, 1940-1944" (2020). Finding Aids. 241.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/241