Preston Holder
Preston Holder (September 10, 1907, Wabash, Indiana – June 3, 1980, Lincoln, Nebraska) was an American archaeologist and photographer. In 1930 he entered the University of California, Berkeley, to study anthropology. While there he met photographer Willard Van Dyke after writing an assignment about his photographs.
Preston Holder
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- Born
- 1907. · Wabash.
- Died
- 1980. · Lincoln.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- anthropologist, archaeologist, photographer and ethnographer.
- Education
- Columbia University, University of California and Berkeley.
- Languages
- English.
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Preston Holder (September 10, 1907, Wabash, Indiana – June 3, 1980, Lincoln, Nebraska) was an American archaeologist and photographer. In 1930 he entered the University of California, Berkeley, to study anthropology. While there he met photographer Willard Van Dyke after writing an assignment about his photographs.
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Born at Wabash in 1907, died in Lincoln in 1980.
Preston Holder studied at Columbia University and University of California, Berkeley. The recorded working language is English.
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1907
Preston Holder born at Wabash.
1980
Preston Holder died at Lincoln.
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