Thorne, Harriet V. S. (1843–1926)
Thorne, Harriet V. S. (1843–1926)
American photographer. Name variations: Harriet van Schoonhoven Horne. Born Harriet Smith van Schoonhoven in 1843 in Troy, New York; died 1926 in Bridgehampton, NY; great-grandmother of Rollie McKenna (b. 1918); m. Jonathan Thorne (businessman), 1867 (died 1920); children: Josephine (b. 1869, died in infancy); Victor Corse (b. 1871); Samuel "Brink" Brinckerhof (b. 1873).
Photographed a variety of subjects, including Native Americans, architecture, wildlife, and flora; joined the New York Camera Club (1888–89); works exhibited posthumously at Yale University (1979).
See also Women in World History.
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