Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJames Henry BRAKEBILL
Birth Date31 Jan 186945
Birth PlaceMaryville, Blount County, Tennessee
Death Date10 May 1948 Age: 79
Death PlaceKnoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Burial PlaceKnoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, Old Gray Cemetery
OccupationPhotographer
FatherJohn Henry BRAKEBILL (1836-1913)
MotherNancy Jane TAYLOR (1848-1917)
Spouses
1Mary Jane KING
Birth Date17 May 1874
Birth PlaceSharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Death Date20 Apr 1951 Age: 76
Death PlaceFort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina
Burial PlaceKnoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, Old Gray Cemetery
Family ID1160
Marr Date1895
Notes for James Henry BRAKEBILL
Photographer. He worked first with William John McCoy of Knoxville before partnering in 1909 with his teacher Joseph H. Knaffl, after the death of his brother Charles Knaffl. They were known for their innovation with "Relief Image" photography by using light, acids and shorter exposure time. In 1910 they submitted one of their Madonna and Child images into the Appalachian Exposition, Knoxville that ran from September 12 to October 12, 1910. They provided photography for the National Conservation Exposition of 1913. They became known for their pioneering historical and religious themed relief Images.
Bio by: Lanie
On Find A Grave.
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